About r/DnD
In its own words:
A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its Billionth Edition future.
Community guide
r/DnD (#216, about 4.3 million) covers Dungeons & Dragons across editions. Rules require D&D relevance, image tags & descriptions, ban piracy, banned images, AI, unapproved promos, and LFG, and ask people to be chill. Text/Image (~144.1 ppd).
Images need tags + description
Image posts must include tags and a description. AI content and banned image types are removed.
Not an LFG board
Looking-for-group posts are barred here. Promos need moderator approval; piracy is banned.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 10, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,821 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/nonononoyes (#215) and ahead of r/marvelmemes (#217) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “gaming” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/DnD apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 33.4 new posts a day per million members, more than 88% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 4.4× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/DnD climbed from 4,299,206 to 4,312,308 subscribers (+13.1K, +0.30%). That is about 298 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/DnD talks about
Across 698 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “art”, “character”, “campaign”, “help” and “comm”. Other frequent themes are player, halloween, ideas, players, party and play. Recurring phrases include “art comm”, “character art”, “fantasy character” and “happy halloween”. By format, 59% are text posts, 34% are images and 4% are links.
Popular post flairs: 5.5 Edition (136), Art (136), 5th Edition (89), DMing (85), OC (60), Misc (53).
Activity and best time to post
r/DnD gets about 140 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,399,018 posts and 19,945,703 comments in total, about 14.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (151 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (117). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/DnD
The moderators of r/DnD list 8 rules. In short:
- Posts must relate to Dungeons & Dragons
- No piracy
- Images must have tags & description
- No Banned Images
- No AI
- All promos must be Mod Approved
- Be chill.
- No LFG
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/DnD and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/DnD have?
r/DnD has 4,312,308 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #216 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 13,102 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/DnD?
r/DnD was created on Oct 10, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/DnD?
Very active: r/DnD gets about 140 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,399,018 posts and 19,945,703 comments. In a sample of 698 recent posts we counted 589 different authors.
When is r/DnD most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/DnD about?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its Billionth Edition future.” Recent post titles often mention art, character, campaign, help and comm. Most posts are text posts (59%).
Is r/DnD safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DnD as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/DnD?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DnD accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Posts must relate to Dungeons & Dragons”; “No piracy”; “Images must have tags & description”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/DnD?
Communities with similar topics include r/BaldursGate3 (3.4M), r/Overwatch (6.2M), r/Minecraftbuilds (1.3M), r/Baking (4.7M) and r/analog (2.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/DnD.