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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. The game was derived from miniature wargames , with a variation of the 1971 game Chainmail serving as the initial rule system. D&D's publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry. D&D departs from traditional  wargaming  by allowing each player to create their own  character  to play instead of a  military formation . These characters embark upon imaginary adventures within a fantasy setting. A  Dungeon Master  (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in which the adventures occur, and playing the role of the inhab...

Asmodeus is a unique and powerful archdevil and ultimate ruler of the Nine Hells , realm of devils . He rules from Nessus , the deepest layer. He is worshipped as a deity in many worlds, while in others he is believed to be a being more ancient thant the deities themselves. He is titled the Lord of Lies (a title also given to Baalzebul), Lord of the Nine, Lord of the Ninth, Dark Lord of Nessus, Prince of Nessus, Prince of Evil, The Cloven, and Old Hoof and Horn. Asmodeus' name is variously pronounced "az-MOH-dee-us" or "az-moh-DAY-us". In the Infernal language, he is also called Asmodei. https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Asmodeus ------------------------------ Asmodeus or Ashmedai, also Ashema Deva or Amias (see below for other variations), is a prince of demons , or in Judeo-Islamic lore the king of the earthly spirits ( shedim / jinn ), mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit , in which he is the primary antagonist . In the Binsfeld...

Dice  ( singular  die or dice; from  Old French  dé; from  Latin  datum "something which is given or played") are small throwable objects with multiple resting positions, used for generating  random numbers . Dice are suitable as  gambling  devices for games like  craps  and are also used in non-gambling  tabletop games . Dice are often sold in sets, matching in color, of six different shapes. These are the five  Platonic solids , whose faces are  regular polygons ; the other four Platonic solids have 4, 8, 12, and 20 faces, allowing for those number ranges to be generated. The only other common non-cubical die is the 10-sided die, a pentagonal  trapezohedron  die, whose faces are ten  kites , each with two different edge lengths, three different angles, and two different kinds of vertices. These are also sold frequently with a second 10-sided die either of contrasting color or numbered by tens, al...

Tiamat  was the lawful evil dragon goddess of greed, queen of evil dragons and, for a time, a reluctant servant of the greater gods Bane  and later Asmodeus . Before entering the Faerûnian pantheon , she was a member of the Draconic pantheon , and for some time she was also a member of the Untheric pantheon . Tiamat was also the eternal rival of her brother Bahamut , ruler of the good metallic dragons . https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Tiamat ------------------------------ Dungeons & Dragons  (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a  fantasy   tabletop role-playing game  (RPG) originally designed by  Gary Gygax  and  Dave Arneson , and first published in 1974 by  Tactical Studies Rules, Inc.  (TSR). The game has been published by  Wizards of the Coast  (now a subsidiary of  Hasbro ) since 1997. It was derived from  miniature wargames  with a variation of the  Chainm...

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson , and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro ) since 1997. It was derived from miniature wargames with a variation of the Chainmail game serving as the initial rule system. D&D's publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons ------------------------------- A hoodie (also called a hooded sweatshirt or hoody) is a sweatshirt with a hood . Hoodies often include a muff sewn onto the lower front, and (usually) a drawstring to adjust the hood opening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodie