A Treasure Trove of 40 Dungeons & Dragons Memes for Dice-Rolling Adventurers

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John Summers • Contributor
Dec 24, 2024 10:00 PM EST

I remember when playing Dungeons & Dragons felt like some top-secret operation. Back in the late '80s and early '90s, parents were genuinely worried that our weekly game nights were some kind of dark ritual. They had visions of ominous chanting and pentagrams, when in reality, we were just a bunch of awkward kids arguing over whether a halfling could sneak past a goblin guard. If they'd bothered to watch for five minutes, they'd have realized we were as threatening as a pack of kittens armed with foam swords. Still, we hid the books under our beds and passed notes about campaigns in hushed whispers, doing our best to avoid the dreaded "satanic panic" lecture. 

It's hilarious now—looking back on how seriously everyone took it. These 31 memes tap into the nostalgia and humor of that era, reminding us that the scariest thing at our gaming table was a bad roll.

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  • 01
    Shopkeeper: doesn't give party a discount Rogue to the party: SYSTEM SETUP NAV We have a city to burn.
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    The DM when the party of murderhobos actually start to roleplay Don't do that. Don't give me hope.
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    Rolling a one on intimidation be like My knife, you see... is coated in poision. The smallest cut can be fatal. Take care. My knife... has quite a burn. I shouldn't have licked it. VAIJUSUL
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  • 04
    WHEN YOU USE YOUR 9TH LEVEL SPELLSLOT TO CAST FIREBALL
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    The Dungeon Master: Ok so if you grab tha artifact, you'll trigger a- The DnD Party: We'd be crazy not to grab it!
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    DM (as shopkeeper): Alright, so the scroll will cossssst... um *character break but in voice* shoot I forgot... DM: *looking down at notes* Player (in character): Ha! So that means it's free, right? DM (who works retail irl): .... The shopkeeper casts Circle of Death at 9th level. I need you all to make a Con save and then roll initiative.
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    Bardic Halfling: Don't worry guys, my whole character is based on charisma. I can talk us out of anything! CN Rogue: Good because I ransacked a temple and the monks tried to stop me and now there's no monks and no temple. Bardic Halfling:
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    What's his name? Boblin Your goblin's name is Boblin? Yep. Sounds a lot like "goblin" Maybe that's why he became a goblin
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  • 09
    When a T-rex lands a hit and successfully grapples you so you cast heat metal on your own armor to force it to drop you 189 THINK I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move.
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    Wake up! C'mon! Snap out of it! PLEASE...If you can hear my voice... It's no use! He's in a deep coma! Let's sell his dice
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    When you realize the DM wasn't kidding about there being consequences to fireballing the shopkeeper and pissing off every guard in town "Foggy Mountain Breakdown plays
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    When you slave over an NPC to help your players win the campaign, but they kill him immediately
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    Sorcerer: He is now a willing creature, I polymorph the boss into a monkey DM: Ami a joke to you? SABC1
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    Party: You dont have to steal Rogue:you Dont Have To Steal imgflip.com
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  • 15
    WHAT GIVES PEOPLE FEELINGS OF POWER MONEY STATUS Having metal dice
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  • 16
    Rogue ALOR 1. DECLARE SNEAK ATTACK! DM I just wanted you to know that you can't just say the word Sneak Attack and expect anything to happen. Rogue I didn't say it, I declared it.
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    Have you started prepping for your D&D sesh yet? NO, I'M WAITING FOR INSPIRATION. You CANT JUST TURN ON CREATIVITY LIKE A FAUCET. YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE RIGHT MOOD. 西 சீயா WHAT MOOD IS THAT? LAST-MINUTE PANIC.
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  • 18
    When you are spotted in stealthy mission Hi guards! Do you like violence?
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  • 19
    DM: You Bought ANOTHER dice set? Me: I can stop whenever I want. These are just choices.
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  • 20
    DM: You can't fit through the door. Goliath: Rolls Nat 20 Strength ОН УЕАН!!! KAPWING
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  • 21
    Me Life Goals $ DICE
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    Dm: You are in a dimly lit room with all kinds of markings and letters on the wall in languages that you can not understand and in the middle of that room is a lever. Diverse party: we should investigate can we roll a percep... Chaotic evil rogue as he grabs the lever:
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  • 23
    Casts conjure animals at 9th level:
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  • 24
    Me planning for my future Me planning the next DnD session
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  • 25
    Is six a lot? Depends on the context Dollars? No. imgflip.com Dnd players? Yes.
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  • 26
    When the Paladin and the Cleric make the Rogue go to church imgflip.com I don't want this. Peace be with you.
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  • 27
    When the NPC you like has items that you want: Shame
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  • 28
    Me: Hey here's a quick, digestible rundown of the major factions in the campaign and are involved with the players already, choosing one of them would make it really easy to integrate you into the campaign. Player: (gives some thought) Can I be totally a unaffiliated character with no plot hooks to tie them to the current plot or the current location? Me: Why are you the way that you are?
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  • 29
    When the DM narrates a dramatic moment between two NPCs
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    When a player calls you out about a rule and they're right
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  • 31
    When you ask the PC who's always on his phone what he thinks of the campaign. T BRILLIANT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON.
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    players: *freak out because the DM is silently writing* DM who is actually just writing notes for all the stuff he has to make up on the spot:
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  • 33
    burn the forest and Fighter: smoke them out Druid:
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  • 34
    BARD: I'll grab the pregnant princess and dimension door us to safety. DM: Great! You and ONLY the Princess are teleported safely away. PARTY: "ONLY THE PRINCESS?"
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  • 35
    The party's wizard when the warlock actually uses one of their two spell slots: Oh, you're doing magic. let's see then.
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  • 36
    My face when a dragon offers the party a free ride across an endless sea of lava, and they hop on his back without any hesitation or follow up questions.
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  • 37
    When the party decide to kill every NPC because one of them has to be the BBEG : THINK I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move.
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  • 38
    The party's first dungeon Let's go in and out. 20 minute adventure. *5 real world months later* imgflip.com
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  • 39
    If you're saying I play favorites, you're wrong. I love all the classes equally. earlier that day... I don't care for rogues
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  • 40
    CHARISMA 13 Bigger number in bigger box CHARISMA +5 20 2 Modifier is more important PTAIN AMERICA MAY 6, 2016
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