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RISE OF THE DUNGEON MASTER - Gygax's Story In A Graphic Novel
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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 7716198" data-attributes="member: 6796661"><p>I bought the book. There was nothing new here for me, but I'm still glad to have it in my collection. </p><p></p><p>I've already read Empire of Imagination, Playing at the World, and Of Dice and Men—all of them excellent books. I would recommend Of Dice and Men for a lighter read and Playing at the World for those who like to read footnotes. Empire of the Imagination sits somewhere in between. I have not bought the Designers & Dragons series yet. </p><p></p><p>As for Rise of the Dungeon Master, it provides a nice, high-level overview of the dawn of Dungeons and Dragon's as told through Gary Gygax's life. The artwork didn't blow me away, but it does a good job at capturing the people and times covered. I especially like how they tie D&D to the video-game industry, by including some early video-game history into the story. My nephew will be visiting from Mexico this summer. He's really into anime and video games. A budding geek. But I don't think TTRPGs are prevalent where he lives. I'm going to lend him this book and hopefully pique his interest in the TTRPGs. I think the book does an excellent job of imparting the history of TTRPG and its place in gaming history overall to young adults who may not have had exposure to TTRPGs. </p><p></p><p>They do cover the Gygax / Arneson disputes. It is a slim book, so they can't go into much detail, and I wouldn't want the broad strokes of the mens' lives and the game's social impact to be sidetracked by to much of that drama. I will say that the way they cover it is done with great tact. They will have an in era series of panels illustrating a disagreement. Then they cut to panels with Gary telling his side and Dave telling his side, but as old men looking back. I kinda mellows out the whole dispute.</p><p></p><p>It ends covering both men's deaths in a way that I have to believe that the writer was truly a fan of both men, even though the book is primarily Gary focused. </p><p></p><p>For many old grognards who were fortunate to have met both men, I think it will be a moving read in a way that other published materials are not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 7716198, member: 6796661"] I bought the book. There was nothing new here for me, but I'm still glad to have it in my collection. I've already read Empire of Imagination, Playing at the World, and Of Dice and Men—all of them excellent books. I would recommend Of Dice and Men for a lighter read and Playing at the World for those who like to read footnotes. Empire of the Imagination sits somewhere in between. I have not bought the Designers & Dragons series yet. As for Rise of the Dungeon Master, it provides a nice, high-level overview of the dawn of Dungeons and Dragon's as told through Gary Gygax's life. The artwork didn't blow me away, but it does a good job at capturing the people and times covered. I especially like how they tie D&D to the video-game industry, by including some early video-game history into the story. My nephew will be visiting from Mexico this summer. He's really into anime and video games. A budding geek. But I don't think TTRPGs are prevalent where he lives. I'm going to lend him this book and hopefully pique his interest in the TTRPGs. I think the book does an excellent job of imparting the history of TTRPG and its place in gaming history overall to young adults who may not have had exposure to TTRPGs. They do cover the Gygax / Arneson disputes. It is a slim book, so they can't go into much detail, and I wouldn't want the broad strokes of the mens' lives and the game's social impact to be sidetracked by to much of that drama. I will say that the way they cover it is done with great tact. They will have an in era series of panels illustrating a disagreement. Then they cut to panels with Gary telling his side and Dave telling his side, but as old men looking back. I kinda mellows out the whole dispute. It ends covering both men's deaths in a way that I have to believe that the writer was truly a fan of both men, even though the book is primarily Gary focused. For many old grognards who were fortunate to have met both men, I think it will be a moving read in a way that other published materials are not. [/QUOTE]
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