dungeons-and-dragons

  • Gunpowder in AD&D: Gygax’s Dilemma Explored

    The discussion that follows is best understood with a copy of both the first edition DMG and a copy of the Boot Hill rules. Gary Gygax was against functioning gunpowder in AD&D. For him, gunpowder should just not work in… Continue reading

  • The First RPG and the Second D&D

    Jeffro Johnson has a new post (Tunnels & Trolls is the First Rpg) where he presents a thesis that Tunnels and Trolls is the true first RPG. Go read his post and then come back. Without going on at length, Johnson’s… Continue reading