Nerd Tutorial Podcast

Topic: Dungeons and Dragons   By personal request from mom, tonight, we dive head first in to the complex world of Dungeons and Dragons.  Because Mom wanted to know what on earth was going on at her dining room table at 11pm at night.     Tutorial: Like all fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons is based off J.R. Tolken’s Lord of the Rings trilogy and Hobbit books. Created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974 as a spinoff of another game called ‘Chainmail’. Chainmail was an early predecessor that revolved around the rules for medieval miniatures and armies. It provided the first major set of rules for miniatures and very popular. Dungeons and Dragons was original Published by Tactical Studies Rules(TSR) and later bought by Wizards of the Coast(same people as magic the gathering card game.) Dungeons and Dragons is considered the benchmark for ‘Table-top Role Playing’ games, with many variations on the game for different setting, time periods, and genre. Game has had multiple editions over the years, with a number of