HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS. Ancient red dragons with 527 hit points, +44 to attack, and a 20d10 breath weapon, to be specific. In the world of fantasy role-playing, those numbers describe a winged serpent with immense strength and the ability to spit fire. There are few beasts more powerful ? just like [...]

A fascinating and personal look at Dungeons & Dragons that tracks D&D s turbulent rice, fall, and survival, from its heyday in the 1980s to the twenty-first century ("The Wall Street Journal"). Even if you ve never played Dungeons & Dragons, you probably know someone who has: the game has had a prof[...]