Dungeons & Dragons 5E

About Dungeons & Dragons 5E

Released: 2014

Players: 2+

Playing time: 180 mins

Rules complexity: Medium

Strategic depth: Medium

Series: Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons 5E is the latest edition of the world's best-known tabletop roleplaying game. Players create characters and go on adventures led by a dungeon master (DM), who controls non-player characters (NPCs), monsters and events in the world.

Creators

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

Editions

Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (2020)

Stranger Things, Marvel and WWE stars are playing Dungeons & Dragons for Red Nose Day

D&D Live 2020: Roll w/ Advantage line-up includes actors, comedians and wrestlers.

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How to play Dungeons & Dragons 5E: A beginner's guide

Everything you need to know to get started with the world's biggest tabletop RPG.

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Unofficial D&D mobile app Downtime Manager lets you keep playing between sessions

The waiting game.

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Phandelver into a new campaign.

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Mercer me.

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Mighty Fine.

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Centaur of attention.

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Prisonbreaker.

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No roast for the wicked.
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Just my type.

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Roll over, Beethoven.

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Vox popular.
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Save your ‘elf.

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