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How Dungeons and Dragons influences MMORPGs

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    by Kameron M. Franklin

    In 1974, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released their rules for a new kind of war game. They called it Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). Instead of focusing on large armies in tactical warfare, Gary and Dave zoomed in on the adventu...read more

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    by Royce Radcliffe

    Dungeons and Dragons long ago laid the groundwork for the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing games of today. Were it not for the D&D games many grew up with things would be so different. You could call D&D the ultimat...read more

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    by J. Andrew Carmody

    You enter the dank, darkened cave you saw from the road. Unsure whether or not this is the right place, you ready your weapons and tell the other members of your party to ready their own weapons, and ask the magic users t...read more

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    by Samuel Jones

    Where Role Playing Games are concerned, Dungeons and Dragons is the grandaddy of them all. The game's release in the 1970's spawned a slew of mimicry from 'Tunnels and Trolls' and 'Dragon Warriors' to the 'Solo-Adventure G...read more

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