Shane Plays Podcast Extra:
Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons
This is a Shane Plays podcast extra, featuring content that was not broadcast as part of the live Shane Plays radio show.
Accidental gaming historian M. Griffith ("Griff") discusses the Secrets of Blackmoor documentary, a five year project involving 10 cities, 200 hours of interviews, and 20,000 photos and documents. Dungeons & Dragons was famously co-created by Dave Arneson & Gary Gygax, but what part did Arneson and his gaming group play in the creation of tabletop role playing itself? There's more to the story than you know!
Show Notes:
Secrets of Blackmoor Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretsofblackmoor/secrets-of-blackmoor-the-true-history-of-dungeons
"The GaryCon Draft" - 35 minutes of Secrets of Blackmoor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4qH-Psvpc
The Blackmoor Archives - Dave Arneson's Blackmoor Discussion Forum
https://blackmoor.mystara.net/forums/
OD&D Discussion forum
http://odd74.proboards.com/
Dragonsfoot Forums
https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/
Empire (PLATO) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_(PLATO)
dnd (video game) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnd_(video_game)
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