10 Birthday Gifts for DND Players They’ll Absolutely Love
Make a D&D fan’s birthday gift special by customizing it to their interests
More than anything, we want to show the people we love how much we love them. And a birthday - one whole day to celebrate them with favorite foods, activities, and gifts - is a great way to do that. But sometimes, the people we love are hard to shop for: maybe they’re not big on material things, or have a hard time saying what they want, or they have specific interests we may or may not share. But if you know and want to get birthday gifts for a D&D fan, fear not! We have 10 unique D&D gifts to share with you that are sure to enchant any Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast.
Miniatures Make Great D&D Birthday Gifts
Minis make a great birthday gift for a Dungeons & Dragons fan
A great birthday gift for a D&D player is one that’s small in size but big in meaning: a miniature figure that represents their character. During the course of many Dungeons & Dragons games, minis represent player characters, townspeople, monsters, and more, much like pieces in a board game. Unlike many board games, though, Dungeons & Dragons minis can get quite detailed; they’re much closer to a collectible figurine than a Monopoly top hat. Your friendly local game store likey has minis available in a variety of combinations (a dwarf cleric, an elf ranger, or a human wizard, for example). If your gift-ee’s character is a little more specific (or you just want to go the extra mile), you can find custom miniatures online. We particularly like Heroforge, which allows you to create your own custom miniature in their character builder.
A Gift Every D&D Player Needs: Custom Dice
Dice are the perfect gift for any D&D player
There’s one item that every single Dungeons & Dragons player can’t live without: dice. Rolling dice is the primary way that the game is played, and most D&D players have at least one set lying around. The craft of dice-making has grown immensely with the accessibility of resin tools, and many artists are creating custom dice sets with cool options like liquid cores, glitter inserts, or tiny objects inside of each individual die. You’re guaranteed to find incredible work that will fit the person you’re shopping for. If you’re not sure what to pick, many players have a set of dice for a particular character. We’ve seen dice with tiny penguins inside for a half-penguin druid, dice with little sunflowers for a monk of the Sun Soul, dice in rainbow colors for an LGBTQ+ warlock, and even metal dice for an artificer! Check out our D&D dice roundup for more ideas.
Class-Themed D&D Merch for Players
This pin is a great gift for a D&D fan playing as a Druid
One D&D gift idea is simple, doesn’t require much knowledge of the game, and is almost guaranteed to be unique, and that’s class merchandise. If you’re not familiar, D&D players each choose a “class,” like fighter, ranger, or wizard, which gives their character a certain set of abilities. For many D&D players, a class is a little like a Hogwarts House, and they love to express their pride in their favorites. The makers of Dungeons & Dragons (along with many talented independent artists) have taken notice, and have created merch to celebrate each individual class. To pull this gift idea off, surreptitiously ask the gift-ee about their favorite D&D class and you’ll have everything you need to know to track down a fun mug, shirt, backpack, or poster they’ll love.
Dungeons & Dragons Gift Ideas: Game Notebooks
A good notebook can be exactly what a D&D player needs
When looking for something to buy for a D&D fan, you can’t go wrong with a trusty notebook. If dice are essential to play the game, notebooks are essential to keep it together. As characters go on their adventures and level up, they gain more abilities, knowledge, allies, and more - which can be a lot to keep track of on a single character sheet. Notebooks can track hit points, mark spell slots, hold character backstories, and record the events of a D&D campaign. Some D&D players come up with creative uses for their notebooks, like keeping journals from their character’s perspective or making sketches of the things they encounter along the way.. Clever stationery-makers of the world have crafted notebooks customized for such endeavors, so you can get a birthday gift for a dungeon master, a player, or any other D&D enthusiast.
Gift Ideas for a D&D Fan: Fantasy Video Games
The Fire Emblem games make great birthday gifts for D&D players who love battle tactics.
A lot of Dungeons & Dragons birthday gifts revolve around the game itself. This is why many players end up with collections of dice, minis, and D&D books covering most of the bases of things they’ll need to play. If that’s the case for the fan you’re shopping for, consider going outside the box. Use their love of D&D to figure out other things they might be interested in! Most Dungeons & Dragons games use a fantasy setting, turn-based combat, and exploration mechanics - these elements went on to inspire many of the most popular video games today. We compiled a list of a few such games, along with information about their ratings, availability, and play time, in our Parent’s Guide to Baldur’s Gate 3.
Dungeons & Dragons Books for DMs and Players
A book like this one could be the birthday gift for a Dungeon Master in your life
A good birthday gift for a Dungeon Master is simple: books, books, and more books. Dungeon Masters create worlds, characters, and adventures for their players. One of the best ways to do that is by combining elements across a variety of D&D books. If your Dungeon Master likes to run adventures that have been made ahead of time, we’ve got a great list of adventures that we recommend. If your Dungeon Master likes to explore an existing world, there are setting guides available, from the clockwork Eberron to the gothic Ravenloft. And if your Dungeon Master likes a good session of combat with a nice juicy monster, there are whole compendiums of monsters, like the Monster Manual or Flee, Mortals!
Other Tabletop Roleplaying Games Make Great Gifts for D&D Fans
This is just one of many tabletop roleplaying games for a D&D player
Looking for a D&D birthday gift can be hard for someone with a well-established collection. Or, to quote the adage: what to buy for the person who has everything? Luckily, Dungeons & Dragons is just one in a sea of games like it. In each of them, players take on the role of a character, roll dice to see what happens, and go on adventures together. Each individual game has its own rules, its own tone, and its own setting, from 1920’s Lovecraftian London to a universe filled with superheroes. Many D&D fans find that playing other tabletop roleplaying games is a whole new hobby all on its own! We asked our Dungeon Masters what tabletop games they recommended - you can see their answers in our article about starting a D&D club.
Gift Your D&D Player Art of Their Character
Many talented artists can create a custom piece of Dungeons & Dragons art
One gift idea for a D&D fan that’s personal and sentimental is commissioned art of their character. D&D players craft their own characters to play and get to know them as they go on adventures. Many players have thought long and hard aout how these characters act, what they feel about different situations, what they’re good at, and of course, what they look like. And hundreds of talented artists will gladly bring that image to life in every medium from watercolor to crochet. The result will be a wholly unique D&D gift to commemorate the creativity and work they put into their character. We recommend finding an artist who’s familiar with the world of D&D, ideally one who’s done D&D commissions before and can bring their expertise to the work.
Best Birthday Gift for a DM: Dungeon Master Screen
So many different screen options exists as gifts for Dungeon Masters
A classic gift for a Dungeon Master is also the most iconic tool they have: the DM screen. Behind this screen lie the secrets and machinations of the hobby’s most beloved participants, the Dungeon Masters who make these games possible. And DM screens are easily customizable and can be built based on the DM who uses them. They can be made of dry-erase board, wood, plastic, or unique materials like canvas, they can be printed with all kinds of in-game information, and they can have lots of extra accessories, like an initiative tracker for combat lovers, dials to track hit points, or slots to place books and tablets.
Dungeons & Dragons Gifts for Kids: Get to Play D&D!
Here’s the simplest D&D birthday gift of all: playing Dungeons & Dragons! What could be a better gift than actually getting to play the game that they love? Ditch pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and go in for an unforgettable experience of your child getting to play D&D with their friends. But not everybody can round up a Dungeon Master at the drop of a hat. If that’s the case, we can help. Our professional DMs are experienced working with young players and create custom stories and games for them to adventure through. You can give the gift of joining one of our ongoing games or have us craft an adventure for your young fan’s Dungeons & Dragons birthday party!
