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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 12h

Putting out a call: if you were part of WOTC’s late-2010s live events (Stream of Many Eyes, D&D Live, The Descent), I would love to talk to you as part of the Actual Play book.

[email protected] will reach me, either to schedule a chat or to share your memories.

Please feel free to share.

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Matt Forbeck @forbeck.com · 3h

I'm shocked and crushed to hear of the passing of my pal @robowieland.bsky.social this morning.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 4h

Ha! Oh well! Sorry @ericvogel.bsky.social , I meant @ericbvogel.bsky.social .

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 4h

And I'm sure every fan has already seen this, but here's what I'm prepping for.

www.amazon.com/Twelve-Month...

Twelve Months (Dresden Files)

Twelve Months (Dresden Files) [Butcher, Jim] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Twelve Months (Dresden Files)

www.amazon.com

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 4h

Did I mention I wrote a whole strategy guide for the game?

evilhat.com/wp-content/u...

evilhat.com

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 4h

It looks like the original game is out-of-stock from Evil Hat, but you can find copies on eBay and a couple of stores.

But you can also pick up the computer game, which is a very nice translation.

store.steampowered.com/app/661280/D...

Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game on Steam

Play Harry Dresden and his friends as they take on the cases from the bestselling Dresden Files novels in the ultimate what-if scenario—what if Harry was on the scene with allies who weren’t there in ...

store.steampowered.com

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 4h

My wife and I have started playing the Dresden Files Card Game (DFCO) from @evilhat.bsky.social (and my friend @ericvogel.bsky.social) in prep for the next Dresden files book, finally coming out next year.

Terrific co-op that's also really evocative for what's in each book.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 10h

So thanks for interest from everyone, and especially from Orkus Dorkus, who let me blather for an hour and a half.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 10h

And if you read through all that meandering, here's the backerkit reminder page. We hit 2,000 signups yesterday!

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Launching Soon - Designers & Dragons: Origins

From Evil Hat - Launching Soon - Designers & Dragons: Origins

www.backerkit.com

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 10h

I'd say I need to find out somewhere else to record these but (a) I've just blasted through five without time to think [though two more are scheduled or in process], and (b) almost all of the rooms in our house have blinding sunlight, until the late afternoon.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 10h

But oh my office is terrible for interviews. I have a window with blinding Hawaiian sun right behind me, so I have to contort and twist to avoid that. And my chair's too high and ...

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 10h

I've been enjoying the interviews I've been doing this week (though a bit tired out!). I'm amazed at how good everyone I've talked with is at really making me comfortable and keeping the conversation going!

(Maybe an extension of GMing skills? Used in real-life!)

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 10h

We're now 8 days out from the launch of Designers & Dragons Origins, and I did five interviews in the last week or so. (Whew!) Here's the first, with Orkus Dorkus!

Orcusdorkus - Prepping Impossible Landscapes @orcusdorkus.bsky.social · 11h

New episode!🎉

I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND

youtu.be/YlvDDXFDLZo

Interview with Shannon Appelcline of Designers & Dragons: Origins

YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans

youtu.be

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Orcusdorkus - Prepping Impossible Landscapes @orcusdorkus.bsky.social · 11h

New episode!🎉

I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND

youtu.be/YlvDDXFDLZo

Interview with Shannon Appelcline of Designers & Dragons: Origins

YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans

youtu.be

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 21h

Untold stories of the origins of companies. What made the principals decide to found the company and/or what gave them the means to do so?

Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 2d

PS: Gorgeous listing!

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 2d

Except I think you could also argue that the whole Basic D&D line was a Starter Set for AD&D.

(It was certainly my gateway, via B/X, and I suspect that's true for a lot of others.)

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 2d

I'd argue that the Holmes edition of Basic D&D was pretty explicitly the Starter Set for AD&D when it was launched. It's just that AD&D wasn't written yet and they diverged as a result.

But, yeah, after that it was all Basic D&D until you got to First Quest.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 2d

If you are a designer and even moreso if you're an RPG publisher.

Yes, please tell those secret origins stories!

(Work begins on Designers & Dragons 3e next year!)

Fred Hicks @deadlyfredly.bsky.social · 2d

Contemplating how the most influential award show for Evil Hat was the Indie RPG Awards held in the early 00s, before Evil Hat existed as a company. @rdonoghue.bsky.social and I won one for an earlier incarnation of Fate, “best free game”. It was a narrower population that knew about it, but enough…

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 2d

Yep, straight from Greg in some 2012 email. We all miss him.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

Today, October 10th, marks the seventh anniversary of @chaosium.bsky.social company founder Greg Stafford's passing.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 2d

If you see this, post an Dark Horse Comics cover you love.

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 3d

I will have other interviews about Designers & Dragons: Origins in the near future! (Taping my next one in two hours!)

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Shannon Appelcline 🌮 @shannonappelcline.bsky.social · 3d

I was thrilled to talk with @newmadras.bsky.social a few days ago about Designers & Dragons: Origins for Rascal News.

Rascal News is paywalled, but well worth it if you're interested in keeping up on the news & trends of the industry. (I'm a subscriber!)

Rascal News @rascal.news · 3d

A mammoth sequel to the Designers & Dragons set of RPG histories, this new book from Shannon Appelcline and Evil Hat seems like it'll be a treasure trove of facts for fans of the first few decades of D&D.

Shannon Appelcline returns with a product-by-product history of the first decades of D&D

Designers & Dragons: Origins promises to be another essential reference.

www.rascal.news

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Evil Hat @evilhat.bsky.social · 3d

Historian @shannonappelcline.bsky.social spent nearly a decade researching the history behind each and every release TSR put out for OD&D, AD&D 1e, and Basic D&D.
How many products does Designers & Dragons: Origins cover?
Answer: this many.
Follow the project here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

A tiled mosaic of over 320 products released by TSR for OD&D, AD&D 1e, and Basic D&D. From the first copy of Chainmail to the digital release of Orc's Head.

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