role play

The History of Roleplay

Written and produced by Rich HuntNarrated by Rich Hunt

• Ancient Times

• 1913Little Wars

(A Game for boys from twelve years

of age to one hundred and fifty and

for that more intelligent sort of girl

who likes boys’ games and books)

• 1953 •Tactics, Charles S Robert

• 1960

• 1980

• 1966

• 1974

• 1975 • Empire of the Petal Throne

• Tunnels and Trolls

• 1976 • Chivalry and Sorcery

• 1977 • Traveller

• 1974

• 1975 • Empire of the Petal Throne

• Tunnels and Trolls

• 1976 • Chivalry and Sorcery

• 1977 • Traveller 70006 monthsSecond

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• 1979 • James “Dallas” Egbert III

• 1982 • Irving “Bink” Pulling

• Patricia Pulling

(Not actual picture)

• 1984 • Trial of Darren Molitor

• 1990

• Pulling Report (Michael Stackpole)

• 1981: Call Cthulhu

• 1984: Dragonlance

• 1984: Toon

• 1984: Paranoia

• Here begins the Nineties

• 1988: Cyberpunk

• 1991: Vampire: the Masquerade

• Present Day…

• 1996: Feng Shyi

• 1996: Hong Kong Action Theatre

• 1997: Big Eyes, Small Mouth

• 1992: Over The Edge

• 1998: Unknown Armies

• 2004: New World of Darkness

• 2008: Dungeons and Dragons

• About the Author…http://ptgptb.org/0001/history1.html

The single biggest influence on this project, its extended

explanation (and constant promises of ending!) made for a

good read and a valuable resource.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR,_Inc.

A brief Wikipedia article about TSR.

http://www.rpgstudies.net/stackpole/pulling_report.html

The infamous Pulling Report, which spelt the end of the dark

age for role playing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Wars

A Wikipedia article about the book, Little Wars.

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M9dshxV-

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&ei=H3UfTI32NIbw0gSfyqimDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=r

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The book, Little Wars.

http://www.skepticfiles.org/ignor/isue02d.htm

Darren Molitor’s essay on D&D.

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