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It’s the 40th Anniversary of the release of Original Dungeons & Dragons (OD&D)! As Jon Peterson has already chronicled, sometime in January 1974 was the original public release date for Original Dungeons & Dragons. It is a anniversary well worth celebrating, as it was the start of a huge shift in popular culture around the world.
Somewhat less well known is the fact that Michael Mornard – better known as “Old Geezer” in online RPG forums – was the person who introduced Professsor Barker to OD&D in the fall of 1973. Professor Barker was the faculty advisor for the Conflict Simulation Association (CSA), a student organization at the University of Minnesota. Michael began attending meetings of the CSA, and it was there he began running his own OD&D game, and as a result, gave Professor Barker an opportunity to experience OD&D. Later, in early…
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