Adam Serwer has shared a gift link to his fantastic piece on the history of Dungeons & Dragons, the history of “fantasy racism,” and the interplay between fantasy racism and “scientific racism.” “D&D was the original role-playing game, a structure that has influenced every kind of genre fiction […]
At The Adventure Zone Podcast, the McElroy family and the characters of the Adventure Zone vs Dracula take on Shakespeare! Don’t know who any of those people are, that’s okay, it’s still fun! (Knowing who William Shakespeare is really helps, though). Listen here.
Guest Dungeonmaster Aabria Iyengar joins The Adventure Zone to take the McElroy Family–Clint, Justin, Travis and Griffin–on a crazy 3 episode, 17th level adventure featuring Taako, Merle, Magnus and a special secret surprise character from their earlier adventures! Listen here.
Hey, it’s Dungeon Masters, a podcast starring Wil Wheaton as Gary Gygax and Jon Hamm as private investigator William Dear! “Set in 1979, the series gives listeners a behind-the-curtain look into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, told through the lenses of private investigator William Dear (Jon Hamm), […]
It is time once again for the end of year lists. When people share the best in film, television, games, comics, and basically all things. I am still terrible at this. So I offer instead an unranked, alphabetical list of some of the things I liked and a […]
The Public Medievalist has started a new column on medievalism in games–and they’re looking for contributors. You can read the introduction here and then check back on the regular. “The idea is to pick apart the patchwork and take a closer look at gaming medievalisms. We’re looking to […]
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