Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit

Product Information

Bethke, Erik (2003). Game development and production. Wordware Publishing, Inc. p.12. ISBN 1-55622-951-8. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help) Dungeons & Dragons has been the subject of rumors regarding players having difficulty separating fantasy from reality, even leading to psychotic episodes. [8] [213] The most notable of these was the saga of James Dallas Egbert III, [214] the facts of which were fictionalized in the novel Mazes and Monsters and later made into a TV movie in 1982 starring Tom Hanks. [209] [215] William Dear, the private investigator hired by the Egbert family to find their son when he went missing at college, wrote a book titled The Dungeon Master refuting any connection with D&D and Egbert's personal issues. The game was blamed for some of the actions of Chris Pritchard, who was convicted in 1990 of murdering his stepfather. Research by various psychologists, [216] starting with Armando Simon, has concluded that no harmful effects are related to the playing of D&D. [217] Dungeons & Dragons has also been cited as encouraging people to socialize weekly or biweekly, [218] teaching problem solving skills, which can be beneficial in adult life, and teaching positive moral decisions. [219] Appelcline, Shannon (2006). "Chaosium: 1975–present". A Brief History of Game. RPGnet . Retrieved August 13, 2007. Heinsoo, Rob; Collins, Andy; Wyatt, James (2008). Player's Handbook. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-4867-3.

Gault, Matthew (December 31, 2020). "Dungeons, Dragons, and Diversity". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028 . Retrieved December 31, 2020. Nelson, Samantha (August 18, 2022). "One D&D includes a new virtual tabletop and digital book bundles". Polygon . Retrieved August 18, 2022. D&D: The 'What does that stand for?' list". Geek Native. February 18, 2019 . Retrieved February 25, 2020. Hite, Kenneth (March 30, 2006). "State of the Industry 2005: Another Such Victory Will Destroy Us". GamingReport.com. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009 . Retrieved February 21, 2007. Garfield, Richard (2007). "Dungeons & Dragons". In Lowder, James (ed.). Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Green Ronin Publishing. pp.86–89. ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.The wargames from which Dungeons & Dragons evolved used miniature figures to represent combatants. D&D initially continued the use of miniatures in a fashion similar to its direct precursors. The original D&D set of 1974 required the use of the Chainmail miniatures game for combat resolution. [63] By the publication of the 1977 game editions, combat was mostly resolved verbally. Thus, miniatures were no longer required for game play, although some players continued to use them as a visual reference. [64] Law, Eric (January 10, 2023). "Dungeons and Dragons Publisher Kobold Press Making New Roleplaying System". Game Rant . Retrieved January 11, 2023.

D&D grew in popularity through the late 1970s and 1980s. Numerous games, films, and cultural references based on D&D or D&D-like fantasies, characters or adventures have been ubiquitous since the end of the 1970s. D&D players are (sometimes pejoratively) portrayed as the epitome of geekdom, [259] and have become the basis of much geek and gamer humor and satire. [260] [261] Since the release of 5th edition, the popularity of actual play web series and podcasts such as Critical Role, Dimension 20, and The Adventure Zone, among many others, have experienced a growth in viewership and popularity. [262] According to Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner, viewers on Twitch and YouTube spent over 150 million hours watching D&D gameplay in 2020. [263] Dungeons & Dragons Announces Changes to OGL, Some Third-Party Creators Must Report Revenue and Potentially Pay Royalties". ComicBook.com. December 21, 2022 . Retrieved December 21, 2022. Boucher, Geoff (May 5, 2008). "Jon Favreau is the action figure behind 'Iron Man' ". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008 . Retrieved May 17, 2008.Waters, Darren (April 26, 2004). "What happened to Dungeons and Dragons?". BBC News Online . Retrieved February 21, 2007. a b Codega, Linda (January 14, 2023). "Cancelled D&D Beyond Subscriptions Forced Hasbro's Hand". Gizmodo . Retrieved January 17, 2023. Products branded Dungeons & Dragons made up over fifty percent of the RPG products sold in 2005. (Hite; State of the Industry 2005) Cohen, David X.; Keeler, Ken; Rogers, Eric (writers) (May 5, 2005). Futurama, Anthology of Interest I (Television production). 20th Century Fox Television.

Chancey, Tyler (November 22, 2022). "Wizards Clarifies One D&D Third Party Support". TechRaptor . Retrieved November 26, 2022. Jahromi, Neima (October 24, 2017). "The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons & Dragons". The New Yorker . Retrieved February 25, 2020. Spangler, Todd (May 11, 2023). "Dungeons & Dragons Free 24-Hour Streaming Channel Set to Launch This Summer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved May 11, 2023. D20 Products with 3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel". Necromancer Games. 2007. Archived from the original on August 7, 2007 . Retrieved August 21, 2007.Simon, Armando (October 1987). "Emotional Stability Pertaining to Dungeons and Dragons". Psychology in the Schools. 24 (4): 329–332. doi: 10.1002/1520-6807(198710)24:4<329::AID-PITS2310240406>3.0.CO;2-9. Gilsdorf, Ethan (November 13, 2019). "In a Chaotic World, Dungeons & Dragons Is Resurgent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved February 25, 2020. Mead, Lawrence; Malcomson, Ian (2003). " Dungeons & Dragons FAQ". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000 . Retrieved October 3, 2008. Pilon, Mary (July 8, 2019). "The Rise of the Professional Dungeon Master". Bloomberg . Retrieved July 9, 2019. Main articles: Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons) and Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings A Dungeon Master's notebook with a custom design adventure