Happy 45th Anniversary Original Dungeons & Dragons!

Today (January 26th) is International Dungeons & Dragons Day when we celebrate the publication of the original D&D adventure game. I wasn't born yet and I learned the game from my parents. It wasn't until I played "Dungeons & Dragons" with other people that I learned that not everyone and not even most people create their own unique campaign world with original monsters and magic items.

I gradually learned there is the original game and a few people who play it the original way and there is everyone else. Most do not create their own world, but play in a world created by someone else with set limits on what the players can do, the decisions they can make and the places they can go. So called adventure modules that specify everything with a script that the players must follow.

Be a rebel, break away from the status quo and play D&D the way it was intended in an open ended exploration of a living world.

Don't get me wrong! If you enjoy playing in a railroaded limited choice game, that is perfectly acceptable. It is NOT by any means "bad wrong fun". I just happen to think that you will have even more fun, if you get a chance to play the original game the original way! Give it a try!

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