#173: Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons with Jon Peterson

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Jon Peterson to talk about his new book on the history of roleplaying games, Game Wizards. In the news, Paizo recognizes the Paizo Workers United labor union, Edge Studio announces more Star Wars on the way, more information about the Cowboy Bebop RPG, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about what a three headed demon dog really wants.

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Jon Peterson

Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons https://amzn.to/3b8rVbS

Playing at the World Blog http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/

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News

Paizo Recognizes Union https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-recognizes-union.683467/

Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons: An In-Depth Review https://www.enworld.org/threads/fizbans-treasury-of-dragons-an-in-depth-review.683372/

News Digest for the Week of October 22 (Free D&D Beyond Adventure, Cowboy Bebop RPG update, Astral Tabletop ends development, Adventures in Rokugan, Green Ronin AGE User Generated Content) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-october-22.683470/

Edge Studio Announces More Star Wars RPG Products Coming https://www.enworld.org/threads/edge-announced-it-will-be-making-star-wars-rpgs.683344/

Kalymba RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/craftandogames/kalymba-the-roleplaying-game

Aegean Mythic Roleplaying https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stoo-goff/aegean-mythic-role-playing-across-the-aegean-sea

Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022 https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/traveller-core-rulebook-update-2022.html

Deluxe Edition Cover Reveal (limited to 300 copies) https://www.facebook.com/mongoosepublishinguk/posts/4398983950154622

Monster ENCyclopedia: Umber Hulk https://www.enworld.org/threads/monster-encyclopedia-umber-hulk.683377/

Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e

Comparison between Kickstarter tracking/prediction sites https://twitter.com/Morrus/status/1451320512261640205

Tricorder Collector’s Box Set https://www.modiphius.net/blogs/news/introducing-the-tricorder-collector-s-box-set

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Kickstarters

Iron Kingdoms: Borderlands and Beyond https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/privateerpress/iron-kingdoms-borderlands-and-beyond

Tome of Spell Holding https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dungeonbones/tome-of-spell-holding

Holler: An Appalachian Apocalypse for Savage Worlds https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/holler-an-appalachian-apocalypse-for-savage-worlds

Mutated Monsters https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicedungeons/mutated-monsters-evolve-your-5th-edition-campaign

Goblonia https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gandersnitch/goblonia-ttrpg

Our Haunt https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdragsky/our-haunt

Haunted Hill Academy https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/351992582/haunted-hill-academy

Keep up to date with all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-iron-kingdoms-holler-mutated-monsters-and-more.683395/

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Game Wizards

Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons https://amzn.to/3b8rVbS

Playing at the World Blog http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/

Playing at the World (the book) is currently out of print and I could not find a used copy for under $500.

Game Wizards (Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson) Miniatures from Mudpuppy Games https://mudpuppycomics.com/games/2021/09/30/game-wizards-gary-and-dave-minis-to-be-released-at-gamehole-con/

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey