Dungeons & Dragons was written by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
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 ) . Dungeons & Dragons is a 2000 American-Czech fantasy film directed by Courtney Solomon , written by Carroll Cartwright and Topper Lilien , and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game .