The Best Dungeons & Dragons Gifts to Celebrate the Game's 50th Anniversary

Now they no longer have to try and put animal heads on human LEGO minifig bodies to try and hack their own D&D characters — you can get them straight from LEGO now. The series includes 12 characters — a Tiefling Sorcerer, an Elf Bard, a Halfling Druid, a Dwarf Barbarian, a Dragonborn Paladin, an Aarakocra Ranger, a Gith Warlock, a Mind Flayer, The Lady of Pain and Szass Tam — but in this box, you get a surprise assortment of six of them. Or, if you're feeling spendy, there's the $360 LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale Building Set, which comes with a tower, a tavern and a dungeon build.

Spherical ice may be all the rage, but D20-shaped "ice dice" is the next level. This mold makes one large ice cube (good for any beverage, but perfect for whiskey drinkers), but you can also get a D10 mold, a D12 mold or a gift set with all three.

This tome is not for the casual fan. Instead, true die-hards can read about the creation of D&D from the very beginning, including creator Gary Gygax's original typed draft along with his hand-written notes. There are also tons more ephemera, including correspondence between Gygax and co-creator David Arneson, early booklets and supplements and even old fanzine articles.

The same way you choose your own path throughout at Dungeons & Dragons came, you get to design these Chuck Taylors with your choice of colors, laces, patches, graphics and other D&D details. You can even have them embroidered with a name or other personal text.

For D&D fans who love painting their own figurines, this set comes with 68 miniatures (28 mm scale) plus a larger, to-be-assembled Bookish Dragon. Fans love the design and details, and say you get a lot of figures for the price.

Whether they're gearing up for a lengthy campaign or just want to be cozy while lounging around the house, these PJ pants will let them be comfy and help them manifest their future dice rolls. Added bonus: They have pockets!

Fans of both the game and the delightful Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie can collect some of the movie's most memorable creatures, including the Owlbear, the Beholder, the Displacer and assorted dragons. While they look great on a desk or shelf, the real fun comes in their transformation: They can fold up into replicas of D20 die (not balanced for use in actual play, of course, but looks cool all the same).

Designed to be used with the 2024 Player’s Handbook and the upcoming 2024 Monster Manual, this newly updated D&D guide is a must-have for Dungeon Masters of all levels. It includes more than "400 total and 18 new magic items, practical solutions for common Dungeon Master pitfalls, and Greyhawk, a customizable premade campaign setting."

To the uninitiated, these wooden wall hanging look like cool, minimalist shapes. But to those in the know, they're the outlines of the different polyhedral die used in roleplaying games. Either way, they look great up on the wall!

Together with The Book of Many Things, which is also included in this set, this gift lets DMs add new elements to their campaigns. It comes with 66 cards — 22 original ones, plus 44 new ones — of magical items that can be dropped into the adventures, plus reference guides for how to use them.

From abilities to alignment, races to rules, this metal sign lays it all out and looks striking on the wall of a game room. You can get it in one of four sizes, from 8" x 12" all the way up to 12" x 18" ($28), and the metal gives it a retro feel.

Of course, D&D is not going to let its 50th anniversary pass without a thrilling new adventure. In this one, the fate of the universe is at stake, as iconic villain Vecna is set on destroying it. In order to defeat him, players will travel through the multiverse, to locations old and new, and battle 30 new monsters in their quest to save the world. Vecna: Eye of Ruin will be released on May 21, and it's for character levels 10 to 20; for less experienced players, Quests from the Infinite Staircase — a new adventure for levels 1 to 13 — will be out on July 16.

Spread this over a couch or the foot of a bed, and you've got an eye-catching design, especially when it comes to the bold colors and unique shape. But, of course, it's also soft and cozy when used it as a lap blanket.

Players can keep track of their characters' backstories, classes, inventories, abilities, skills, spells and more, all in one place without loose character sheets. The pre-formatted pages are organized, so a player can keep track of one main character in the front and four additional characters in the back.

You know what they say: When the Dungeon Master smiles, it's already too late. (You can also get that slogan on a t-shirt.) If the DM in your life is particularly tough, get them this wooden stein, made from actual oak with a copper label. It holds 20 ounces of liquid, but it feels more substantial than that.

It wouldn't be Dungeons & Dragons without, well, dragons, and this detailed figure towers over miniatures, standing nearly 8 inches tall and posed as if it's mid-flight. It's one of five "D&D Icons of the Realms" chromatic figures, and you can get blue, green, black and white dragons to go with it.

Got a bad roll? Punish that die! Good one? Give that die a seat of honor! This hilarious set comes with a "time-out chair" and dunce cap for the misbehaving die, plus a "crit crown" and lucky throne for the good ones. It also comes with a full set of seven die.

Newbies, kids ages 8 and up and groups pressed for time can still enjoy some D&D-themed action with this easy-to-learn, fast-to-play card game. It's designed to be completed in less than 10 minutes, with players drawing and quickly playing cards to knock down their opponents' 10 hit points.

This item is a "pocket watch" in name only — open it up, and you won't find a clock face, but a compartment concealing a set of seven small (8mm to 12mm) polyhedral die. The outside has a cool design of a dragon encircling a D20.

If the grog isn't cutting it at their tavern, give them this cocktail book, which comes with recipes for 75 different RPG-inspired drinks. Are they brave enough to take a sip of a Necromancer, or strong enough to withstand Psionic Blasts? Only time will tell. If they're truly gifted in the kitchen, there's also Hero's Feast, the official D&D cookbook.