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#exclusive
Jesse Alexander On Day One, Spaceships And Dungeons & Dragons
This week, Day One creator Jesse Alexander has been guest-blogging with us as part of our "TV Ate My Brain" week. Closing out the week, we talked to him about influences, the future of storytelling, and the importance of D&D.
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#books
A Quartet of Science Nonfiction Tales That Will Make You Explode
Need some nonfiction distraction? Check out these four new nonfiction books about everything from growing up as a Dungeons and Dragons geek to coming of age as a genetic mutant. -
#inmemoriamgygax
20-Sided Die Memorials for Gary Gygax
Jess Burgess looks out over Killian Court on the M.I.T. campus, where students created a giant 20-sided die last week as a memorial for Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax. 20-sided dice are a crucial part of that game. If you couldn't get over to Cambridge, Mass, to place flowers at the foot of the giant die, we've got some other ways for you to show your love for Gygax with 20-sided dice displays. More » -
#triviagasm
The Scifi Obsession Of Dungeons and Dragons Creator Gary Gygax
Gary Gygax, co-inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, will probably be best remembered as the man who brought role playing games into the lives of millions of teenagers in the 1970s, and who helped spawn an entire industry. If you've ever rolled an eight-sided dice in a game, it's thanks to him. While his bread and butter was swords and sworcery, he was also an avid science fiction fan (he even designed a scifi D&D module, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, whose artwork is pictured here). He worked on several scifi games, as well as writing several science fiction stories. With the sad news today that Gary passed away in his home, we take a long, triviatastic look at his love for gaming and science fiction. More »
