The Postal Service is celebrating 50 years of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game with the release of new stamps on Thursday, Aug. 1.
The popular tabletop pastime invites participants to collaborate on an open-ended story guided by books, dice and their own imaginations.
Players can imagine themselves as wizards, warriors and other adventurers in exciting and treacherous fantasy worlds.
Often referred to as D&D, the game has its roots in the Midwest and has drawn an estimated 64 million fans since its launch in 1974.
Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, served as both art director and designer for the stamps.
The pane of 20 stamps will feature 10 designs that highlight characters and creatures familiar to players of the game.
The stamps will be available at Post Offices and usps.com.
The Postal Service will dedicate the stamps during an unveiling at the Gen Con 2024 gaming conference in Indianapolis.
