dungeons and dragons (game)

"Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR--the company that unleashed imaginations with Dungeons & Dragons, was driven into ruin by disastrous management decisions, and then saved by their bitterest rival. Co-created by wargame enthusiasts Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the original Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game released by TSR (Tactical Studies Rules) in 1974 created a radical new medium: the role-playing game"--Provided by publisher.

"A group of prisoners try to escape the Underdark before they are taken to the drow city of Menzoberranzan and sold off as slaves, in a book where the reader's choices determine the ending of the story"--OCLC.

"After helping to save her town of Hawkins from mysterious supernatural creatures and Russian spies, Erica is hungry for adventure but her brother is too busy to play games with her anymore"--Provided by publisher.

"Middle school is a dungeon--at least, that's how Jess sees it. Luckily, she and her best friend Olivia know how to escape into the sprawling worlds of their own imaginations. The two friends have always loved making up stories, first with little kid games of make-believe, and more recently with the fantasy roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. When they play, Olivia runs the game as Dungeon Master and Jess is the solo party member, playing a take-no-prisoners, lone-wolf fighter of her own design named Sir Corius. But when Olivia wants to add new players to their group, Jess finds herself struggling to share their game--and her best friend. Will their epic campaign withstand all this change, or has their adventure--and their friendship--finally come to an end?"--Provided by publisher.

Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood as they come together through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons about friendship.

From taking her to school to making her food to doing her laundry, Riley Henderson's brother Devin has always been there for her, but now he's in California attending a prestigious college gaming program, and Riley is stuck alone in Florida with her single mom. Fortunately, things start to look up when she befriends her new neighbor Lucy, and the girls learn they both love Dungeons & Dragons. When Lucy asks her to run a campaign, Riley isn't sure since her brother had always been the Dungeon Master, but she decides to give it a shot. The girls invite their neighbors, Hannah and Jen, to join them, and Riley starts to get the hang of things from being Dungeon Master to making her own snacks and dinner. But when Devin runs into trouble with his program and returns home, Riley realizes that she has flourished without her brother and that they both need to be more independent.

"This illustrated guide transports new players to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons and presents a one-of-a-kind course on the unusual creatures, from the minuscule to the massive, that fill the fantastic world of the game. This guide features easy-to-follow and entertaining explanations of where to find each beast, their strange abilities and magical powers, and how to defeat them, along with amazing illustrations that will ignite your imagination. Organized by size from small to large, bigger and more dangerous monsters are introduced with every turn of the page"--Provided by publisher.

"This introductory guide to the worlds of the leading fantasy role-playing game franchise provides an immersive illustrated primer to the beasts and creatures of D&D. In this illustrated guide for new players, you're transported to the mystical and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and given a one-of-a-kind course on the monsters for which the game (and all of its iterations) is known. Featuring direct, pithy insights on the monsters and how players interact with them, alongside original creature illustrations and archival images, the book shines a spotlight on the beasts that go bump in the night and cause trouble for D&D adventurers, with features ranging from monsters that live underground, to those that dwell in forests and graveyards, to those that soar up in the sky"--.

"If you're eager to create your own D&D [Dungeons & Dragons] adventures, this guidebook provides the perfect starting point to worlds of fantasy and an epic tale all of your own"--Back cover.

"A . . . guide to the wizards, sorcerers, and other magic-makers from the . . . role-playing game--Dungeons & Dragons?. Featuring . . . illustrations and . . . insights, [this book] shines its torchlight on the mystical side of D&D, with descriptions of the game's essential magical characters and explanations of how spells are created and used. If you're eager to create your own D&D adventures, this guidebook provides . . . [a] starting point to worlds of fantasy and an epic tale all your own"--Back cover.