History of D&D By Alejo Herranz 1974 Creation 1977 Advanced D&D 1983 D&D animated series debuts 1989 Release of Second Edition of D&D 1997 Wizards of the Coast acquires D&D from TSR 2000 introduction of the d20 system. 2003 Release of the Open Gaming License (OGL). 2008 Launch of Fourth Edition of D&D 2014 Release of Fifth Edition of D&D 2015 Launch of Critical Role, a live-streamed D&D campaign. 2017 Release of Tomb of Annihilation. 2019 D&D Beyond, the official digital toolset, reaches over 5 million users. 2020 COVID-19 2021 Announcement of the D&D 50th Anniversary.
