Shannon Appelcline joins us to discuss his four-book series Designers & Dragons: A History of the Roleplaying Game Industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Shannon Appelcline joins us to discuss his four-book series Designers & Dragons: A History of the Roleplaying Game Industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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369. The History of Tabletop Role-Playing Games (with Shannon Appelcline)

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