I've Been Playing for 30 Years, and These Are the Dungeons & Dragons Accessories I'd Use on Game Night

We've all had this problem: You're walking down the round, and suddenly someone is challenging you to a game of D&D. You can't just say no, but you also don't have any dice to make the right choices. Well, Rolacrit has devised a new way to help you prepare. They're called spell component dice, and they come in the most used spell varieties. You have the standard seven dice set, but there's also a set of 9D4 for Magic Missile, 8D6 for Fireball and 9D8 for Cure Wounds. Each dice set is contained in a small capsule that can hang off your keys with a little clip. That means no matter what kind of surprise D&D action is happening, you'll be ready to sling some dice and make a difference.

D&D Beyond is a companion app for playing the game in the physical world and our top pick for best online D&D tools. In it, you can create up to six characters for your Fifth Edition games, and purchase digital copies of your favorite companion books. You can also access most of the basic rules and spells for free to help you get started on the game.

There are several levels of subscription too, if you want to up your game. The Master Tier -- $5 a month ($30 for six months or $55 annually) allows you to share features from sourcebooks and adventure books with your entire group, rather than requiring everyone to buy their own copy and it's the one we recommend.

If you're the kind of D&D player who loves writing an in-depth backstory, takes careful notes during each session and enjoys a well-organized character sheet, the Field Notes 5E Journal was made specifically for you in mind. These small notebooks take everything that makes a normal Field Notes journal great, with its simple yet portable design, and they add character sheets and designated pages for inventory and notes you can keep as a single campaign journal.

As someone who plays multiple games with different groups of friends, I find these journals super helpful for keeping my character organized. There's even a journal for Game Masters with extra details to make running the game easier as well.

Let me start by saying that these are an indulgence, but one I have fallen in love with. There are two parts to these connected dice; you'll need both to make it work. First is the Go Dice ($100), a set of D6s that can be controlled by an app on your phone. The second is the RPG bundle listed here. This lets you put five of the dice inside a polyhedral case -- the last D6 doesn't need a case; it's already a D6 -- and the app recognizes them as a D20, D8 and so on.

The coolest part of this is that the APP connects directly to Discord, Roll 20, and FoundryVT, so you can roll the physical dice and see the result in your digital game. One of the things I miss most about playing on a virtual tabletop is the physicality of rolling the dice, and these dice bring it all back.

Any resin 3D printer is going to give you excellent miniatures for your D&D game. The details are fantastic and it takes very little time to print six to eight minis in one go. If you don't know where to find models I would recommend MZ4250's patreon page where for as little as $1 a month you can access hundreds of 3D printable mini files or, if you want something more bespoke you can try Hero Forge, an online mini generator. Hero Forge lets you buy the physical minis or have the STL to print for yourself.

If you are looking to build larger set pieces then check out our best 3D printers for even more choices.