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D&D Miniseries Intro (Homage to the Player's Handbook)

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Today I'm kicking off a miniseries of Dice Exploder episodes all about the Tarrasque in the room: Dungeons & Dragons itself. But before we get into that, I wanted to lay out for context where I'm coming from, what my relationship is like to "the world's greatest roleplaying game™" is like, and what questions I was hoping to answer with this series.

If you listen to this show, you probably come from a community that's skeptical of D&D. I'm not personally a fan. But it's unquestionably doing something for many people, and I don't buy that they simply don't know any better. So what's the deal? What's good about Dungeons & Dragons?


Further Reading

At 50 Years Old, Dungeons & Dragons Is An Artifact post by Lin Codega on Rascal News

Dungeons & Dragons Is A Comedy Game on the Dice Exploder blog

Homage to the Players Handbook by Tim Hutchings

Rascal’s pledge drive

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