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Saturday, February 22, 2020

Identifying the Dice of the 1970s

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How can you recognize a polyhedral gaming die made in the 1970s? The video above gives my tips for collectors and researchers who want ...
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

The Complete OD&D Illusionist

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The Illusionist in  Dungeons & Dragons was created by Peter Aronson, an early Boston-area fan. In 1975, Aronson submitted an initial ...
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Sunday, January 27, 2019

D&D's 45th Birthday

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Back when D&D turned 40 in 2014, I put up a post about the date I favored for celebrating its anniversary: the last Sunday in Januar...
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Sunday, November 25, 2018

Artistic Arcana: Scruby Fantasy Miniatures and TSR

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Dungeons & Dragons grew out of a tradition of miniature wargaming, and distributors of figurines were among the first companies to su...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Artistic Arcana: Greg Bell Before TSR

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It is no exaggeration to say that Greg Bell was effectively the first staff artist of Tactical Studies Rules. Not only did he famously dr...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Subterranean Chainmail: Mines and Countermines

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Before any daring cartographer mapped underground dungeons in pursuit of fantastic adventure, Chainmail described a system for subterrane...
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Monday, October 1, 2018

Artistic Arcana: The Impostor Lizardman

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Old school Dungeons & Dragons fans know that Greg Bell's beloved lizardman from the inside cover of Greyhawk (1975) served ...
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An author investigating the history of wargames and role-playing games. Reach me at jon at unreason com.
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