Dungeons & Dragons

Summary

Dungeons & Dragons is a tabletop role-playing game^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of tabletop_role_playing_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,178 views/month, #1 of 299).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dungeons & Dragons authored Gary Gygax^[3].
• Dungeons & Dragons authored Dave Arneson^[4].
• Dungeons & Dragons was influenced by The Lord of the Rings^[5].
• Dungeons & Dragons's instance of is recorded as tabletop role-playing game^[6].
• Dungeons & Dragons's instance of is recorded as group of works^[7].
• Dungeons & Dragons's illustrator is recorded as Erol Otus^[8].
• Dungeons & Dragons's illustrator is recorded as Jeff Easley^[9].
• Dungeons & Dragons's illustrator is recorded as Jim Roslof^[10].
• Dungeons & Dragons's illustrator is recorded as Larry Elmore^[11].
• Dungeons & Dragons's illustrator is recorded as Todd Lockwood^[12].
• Dungeons & Dragons's illustrator is recorded as Raven Mimura^[13].
• Dungeons & Dragons's publisher is recorded as Wizards of the Coast^[14].
• Dungeons & Dragons's genre is recorded as tabletop role-playing game^[15].
• Dungeons & Dragons's genre is recorded as fantasy^[16].
• dungeon is named after Dungeons & Dragons^[17].
• dragon is named after Dungeons & Dragons^[18].
• Dungeons & Dragons's based on is recorded as Greyhawk^[19].
• Dungeons & Dragons's based on is recorded as Guidon Dungeons & Dragons^[20].
• Dungeons & Dragons's developer is recorded as Gary Gygax^[21].
• Dungeons & Dragons's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 182334673^[22].
• Dungeons & Dragons's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92068057^[23].
• Dungeons & Dragons's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85039980^[24].
• Dungeons & Dragons's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14567614v^[25].
• Dungeons & Dragons's Commons category is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons^[26].
• Dungeons & Dragons's language of work or name is recorded as English^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include Gary Gygax^[3], a writer^[28], 1938–2008^[29], of United States^[30] and Dave Arneson^[4], a game designer^[31], 1947–2009^[32], of United States^[33]. Things named for Dungeons & Dragons include Dunces and Dragons^[34], a television series episode^[35], directed by Alan Smart^[36].

Why It Matters

Dungeons & Dragons ranks in the top 0.33% of tabletop_role_playing_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,178 views/month, #1 of 299).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Dunces and Dragons^[34], a television series episode^[35], directed by Alan Smart^[36].