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
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- Basic and AdvancedDungeons & Dragons new audience versus its original rules (Part 2)
- Basic and AdvancedDungeon & Dragons goes two directions (Part 3)
- Basic and AdvancedDave Arneson takes a job at TSR (Part 4)
- Basic and AdvancedWas Advanced Dungeons & Dragons a different game? (Part 5)
- Basic and AdvancedWhy 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 todays trickle of D&D books
- The Dungeons & Dragons spells Gary Gygax never meant for players
- When megadungeons ruled Dungeons & Dragons