Every Friday, the 9-5ers of the world celebrate the arrival of a paltry respite from responsibility. And every Friday we seek to enhance that joy with a collection of the best Dungeons & Dragons memes to catch our eye this week. Sadly, my colleague who was dutifully collecting these comedic specimens has left for another campaign of sorts. I hope that my selections, and growing knowledge of the beloved roleplaying game, will do her justice. So without further ado, here are the best D&D memes we…

Paging all D&D Whether you're a dungeon master or a prefer to be abused by them, these Dungeons & Dragons memes are sure to resonate with people who live for the game. They're astute, a bit spicy, and, of course, they make fun of Bards - a crucial element of D&D humor.

Games aren't just for the average geek. Did you know that there are quite a few celebrities who are fans of the legendary tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons? Some of the more well-known public figures who have rolled a few d20s in their time include director Jon Favreau, actor Matthew Lillard, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, TV host Stephen Colbert, Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon, TV personality Anderson Cooper, Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward, actor Joseph-Gordon Levitt, and of…

The first time I ever played a board game I was about ten years old. The game was Monopoly and my parents thought it would be a great opportunity to bond as a family. They were wrong. Getting brutally bankrupted by my own father was a kind of cruelty I'd never experienced at the time, and I immediately craved revenge. Monopoly transformed me from an innocent child into a cynical monster who wanted to win at all costs, even if it meant driving the people closest to me into hypothetical poverty.…

Greetings, tabletop gamers. It's time for another round of the best Dungeons & Dragons memes on this side of the internet. If you're into D&D, there's a pretty good chance that you've been waiting an eternity for your party's schedules to perfectly align so that you can finally start a new campaign. Thankfully, we've got plenty of funny and relatable memes to help stoke that fire of excitement and anticipation for you and your D&D friends. Keep scrolling for some of our favorite selections this…

For several years, legendary Dungeon Master and voice actor Matthew Mercer has been hosting live Dungeons & Dragons campaigns via YouTube and Twitch in a series called Critical Role . At the beginning of the series, he started out with modest battle maps drawn out on paper. Over time, Mercer's maps became more complex. He made hand-painted elements, three-dimensional map pieces, and used immersive music and lighting. And of course, Mercer's voice acting helped with the overall character buildin…

A lot of people probably don't realize how much influence Dungeons & Dragons has had on the gaming world over decades. Many action and adventure RPGs that we know and love today owe their entire existence to D&D, which created the perfect blueprint for future cooperative roleplaying games. But we probably don't need to tell you any of this. If you here, it's likely because you're already a fan. We've got a bunch of D&D memes for all the tabletop gamers out there.

Four years ago, redditor and D&D gamer u/Doomdecahedron shared a tragic tale about a Brass Dragon named Barnaby. "He was like a puppy," said u/Doomdecahedron, "He gave us shade from the desert sun with his wings and wanted to hear all about our adventures. When we tried to leave, he got real sad and told us to keep talking with him." One day, their bard charmed Barnaby so that he would gather goods to throw the PCs a party when they planned to return four moons from the time they left, which Ba…

Though some purists might disagree, there's really no right or wrong way to get a campaign started. Whether you're an experienced Dungeon Master who painstakingly builds narratives from scratch, or you're new to the game and want to learn through pre-written adventures, any kind of campaign has the potential to be rewarding and memorable. It's all about how the game is played. A DM can methodically put everything perfectly in place and still watch the game unfold in very unexpected ways. One mi…

Welcome back, paladins and rogues. It's D&D day. We've got all the dankest Dungeons & Dragons memes you'll want to share with the PCs before your next meetup. This week, we asked experienced DM Gnarly Rot to talk about his experience playing the game over the years.

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