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Royal Mail are celebrating 50 years since the creation of the iconic role-playing tabletop fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons in 1974. D&D is commonly recognised as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry, and it is currently estimated there are over 50 million players worldwide.
D&D role-playing game involves storytelling in worlds of swords and sorcery, driven by imagination. Unlike a game of make-believe, D&D gives structure to the stories to determine the consequences of the adventurers’ actions. Plays roll polyhedral dice to resolve whether their attacks hit or miss or what actions their adventurers can complete next. The game has no real end, when one story or quest wraps up, another can begin.
Both the stamps and the miniature sheet have been illustrated by British artist Wayne Reynolds https://www.waynereynolds.com/ . Reynolds has worked on various D&D games, handbooks and guides over the years. When shining an ultra-violet light over the stamps, a mystical surprise will be revealed.
1st Class Red Dragon A breed of chromatic dragon, evil creatures who are fearsome and cruel.
1st Class Owlbear A monstrous cross between a giant owl and a bear, aggressive and ferocious in nature.
1st Class Vecna A powerful wizard turned lich (spellcasters who seek to defy death by magic).
1st Class Gelatinous Cube A ten-foot cube of transparent gelatinous ooze that can absorb and digest organic matter.
£2.50 Mind Flayer Also known as illithids, Mind Flayers are humanoid creatures with an octopus-like face and can control the minds of others.
£2.50 Mimic A shape-shifting monster that can disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a chest.
£2.50 Displacer Beast A monstrous cat-like creature who happily lures, traps and toys with a target before turning it into their next meal.
£2.50 Beholder A terrifying aberration comprising of a floating body with large-fanged mouth and single eye.
