Created in 1973, Dungeons & Dragons began as a self-published role-playing game (RPG) that has since brought high fantasy to kitchen tables and turned suburban dens into forbidden forests and otherworldly planes. D&D has continued to expand over the past 50 years, while also setting the template for generations of new games, movies and literature. In a game that plays out in the imagination, the possibilities are endless—and so is D&D's