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DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS DOCUMENTARIES AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS DOCUMENTARIES AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS DOCUMENTARIES AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES
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The Secrets of Blackmoor
Status: Shipping
https://www.tfott.com/product-page/secrets-of-blackmoor-the-true-history-of-
dungeons-dragons-dvd-limited-edition-2-disc-set-with-bonus
In Gary’s Basement
Status: Shipping
https://rpghistory.net/
https://dreams-in-garys-basement.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaxland/shadows-over-lake-geneva-rpg-
adventures-for-5e-modern
http://www.gaxland.com/
Unavailable
The Great Kingdom
Status: In post production, editing phase
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/720223857/the-great-kingdom/posts/
4011853
E-Zines
https://www.dragonsfoot.org/fe/#FEFT40
https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/s/7nSmmM6O3U
https://time.com/6271789/dungeons-and-dragons-history-impact-video/
World of Darkness
https://www.amazon.com/World-Darkness-Steve-Wieck/dp/B07JVCWWQB
Dice Tower
https://www.gamestop.com/search/?
q=dungeons+and+dragons+dice+tower&lang=default&start=0&sz=20
Dave Arneson’s lawsuit papers against Gary Gygax and 1973 D&D Draft
https://ws.onehub.com/folders/uh3vxwq1
https://chanceand.com/2024/02/27/a-journey-through-the-july-1973-draft-and-
dds-foundational-saga/?
fbclid=IwAR0Atw7RmJp9FlcDzn-2Y7TYv2LezpoY8VMcwyIB4oVzbJiq0pvnzQAUQ9
8
Braunstein
Blackmoor
Chain mail
Odd
https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2024/04/50-years-of-d-forthcoming-book-
from-mit.html?
fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3mBiylYf9QoP8Gk1aPJ7qZMasV3SBhkV5L_Mw
BWmoJJHK4XwG7XVNF47M_aem_Ac3ySdn3mCInqATme25ADz4zd30kbogXk2V
w1WJBYyDRuuqQ-POI6MT8eJnTvtI7ipZGNwESWjG7jp339ku0wJ4B
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-dalluhn-manuscript-and-
contax.html
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-dalluhn-manuscript-and-
contax.html
https://www.google.com/search?
q=Mornard+Fragments&rlz=1C5MACD_enUS1051US1051&oq=Mornard+Fragment
s&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigAdIBCTI4MDRqMGoxNagCAL
ACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1454/51/1454516675578.pdf
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/437767/men-in-metal
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/424758/the-mage-s-companion
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/464791/Dragons-Beyond
https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/
https://www.enworld.org/forums/dungeons-dragons.506/
http://www.pandius.com/bworigkw.html
https://sites.google.com/site/zenopusarchives/home/rulebook-printing-info-and-
trivia/list-of-changes-to-the-holmes-basic-rulebook
https://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/setpages/basic.html
List of RPG/D&D documentaries
I try to list some of the documentaries about D&D and TTRPG hobby that I could
find. Which do you like the most?
Eye of the Beholder (release on May 14, 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu_dCnirBe4
Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretsofblackmoor/secrets-of-blackmoor-
the-true-history-of-dungeons
The Dreams in Gary's Basement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEHAgaAYXEg
Escaping Prison with Dungeons & Dragons: Waypoint Specials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9iQEK7w4Rw
Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary (I don't know if this project was
completed)
https://vimeo.com/46520671 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewpascal/
dungeons-and-dragons-a-documentary
Word from a Gamer
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1452186107/and-now-a-word-from-a-
gamerhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt6023118/
The history of Dungeons and Dragons video games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgoonTyjKoc
The Dungeons & Dragons experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRIYqQ01fqM
Dungeons & Dragons: Satanic Panic | Retro Report | The New York Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATUpSPj0x-c
Add into comments what other well produced RPG documentaries are there. Also
these do not have to be only documentaries, but other hobby related movies - not
just regular D&D fantasy movies. One example is:
Dark Dungeons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qc9JiIiOSQ
EDIT:
Movies that have pointed out in comments:
Mazes & Monsters
The Gamers + sequel
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369445/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0447166/
World of Darkness
https://www.amazon.com/World-Darkness-Steve-Wieck/dp/B07JVCWWQB
https://www.enworld.org/threads/fifty-years-of-dungeons-dragons-collection-of-
essays-published-by-mit-press.702431/page-2?
fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3BGXRLVFt63WZsw18pHpHQyEejhPcYtURlNT1
DshAVAv7lJDoBKomw5bI_aem_QUL6X0ouRnQXK-v2J3-5XQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-zzrWAQcWQ
Blog Posts
http://taxidermicowlbear.weebly.com/lets-reads.html?
fbclid=IwAR1xiNvziMZtrs8mV8lpgZZXShbYQcXFjw_8GYJXEkobcF6TPmbllgO9oeg
_aem_AcAHenYlquSZjlRtSwJv5ccU9ySgMbJbHuHhN8zyd56L5bCmttkLUbv0A5p
G-qrQ9R2GWxvClqYTOMiUg7mocugi
https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/lets-read-dungeons-dragons-basic-
rules-by-tom-moldvay.672188/
https://bruce-heard.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/hVNZW4o2ywqa4pos/?mibextid=WC7FNe
https://1eonline.info/
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/?m=1
https://1eonline.info/
Old School DnD Blogs/References/History
https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-j-eric-holmes-collection.html
https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/11/at-long-last.html
https://sites.google.com/site/zenopusarchives/home/holmes-ref
https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2024/02/how-dungeons-dragons-started-
video.html
https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-making-of-original-
d-1970-1977.html?
fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2OV4haf7d9BvbQHhCL2iFnWbIh6AN-
bV16a0iWPKuJ5o6msNXbFCqFy6s_aem_Ac0HmRAbOKNqv3_m7uayz8YSpfe0U5
FYv5KoPhrWZdOxZ5XpdLMDMh3Ui9OqB1rxqTMrAzuf6WsyopFY209XCkQi
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=Ral_Partha_Enterprises&action=history
https://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/rulebooks.html?
fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2nUcHHdv-UHe1-tVsxg8y7k-
Pt9p5P_urJ3uXyyviq1-4DoXO2891_EDQ_aem_AdQYxr6RieEh9Bm-
O7CDwNWlv7UZ5JdZ1vOQXqsTj7wLy76zrG69Tdi3G-9oOJwRaWpCGKyp7qZrD3y
8oiMmrA_7
ARDUIN GAME
https://empcho.com/
https://originaldungeons-and-dragons.blogspot.com/
https://originaldungeons-and-dragons.blogspot.com/2023/03/arduin-news-from-
emperors-choice-games.html?
fbclid=IwAR3MtqEAynnPqrjf0knwGZ0_voO_jJnp020W0feIbQO99TRm1qMms0vaf0
c_aem_Aa0YnG2x3mI6d0NWfzFJGiTLC7L8f8U2Vg39AI-
c306DqstusrVJenIew8XFPZylf2ISbO6_O1EoRt5CKV6dTsu9
https://ruinsofmurkhill.proboards.com/thread/3704/end-arduin-grimoire-2005-
empcho
https://originaldungeons-and-dragons.blogspot.com/2023/03/arduin-news-from-
emperors-choice-games.html?
fbclid=IwAR3MtqEAynnPqrjf0knwGZ0_voO_jJnp020W0feIbQO99TRm1qMms0vaf0
c_aem_Aa0YnG2x3mI6d0NWfzFJGiTLC7L8f8U2Vg39AI-
c306DqstusrVJenIew8XFPZylf2ISbO6_O1EoRt5CKV6dTsu9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arduin#Books
https://dmdavid.com/tag/the-arduin-grimoire-the-coolest-rpg-book-ever-also-
the-book-gygax-mocked-as-costing-readers-1-int-and-2-wis/?fbclid=IwAR1EWx-
c6LdAvT_xH74UoUypjfrE8bnW3sc62flRDsbtKWTWDfnmBDBOzMM_aem_AUuAC
XTsQQr5Hsz1ygSMToxeLqNkRM4fc7031idI3b8A6TC0aoxIzc2rP-
Z6_1M9ZAzAdnxbCluaTOPDfFDoYIu4