Further Reading
Interested in learning more? Check out the links below for a host of different websites, which revolve around discussion of various aspects of Dungeons & Dragons! The realm of D&D is a constantly expanding community, so this is just a fraction of the dragon's hoard of knowledge available. Just click on the headings to start exploring!
The main Wizards of the Coast® website for Dungeons & Dragons, which includes basics on game mechanics, rules, and the materials you need to start playing. This is a significant web site because it is the main destination for new players interested in the game. This is a good place to start your research and start profiting from the benefits of D&D described in previous sections of this website!
The primary resource for D&D resources and game materials, ranging in age from the game's conception to modern editions. New players interested in starting the game, or current players looking to expand their collection, can check here for the widest variety of items. Additionally, readers interested in the any of the material touched on in this website can look here for more reading on the subjects of manuals/rulesets.
An excellent online compilation of everything Dungeons & Dragons, be it rules, monsters or magic. This is an invaluable resource for players who want to know more about the game, but aren't quite ready to put any monetary investment into purchasing materials. This database also serves as a quick and easy reference tool for any confusing terminology used throughout this website, or for readers interested in learning more.
William J. Walton's site is completely dedicated to exploring the stigmas and benefits of Dungeons & Dragons, and offers an expanded history as well as interviews with prominent figures in the role-playing game world. It's a great resource for somebody who's interested on a historical timeline of D&D, with all the fame and infamy that comes with it. Additionally, it also serves as a great detailed supplement to this website, delving into the roots of certain problems D&D has faced over the years.
Patricia Willenborg's site explores the "off-the-beaten-path" content of Dungeons & Dragons, in topics ranging from the benefits of D&D to the presence of modern culture in the game today. It is an invaluable resource because it reveals the sometimes obscure cultural side of D&D, which reflects and embodies the lives and values of the players, an often neglected aspect of the game. In the context of this website, Kismet's D&D reinforces the deeply personal element of Dungeons & Dragons, which makes the game such a timeless classic.
The prominent jounal Psychology Today posted an excerpt of a larger work by Ethan Gilsdorf titled "Dungeons & Dragons Saved My Life", a memoir of his childhood and how he used the escapism of D&D to cope with problems. It is a prime example of the value of D&D in modern society, and reveals that something as simple as a game is capable of saving the life of a troubled individual. In the context of this website, it highlights one of the prominent benefits of operating within the parameters of an alternate world, in a real life application.
From the Christian organization Chick Publications, this is another article which elaborates on some of the problems which religious organizations and individuals have with Dungeons & Dragons. It presents an alternative viewpoint on the game, on which readers may be interested in reading more in-depth about. In comparison to this site, it presents contrasting viewpoints, but nevertheless substantiates them in a level of detail that isn't achieved here.
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