@docetist

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)
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Joined November 2008
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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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Ben Riggs@BenRiggs_19 May 2025
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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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 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป bit.ly/4erSCHc #DnD
Hands holding a book titled 'Playing at the World, 2E' by Jon Peterson, against a plain background.

ALT Hands holding a book titled 'Playing at the World, 2E' by Jon Peterson, against a plain background.

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Dungeons & Dragons has had its fair share of infamy with stories of โ€œSatanic panicโ€ and recently, a resurgence after being featured on Netflixโ€™s โ€œStranger Things.โ€ But what is this game really about? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ Listen below to find out! ๐Ÿ‘‡ย  youtu.be/vONPvB9xXdA #dungeonsanddragons
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KQED Forum@KQEDForum16 Aug 2024
๐ŸŽ™๏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. โ“Have you ever played D&D? What do you enjoy about it? kqed.org/forum/2010101906749โ€ฆ

Dungeons and Dragons Celebrates 50 Years of 'Critical Hitsโ€™ | KQED

You are walking down a dark dungeon hallway lit by torches and covered in cobwebs. You hear ominous squelching sounds. Wait! Itโ€™s 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/97802625487โ€ฆ

Playing at the World, 2E

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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Weโ€™re 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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As a reminder, the first volume of the revised Playing at the World by Jon Peterson (@docetist) is out in two days! Published by MIT Press (@mitpress) with an amazing cover by Erol Otus. Read more & find the link to it on the Zenopus Archives; see the first comment below.
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Jeremy Antley@jsantley19 Jul 2024
Humble Bundle currently has a bevy of game studies books from @mitpress for just $18; @docetistโ€™s work on D&D/role-playing games, @BRKeoghโ€™s analysis of video game labor, and the essay collection โ€˜Zones of Controlโ€™ on wargaming, just to name a few! humblebundle.com/books/all-aโ€ฆ

Humble Book Bundle: All About Gaming by MIT Press

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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Gen Con@Gen_Con13 Jul 2024
Join Gen Con chairperson Peter Adkison and D&D historian Jon Peterson as they explore the D&D editions with special guests! โš”๏ธ bit.ly/4f7cSiK #GenCon #GenCon2024 #DnD50atGenCon #dnd #ttrpg #rpg #GenConEvents
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TechRaptor@TechRaptor29 May 2024
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! techraptor.net/tabletop/newsโ€ฆ

Everything We Know About The Making Of Original Dungeons & Dragons 1970-1977 | TechRaptor

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. youtube.com/watch?v=jVrrk0ONโ€ฆ #rpg #dnd

Celebrating 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons - Week #3 - 2e

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Gen Con@Gen_Con25 May 2024
โœจSTARTING NOWโœจ on twitch.tv/gencontv 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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From the opening of the @AWMuseum Level Up exhibit which just kicked off last night in Chicago. #dnd #rpg
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Gen Con@Gen_Con22 May 2024
Join David "Zeb" Cook on twitch.tv/gencontv 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. youtube.com/watch?v=mIzisBYQโ€ฆ #gencon #dnd
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The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons... it's BIG!
The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons book on a shelf with several other D&D adventure and sourcebooks. It is nearly three times as large as the other books.

ALT The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons book on a shelf with several other D&D adventure and sourcebooks. It is nearly three times as large as the other books.

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Out today is ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ & ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, 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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This Saturday (5/11) we'll be talking about and then playing some Original 1970s D&D on Gen Con's Twitch channel. We'll do some talking starting at 10AM Pacific, and then some playing after lunch starting around 1PM. twitch.tv/gencontv
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I think weโ€™ll pick up the game more like 12:20 than 1pm Pacific. โ€“ at Seattle, WA
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Gen Con@Gen_Con7 May 2024
Join Jon Peterson on twitch.tv/gencontv this Saturday, May 11 for the first installment of Gen Con TV's D&D 50th Celebration. Join us at 10 am PT for a panel discussion about the 0e and a live play-through. #GenConTV #DnD50atGenCon
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