This episode is brought to you by Side Quest, a visual history of role-playing games.

Are you a fan of dungeon crawls and dice rolls?

Or maybe you know, you're just dungeon crawls and dice rolls curious.

If you are, then I've got a book for you.

Side-quest is an original standalone graphic novel that tells the story of role-playing

games.

A meld of history, fantasy, and memoir, Side-quest gives existing fans of tabletop

role-playing games, or TTRPGs,

Insight into the history of the medium from ancient games to those played today,

and it provides a gateway for anyone new to the gaming phenomenon.

Side Quest is narrated by creators Steens and Samuel Satin, who share their personal stories about their RPG experiences and the fascinating and often little-known history of these games.

For instance, did you know that H.G. Wells created an RPG in the early 1900s?

I didn't, before I read the book.

That's why you read books.

Sidequest is inviting introduction to what TTRP's are, why they matter, and how readers can get involved

in the fun.

And like any popular guide to Arcana, this book is geared towards an audience of gamers,

non-gammers, and general readers alike.

I've got the book, I've read it, and I'm here to tell you it's dangerous the government

should regulate it why because as I was reading it maybe you want to play so many

the games they discuss like oh man Strutigo I have not played

Strutigo forever axes and allies just saying those three words together I

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