Jon Peterson
@docetist
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Author of Playing at the World, Elusive Shift, Game Wizards @MITpress; Making of OD&D @Wizards_DnD; coauthor of Art & Arcana, Heroes' Feast @TenSpeedPress.
Maine (in the woods)
Joined November 2008
Hey #GenCon2025! Me and @docetist will be signing copies of #DnD Art & Arcana, Heroes' Feast (1&2) and more from 2-4 PM tomorrow (Friday) at the @penguinrandom @TenSpeedPress booth (#365). Hope to see you there! @Wizards_DnD @SamWitwer @kyle_newman #GenCon
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Ask a round of nerds what the first RPG was, and you'll likely get D&D as your answer. Some might shout out Blackmoor. A few may say Braunstein. But what if the answer was... something else? A long talk with the Thucydides of RPG history, Jon Peterson!
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This week is @GameholeCon in Madison, Wisconsin! Friday at 11am CST- @MikeWitwer @docetist @adamofadventure @stacyking @Wheeler and I will be talking about the legacy of Dungeons & Dragons: 50 Years of the World's Most Influential Game! https://t.co/I86Jiqjojf
#DnD #TTRPGs
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Join Jon Peterson (@docetist) @GreenAppleBooks on Monday, September 30th for a celebration of his book, "Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 1: The Invention of Dungeons and Dragons," with Erol Otus at 9th Ave! Link to RSVP ๐๐ป https://t.co/tCmvisCqTe
#DnD
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Dungeons & Dragons has had its fair share of infamy with stories of โSatanic panicโ and recently, a resurgence after being featured on Netflixโs โStranger Things.โ But what is this game really about? ๐คทโโ๏ธ Listen below to find out! ๐ย https://t.co/3XGP9rOiEz
#dungeonsanddragons
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๐๏ธ ON AIR: We're talking with @BrennanLM, @danielleradford, @docetist & @GamesofBerkeley's @Gwendles42 about all things Dungeons and Dragons, which celebrates 50 years this year. โHave you ever played D&D? What do you enjoy about it? https://t.co/bqhwd0D7ji
kqed.org
You are walking down a dark dungeon hallway lit by torches and covered in cobwebs. You hear ominous squelching sounds. Wait! Itโs the GIBBERING MOUTHER. Do you pull out a sword or cast a spell? If...
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The fun doesn't stop @Gen_Con. Starting at 3 pm today, @docetist will be signing copies of "Playing at the World, 2E" at booth 268. We look forward to seeing you! #GenCon2024
mitpress.mit.edu
This new edition of Playing at the World is the first of two volumes that update the 720-page original tome of the same name from 2012. This first volume is ...
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Weโre all set up here at #GenCon2024! Stop by tomorrow starting at 10am to check out all the best books on D&d, video games, and sci fi from @mitpress!
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Humble Bundle currently has a bevy of game studies books from @mitpress for just $18; @docetistโs work on D&D/role-playing games, @BRKeoghโs analysis of video game labor, and the essay collection โZones of Controlโ on wargaming, just to name a few!
humblebundle.com
From D&D to Call of Duty, this bundle from MIT Press explores the histories, cultures & theories driving games of all types! Your purchase helps Girls Who Code.
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Join Gen Con chairperson Peter Adkison and D&D historian Jon Peterson as they explore the D&D editions with special guests! โ๏ธ https://t.co/zw5n4U9zrj
#GenCon #GenCon2024 #DnD50atGenCon #dnd #ttrpg #rpg #GenConEvents
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We got to hear about The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons from D&D Historian Jon Peterson including how it was an open source environment and what's in the book!
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We got to hear about The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons from D&D Historian Jon Peterson including how it was an open source environment and what's in the book!
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As a part of @GenCon TV's continuing series playing every edition of D&D, I participated as a player this time in the 2nd edition AD&D game, and a little (almost two hour?) historical discussion preceding it. https://t.co/9zFOtecR2d
#rpg #dnd
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โจSTARTING NOWโจ on https://t.co/ZMEWVU0eIi Are you ready to dive deep into 2nd Edition AD&D with lead designer David "Zeb" Cook? #GenConTV #DnD50atGenCon #dnd #ttrpg #livestream
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Join David "Zeb" Cook on https://t.co/ZMEWVU0eIi this Saturday, May 25, for the next installment of Gen Con TV's D&D 50th Celebration. Zeb will be leading the party through 2e! Join us at 10 am PT for a panel discussion. #GenCon #GenConTV #DnD50atGenCon
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The OD&D game I ran last Saturday for @GenCon TV is now available on YouTube. If you're curious to see how I run (one of many interpretations of) OD&D, the adventure part starts around 1:46:00. Before that, we talk about the history. https://t.co/iYUxe2FVwX
#gencon #dnd
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The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons... it's BIG!
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Out today is ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐, the compilation from @mitpress celebrating the half-centennial, with a chapter on J. Eric Holmes' work on the first Basic Set by Tony Rowe (@bagelpriest) & myself! Find the link in the first comment below.
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