Designers & Dragons

Designers &amp; Dragons is the history of the roleplaying industry, told one company at a time. The original stories were published as a series of four books, covering the '70s, '80s, '90s, and '00s (which are still available&nbsp;<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2152/Evil-Hat-Productions-LLC/subcategory/3924_19298/More-Evil-Hat-Productions" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">electronically</a>, as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Designers-Dragons-History-Roleplaying-Industry/dp/B0848YJ84B/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">audio books</a>, and possibly&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Designers+%26+Dragons" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">in print</a>). But, there are more histories to be told! Currently, I am working on a new series of company histories covering "lost histories" (stories from the '70s through '00s not in the original books) and "the '10s". These will be published here in early drafts for patrons to read, prior to their eventual publication in new books. Super-patrons ("commentators") will also get to see occasional previews of my other works, including a series of product history books focused on the releases of TSR and WoTC. I invite you to support the continued development of Designers &amp; Dragons! Please note that this Patreon does not cover the actual books, existing or future, but instead supports my development of the material in raw form.2023 Update: For Spring and Summer 2023 I am concentrating on a series of four books offering product histories of early D&amp;D products, and that'll be the main output that readers see over that time period. See my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/announcement-of-79647153" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">March 2023</a> Announcement. The new Designers &amp; Dragons company history books are 75-80% drafted, and will continue work when this other product gets into the editorial phase, probably in October 2023.

Free

You want to support the continued development of Designers &amp; Dragons, but don't have the time or desire to read things in advance. At this tier, I will send you a monthly patrons-only update, where I talk about what I'm working on and what progress I've made.

Supporter

You want to see new company histories months or years before anyone else. At this tier, I'll send you new company articles as I draft them, currently planned about one a month. These will be the contents of what will someday be Designers &amp; Dragons: The Lost Histories and Designers &amp; Dragons: The '10s.For Spring &amp; Summer 2023, this tier will instead consist of Volume 4 of the TSR Product Histories, while I finalize that four-volume set. Company histories will resume in Fall.

Reader

You want to get the inside scoop on Designers &amp; Dragons, to read other works, and perhaps to give feedback as well. I'll send you monthly updates and the company histories as I draft them. Also, I'll give you the inside track on the development of Designers &amp; Dragons (and possibly other books). This will include discussions of notable questions or problems raised by the various articles as well as previews of the separate TSR product history books. Finally, on request, I'll make sure that you have a way to send me back commented versions of articles; I can't guarantee I'll use the comments or respond to them, but I'll definitely take a look. For Spring &amp; Summer 2023, this tier will likely focus on work on This is Free Trader Beowulf, with the fourth TSR Book available to all readers.

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