Brief Summary of Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D for short, is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game, created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. In D&D, you play characters that are made by you in a world made by either the Dungeon Master, also known as a Game Master, or from books that are published by Wizards of the Coast. Wizards of the Coast are the official publishers since 1997.
What are Character Sheets?
Character sheets are where you keep your information about your character. There are a variety of different character sheets out there. You can use this link to get the same character sheet I will be using throughout this tutorial. (link) No matter what style of sheet you use, it is organized to be user friendly, that way you spend less time looking at your sheet and more time in the game. Let’s have some fun!
The Dice Used in the Game
There are a set of six to seven dice that are handy to have when playing D&D. They are:
- D20
- D12
- D10 (and D100)
- D8
- D6
- D4
They are used in the game for a variety of reasons. The primary die that is used is the d20. That is because almost every roll you make will be based off of the number you roll with it. We will not be using any dice in this tutorial, but I will go over a method in the ability scores that uses them.