General Info & News
News
- Gary Gygax Dies (Mar 4, 2008)
- "Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69..."
- "...Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures with the help of complicated rules. The quintessential geek pastime, it spawned a wealth of copycat games and later inspired a whole genre of computer games that's still growing in popularity."
Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies (Mar 4, 2008)
Gamers mark 30 years of Dungeons & Dragons (Oct 17, 2004)
General Information
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With the prevalence of Dungeons and Dragons handbooks and fansites, the beloved role playing game is just as popular as ever. Some people have even been know to rearrange their living room furnishings to better accommodate games! So set up a comfortable loveseat and table and start playing! |
D&D Home Page
Originally by TSR, now by Wizards of the Coast (WotC).
Lots of good info and extras here regarding the game and their products.
D&D Rules of the Game Articles
Official WotC articles discussing and clarifying rules of the game.
See also the other useful official
article categories.
What Is D&D?
A very simple, almost silly introduction to the D&D game.
Includes a "What D&D Character Are You?" quiz.
This seems to promote the "Basic Game" version of the D&D game to younger children,
as opposed to the more adult oriented regular version, but it's still a good, basic
intro to the game in general.
The Acaeum - D&D Collectibles Database
Gives a defacto history of the D&D game.
Crystal Keep d20 Rules Summaries
The Hypertext d20 System Reference Document (SRD)
Official WotC d20 3.5 System Reference Document (SRD)