2024 forever stamps Dungeons & Dragons

With this pane of stamps, the U.S. Postal Service marks the 50th anniversary of ???????s & ??????s, the iconic fantasy roleplaying game that has become a cultural phenomenon. By inviting participants to imagine themselves as wizards, warriors, and other adventurers in exciting and treacherous fantasy worlds, ???????s & ??????s — now known worldwide by the familiar abbreviation “D&D” — opened doors to whole new universes of creativity for generations of players.

This pane of 20 stamps features 10 different designs that highlight characters, creatures, and encounters familiar to players of D&D.

A bronze dragon wearing a necklace glances down at a blue plesiosaur.

The five-headed Tiamat, queen of evil dragons, appears poised for an encounter.

A lone figure appears lost in a maze.

A blue-robed figure casts a “magic missile” spell.

The archlich Acererak raises an army of the dead.

Drizzt Do’Urden, the heroic drow ranger featured in dozens of novels and numerous D&D gaming materials since 1988, stands against a wintry backdrop.

In a detail from one of the most recognizable pieces of art in the history of ???????s & ??????s, a warrior with his back to the viewer fights a massive red dragon.

A character holds a pan of toxic green dragon’s blood over her head, preparing to bathe in it in the hope of gaining magical powers.

A death knight rides a nightmare, backed by an army of the undead and a sinister, flame-shrouded castle.

A purple worm, a fearsome creature that burrows through the earth and leaves massive tunnels in its wake, rises from the ground and coils, its teeth on display.

The selvage features a detail of an illustration showing a party of adventurers encountering a massive green dragon amid a gold-strewn ruin. Below the illustration is a photograph of a gold 20-sided die above the ???????s & ??????s logo with its distinctive ampersand formed from a fire-breathing dragon. Below the logo is a detail of a hand-drawn map of a typical “dungeon,” a network of caverns where D&D players might encounter monsters, traps, and treasure.