D&D 5E Book: Inside the World of Dungeons and Dragons

[Henadic Theologian]

How have you been able to see what's inside? That link you provided just shows the cover.

I was at Toys'R'Us today and took a read through, it's, not a big book. Still might be bigger then Spelljammer sadly

 

[dave2008]

The book really doesn't show extreme violence at all.

But D&D does, like all the time. And D&D has been marketed as 10 & up for a long time!

 

[MockingBird]

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I miss these little books lol. I wish I would have collected them when I was a kid. Do they even still print them? I'd find them at the post office of all places.

 

[Rabulias]

I was at Toys'R'Us today and took a read through...

Toys'R'Us? I thought they went out of business?

 

[Parmandur]

Toys'R'Us? I thought they went out of business?

The Canadian branch continued.

 

[Stormonu]

I miss these little books lol. I wish I would have collected them when I was a kid. Do they even still print them? I'd find them at the post office of all places.

Yes, these POS books are still being published and distributed, unfortunately.

 

[MichaelSomething]

Yes, these POS books are still being published and distributed, unfortunately.

Ironically? I hope???

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Toys'R'Us? I thought they went out of business?

I thought about noting that the Canadian Toys'R'Us Survived, but confusing Americans seemed like it was more fun.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Ironically? I hope???

Nope. They are terrible. But many collectors view them with irony.

They were NOT produced ironically.

There's a great 99% Invisible Podcast that recently hit on the whole history of the business and the design of Chick Tracts, and it's ... fascinating.

Chick Tracts - 99% Invisible

Since Chick Publications started in the mid 1960s, it has sold more than one billion tracts. There are two hundred and seventy different Chick Tracts, with titles like “The Death Cookie,” “Kidnapped!,” “Mean Momma,” “The Sissy?,” and “Satan Comes To Salem.” Many of these are black and white...

99percentinvisible.org

TLDR; they were originally made because Jack Chick wanted to express his ... ideas ... to people using the imagery and "punch" of comics that were popular with the kids.

 

[Parmandur]

Nope. They are terrible. But many collectors view them with irony.

They were NOT produced ironically.

There's a great 99% Invisible Podcast that recently hit on the whole history of the business and the design of Chick Tracts, and it's ... fascinating.

Chick Tracts - 99% Invisible

Since Chick Publications started in the mid 1960s, it has sold more than one billion tracts. There are two hundred and seventy different Chick Tracts, with titles like “The Death Cookie,” “Kidnapped!,” “Mean Momma,” “The Sissy?,” and “Satan Comes To Salem.” Many of these are black and white...

99percentinvisible.org

TLDR; they were originally made because Jack Chick wanted to express his ... ideas ... to people using the imagery and "punch" of comics that were popular with the kids.

My friends mom used to distribute those in public places when we were kids.