From the Players Hand Book
The DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game is a roleplaying
game. In fact, D&D invented the roleplaying game
and started an industry.
A roleplaying game is a storytelling game that has
elements of the games of make-believe that many of
us played as children. However, a roleplaying game
such as D&D provides form and structure, with
robust gameplay and endless possibilities.
D&D is a fantasy-adventure game. You create
a character, team up with other characters (your
friends), explore a world, and battle monsters. While
the D&D game uses dice and miniatures, the action
takes place in your imagination. There, you have the
freedom to create anything you can imagine, with an
unlimited special effects budget and the technology
to make anything happen.
What makes the D&D game unique is the
Dungeon Master. The DM is a person who takes on
the role of lead storyteller and game referee. The DM
creates adventures for the characters and narrates
the action for the players. The DM makes D&D infinitely
f lexible—he or she can react to any situation,
any twist or turn suggested by the players, to make a
D&D adventure vibrant, exciting, and unexpected.
The adventure is the heart of the D&D game. It’s
like a fantasy movie or novel, except the characters
that you and your friends create are the stars of the
story. The DM sets the scene, but no one knows what’s
going to happen until the characters do something—
and then anything can happen! You might explore
a dark dungeon, a ruined city, a lost temple deep in
a jungle, or a lava-filled cavern beneath a mysterious
mountain. You solve puzzles, talk with other
characters, battle all kinds of fantastic monsters, and
discover fabulous magic items and treasure.
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