by Ben Riggs
It's like Bible study for D&D fanatics! Slaying the Dragon author and historian Ben Riggs & TRPG scholar Dr. Scott M. Bruner read and analyze the most sacred texts of Dungeons & Dragons (from original edition rules to modern adventures)! They are often joined by special guests, including current and former Wizards employees, contemporary academics, and modern designers, to meditate on the inspirations, ambitions, past & future of the medium of tabletop roleplaying. Listen to a historian, an academic, and some special guests read D&D texts aloud and comment on them!
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April 14, 2025
<p>Lin Codega is the most important gaming journalist in the history of TTRPGs. They broke the OGL scandal wide open and changed the industry forever. In this hour-long conversation, Ben picks their brain about the state of things today, and where they are going next. </p> <p>Find further delight in Lin's words at <a href= "https://www.rascal.news/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Rascal!</a> </p> <p>Ben interviewed 2nd ed designer Zeb Cook in Hugh Hefner's suite at Gary Con and there's video! You NEED to see this! And the only way you are going to get access to this amazing interview is by subscribing to our Patreon. It's only $3 a month! Click <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=121641556&utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here!</a></p>
April 7, 2025
<p>The pulp fiction that influenced Dungeons & Dragons and Call of Cthulhu was once considered disposable entertainment. But now it is taught in school! This week we pick the brain of Dr. Jason Ray Carney, a professor of English at Christopher Newport University who teaches weird fiction! </p> <p>The next thing we're going to release on the Patreon feed is an interview with 2nd edition designer Zeb Cook from Gary Con. Zeb gives us cutting insight into the role of the RPG designer as an artist, all while sitting in Hugh Hefner's suite at Gary Con 2025! And the only way you are going to get access to this amazing interview is by subscribing to our Patreon. It's only $3 a month! Click <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=121641556&utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here!</a></p>
March 31, 2025
<p>Stu Horvath is an RPG historian you need to hear about. His book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is enlightening, engaging, entertaining, and informative. Oh, and gorgeous! It is a romp through 50 plus years of iconic RPG products, from the obvious to the obscure. In this episode, we discuss Chaosium's Theives' World. Pick up Stu's book <a href= "https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048224/monsters-aliens-and-holes-in-the-ground/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here!</a> </p> <p>The next thing we're going to release on the Patreon feed is an interview with 2nd edition designer Zeb Cook from Gary Con. Zeb gives us cutting insight into the role of the RPG designer as an artist, all while sitting in Hugh Hefner's suite at Gary Con 2025! And the only way you are going to get access to this amazing interview is by subscribing to our Patreon. It's only $3 a month! Click <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/user?u=121641556&utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here!</a></p>
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