Binding: Hardcover
Description: A richly illustrated encyclopedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games. When Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, they created the first roleplaying game of all time. Little did they know that their humble box set of three small digest - sized booklets would spawn an entire industry practically overnight. In Monsters Aliens and Holes in the Ground Stu Horvath explores how the hobby of roleplaying games commonly known as RP Gs blossomed out of an unlikely pop culture phenomenon and became a dominant gaming form by the 2010s. Going far beyond D& D this heavily illustrated tome covers more than three hundred different RP Gs that have been published in the last five decades. Monsters Aliens and Holes in the Ground features (among other things) bunnies ghostbusters soap operas criminal bears space monsters political intrigue vampires romance and of course some dungeons and dragons. In a decade - by - decade breakdown Horvath chronicles how RP Gs have evolved in the time between their inception and the present day offering a deep and gratifying glimpse into a hobby that has changed the way we think about games and play.
Title: Monsters Aliens And Holes In The Ground A Guide To Tabletop Roleplaying Games From D& D To Mothership
Author(s): Horvath Stu
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Barcode: 9780262048224
Pages: 456 Pages, 349 Color Photos, 12 Color Ill Us., 28 B&W Illus.
Publication Date: 10/10/2023
Category: Role-Playing, War Games & Fantasy Sports