A history of RPGs: Made by fans; played by fans

Authors

  • Paul Mason Aichi Gakuin University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2012.0444

Keywords:

Dungeons & Dragons, Fan object, Gaming, RPG

Abstract

I explore some aspects of the early history of tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) that are perhaps not well known among media scholars, and which offer an alternative take on the idea of fan activity.

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Published

2012-09-15

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Symposium