History of the Tabletop RPG
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Күн бұрынI've had this video in my head for a while! A few weeks back I was watching videos that covered the history of role playing game from the 1970's to present, but I couldn't help but wonder if there were any ancient games that were similar to our modern table-top RPG’s.
In this History of the RPG you will find some interesting history nuggets about ancient dice, war time strategy, and also an idea on how people might see themselves reflected in game pieces.
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Old-timey dice:
Minas-Nerpel, M. (2007). A Demotic Inscribed Icosahedron from Dakhleh Oasis. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 93, 137-148.
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@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
Next video I'm gonna be discussing a bit more of a serious topic but I had WAY too much fun making this
@MazinPaolo 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, absolutely. Also, nice channel. Subscribed.
@alexboyer2352 3 жыл бұрын
Down for some dice history for sure. Ride or "die" fan of gaming history content!
@ward6ix 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm definitely interested in the history of dice, particularly their usage beyond gambling.
@adriank8792 2 жыл бұрын
RPGs is a serious topic
@IslandUncharted 5 ай бұрын
I miss Dnd! fond memories Ty great video
@jonathanlay8746 6 ай бұрын
Nice video. "Of Dice and Men" is a great book on the topic as well. (You are aware that the singular of "dice" is "die", correct? You were saying it incorrectly on purpose... as some people deliberately do)
@Bragi71 3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! Born in 1971 I am playing Pen&Paper RPGs since the mid 80s... allmost every week with my friends.
@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@j_v_k_ 3 жыл бұрын
this was super interesting, thank you! i love the title cards you made; they're beautiful. im excited to see what other work you make!
@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
Aw, thank you so much!
@jayhlovelady 3 жыл бұрын
You're definitely making the most of the quarantine, great video!
@burner9147 2 жыл бұрын
Great little video very educational
@michaelbenjamins4710 3 жыл бұрын
Plenty interesting information with some I never thought about so thank you and well done :)
@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your lovely comment!
@michaelbenjamins4710 3 жыл бұрын
@@professorpeachez are you open to collaboration in the future?
@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not at this time as I have many projects on the go.
@spaghetti9976 3 жыл бұрын
The history is actually kinda interesting, I never even thought of this before I saw it on reddit.
@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for tuning in!
@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396 27 күн бұрын
I thought you were going to start doing a video for Ticket to Ride. :)
@RobertFisher1969 3 жыл бұрын
Some things you might want to look into further: Free Kriegspiel introduced the idea of an umpire that is the predecessor of D&D’s Dungeon Master. Wargaming before D&D already had become much more than combat simulation. Look into Diplomacy, Braunstein, Arneson’s Napoleonic game, Blackmoor, & M.A.R. Barker’s group before D&D was published. While D&D was published by wargamers and did call itself “miniature rules”, it is wildly inaccurate to call it a complex combat game. It had very little in the way of combat rules, and while it referred readers to Chainmail for combat, neither of the co-authors actually used Chainmail when playing D&D by the time it was published. You may want to read Playing At The World & see the documentary Secrets of Blackmoor for more insight into world that D&D rather naturally came out of.
@HassanUmer 3 жыл бұрын
Super cool video! Please make the one about the history of dice games too!
@professorpeachez 3 жыл бұрын
I'm planning on having a 'history of dice video' out within the next month!
@HassanUmer 3 жыл бұрын
@@professorpeachez awesome!!
@jdazzani 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@robertobisceglie2187 3 жыл бұрын
The general TTRPG idea was around since the 1960's in the wargaming milieu. It is somewhat recognised that Braunstein by Dave Wesely is the first tabletop rpg. Even if you consider D&D alone, it is strongly debated whether the paternity is to be assigned to Gygax or Dave Arneson. Arneson indeed created some tropes and mechanics, Gygax coded them into a playable set. Personally, I think that both have to be account for the creation of D&D.
@kevinkrueger7479 2 жыл бұрын
I stumbled on this as a grognard. Are you a player? Your 5e books in the background suggest that. But this seems more of a grad student dissertation of the genre. Is this some kind of college thesis? Eighty one likes says you're new. This reads cold.
@professorpeachez 2 жыл бұрын
This comment got saltier and saltier the longer it went on lol
@Eren______ Жыл бұрын
You’re drunk Sherlock, go home.
@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396 27 күн бұрын
@@professorpeachezIt was sailing the seven seas by the time it was done. :)
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