Israël - Pièce en Trois Actes, Représentée pour la Premiere Fois, sur le Théâtre Réjane, le 13 Octobre 1908 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Israël: Pièce en Trois Actes, Représentée pour la Premiere Fois, sur le Théâtre Réjane, le 13 Octobre 1908

Israël a provoqué des colères, si j'ose dire, contradictoires et je chercherais en vain une plus forte preuve de son impartialité.

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About the author

David M. Ewalt began playing Dungeons & Dragons when he was ten years old. Now an award-winning journalist, he writes about games for outlets like Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, talks about games on television and radio, and plays games in and around his Brooklyn, New York, home. Join him or find out more at DavidMEwalt.com.

Summary

The Hobbit meets Moneyball in this definitive book on Dungeons & Dragons-from its origins and rise to cultural prominence to the continued effects on popular culture today.

HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS.

Ancient red dragons with 527 hit points, to attack, and a 20d10 breath weapon, to be specific. In the world of fantasy role-playing, those numbers describe a winged serpent with immense strength and the ability to spit fire. There are few beasts more powerful-just like there are few games more important than Dungeons & Dragons.

Even if you've never played Dungeons & Dragons, you probably know someone who has: the game has had a profound influence on our culture. Released in 1974-decades before the Internet and social media-Dungeons & Dragons inspired one of the original nerd subcultures, and is still revered by millions of fans around the world. Now the authoritative history and magic of the game are revealed by an award-winning journalist and lifelong D&D player.

In Of Dice and Men, David Ewalt recounts the development of Dungeons & Dragons from the game's roots on the battlefields of ancient Europe, through the hysteria that linked it to satanic rituals and teen suicides, to its apotheosis as father of the modern video-game industry. As he chronicles the surprising history of the game's origins (a history largely unknown even to hardcore players) and examines D&D's profound impact, Ewalt weaves laser-sharp subculture analysis with his own present-day gaming experiences. An enticing blend of history, journalism, narrative, and memoir, Of Dice and Men sheds light on America's most popular (and widely misunderstood) form of collaborative entertainment.

Additional text

"The core of Ewalt's story is his experience of role-playing games. He explains it about as well as anyone could, short of experiencing it yourself."

Product details

• Authors: Henry Bernstein
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Languages: French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• No. of pages: 234
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama