How old is D&D?
How old is D&D? Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). It has been published by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) since 1997.
What time period is D&D set in?
Technologically speaking, D&D spans almost 2,000 of history starting in the BC era and going to the mid-late Renaissance period. If you include Artifficers then you’re into science-fantasy Victorian era.
Is D&D based on LOTR?
It’s clear that Dungeons & Dragons was inspired by The Lord of the Rings books, but the similarities between the two properties were a problem for the Tolkien Estate, leading to legal action that caused the tabletop game to be changed forever.
Who is Asgorath?
Asgorath (pronounced: /ˈɑːzgɔːrɑːθ/ AZ-gore-ath) was the dragon deity of creation. He (or she, as some traditions suggested [note 4]) was regarded as the creator of the multiverse and of dragonkind, and he manipulated the destinies of all dragons by operating in a way that nobody suspected his involvement.
