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Looking at the History of D&D with DM David

by Mike on 8 May 2017

Last month I had the privilege of talking to David Hartlage of the DM David website and Twitter account. Around the time that D&D Next came out, David started writing wonderful and deep-thinking articles about this hobby of ours. I've had the chance to meet David at a couple of gaming conventions and asked him to come on the DM Deep Dive to talk about his deep look into the various versions of D&D.

During this episode we look at each of the editions since the original 1978 Basic D&D and how the feelings of the game have changed from version to version. We also look at the role the community has had over the years in enriching D&D, whether the owner of the property liked it or not.

It was a wonderful conversation and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. You can watch the Youtube video of the show below or listen and subscribe to the podcast.

Related Links

• Dungeons & Dragons Wikipedia Page
• Basic and Advanced—the time Dungeons & Dragons split into two games (Part 1)
• Basic and Advanced—Dungeons & Dragons’ new audience versus its original rules (Part 2)
• Basic and Advanced—Dungeon & Dragons goes two directions (Part 3)
• Basic and Advanced—Dave Arneson takes a job at TSR (Part 4)
• Basic and Advanced—Was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons a different game? (Part 5)
• Basic and Advanced—Why Gary Gygax claimed Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was a different game (Part 6)
• Why Dungeons & Dragons (and Role Playing) Took Years to Leave the Dungeon
• How the end of lonely fun leads to today’s trickle of D&D books
• The Dungeons & Dragons spells Gary Gygax never meant for players
• When megadungeons ruled Dungeons & Dragons

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• DM's Deep Dive Episode 1: New Dungeon Masters with Enrique Bertran
• The Hard Parts of Running D&D
• 2015 RPG Gift Guide
• Embracing D&D's Asymmetrical Balance

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