They say that The Beautiful Game is soccer, but I say it’s Dungeons and Dragons. In what other game do you get to transform into a radically different being? Sure, when you play Monopoly you can pretend you’re a thimble or an old shoe, but that can only get you so far. When you’re playing …
Seguir leyendo 28 of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (August 23, 2024)

There are so many spells I would love to use in real life if I was a real-life wizard. One of the biggest things would be the ability to summon an iced coffee at any moment. Or the ability to take all my groceries and heavy packages up the stairs for me. Or the ability …
Seguir leyendo 25+ of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (August 16, 2024)

DnD is a game best played among friends. Old friends if possible. When you get so familiar with your party’s gaming habits that you can truly work together seamlessly, this is peak DnD. It’s like playing poker. You know when they’re going to fold, you know when they’re going to raise you, and you sure …
Seguir leyendo 27 of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (August 9, 2024)

When you’re a kid, nobody tells you how hard it is to schedule things when you’re an adult. It doesn’t occur to you when you’re a child. You just hang out with your friends when you feel like biking over to their house and it isn’t dinnertime. When you grow up, people have jobs, schedules, …
Seguir leyendo 30 of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (August 2, 2024)

Fate is a powerful force. It can seem like no matter how hard we try sometimes to work for a certain outcome, we’re still soaring on the out-of-control wings of destiny. Things may happen that we could have never anticipated. Fate steps in and changes it all before our very eyes. This is the role …
Seguir leyendo 30+ of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (July 26, 2024)

Playing pretend is so important. People these days love to talk about «healing your inner child,» to means doing things you loved as a kid in order to soothe the part of you that’s still a wounded child. Think about the popularity of adult coloring books, Disney adults, or adult dodgeball leagues. It’s not regression, …
Seguir leyendo 30 of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (July 19, 2024)

It’s fun to pretend you’re somebody else, like a powerful paladin or a spell-casting wizard. I wish I could cast spells in real life. I could fold my laundry with a flick of my wrist. Or skip the line at the amusement park. Or cast an indigestion spell on a nosy coworker. We need more …
Seguir leyendo 30 of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (July 12, 2024)

Is there a game as customizable and ever-changing as Dungeons and Dragons? Perhaps not. There are hardly ever new editions of Monopoly, and if there are, they aren’t changing much. Video games have sequels and chapters, but everyone pretty much has the same playing experience. Sure, you can build whatever you dream of in Minecraft, …
Seguir leyendo 30 of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (July 5, 2024)

The role of the Dungeon Master is not to be undersold. They have to be world-makers, first responders, and babysitters all at the same time. Any DnD player will tell you that a campaign is only as strong as its DM. If your DM is dropping the ball, then it’s hard for the players to …
Seguir leyendo 25+ of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (June 28, 2024)

The best moments with friends are usually spend sitting around a table of some sort, sipping on a beverage of your choice, and talking. Whether it be a kitchen table, a restaurant booth, a porch in the summertime, or a DnD table, these are the places where the most precious memories are formed. Something about …
Seguir leyendo 30 of the Best Dungeons and Dragons Memes of the Week (June 21, 2024)