How Dungeons & Dragons Conquered The World with Michael Witwer | Lore & Legends | Podcast 37


Michael Witwer may know more about Dungeons & Dragons than just about anyone alive today. After all, he's the biographer of D&D creator Gary Gygax and he's written multiple groundbreaking chronicles of the famed tabletop game. Now he joins Cereal At Midnight to talk about the history behind LORE & LEGENDS...and beyond!

Book Links:
Lore & Legends  https://amzn.to/499VPJG
The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary: https://amzn.to/471dO33
Heroes Feast 2: Flavors of the Multiverse https://amzn.to/3MjM3uL
Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons: https://amzn.to/475PgG7
Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake https://amzn.to/3tRinP8

empireofimagination.com
@mikewitwer on twitter
unearthedarcanist on Instagram

Cereal At Midnight Review of Art & Arcana https://youtu.be/_OYTCXXiGnE


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