1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comJames Maliszewski Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/jamesmaliszewski/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RuG6cLDXQU"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/a-lifetime-of-gaming/">A Lifetime of Gaming</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/a-lifetime-of-gaming/embed/#?secret=RuG6cLDXQU" width="600" height="338" title="“A Lifetime of Gaming” — The Escapist" data-secret="RuG6cLDXQU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> 2009 marks two important anniversaries for me: the 40th anniversary of my birth and the 30th of my introduction into the hobby of tabletop roleplaying games. Of the two, the latter is far more interesting to anyone reading this column, not least of all because of the strange turn of events that set me on the path to a lifetime of gaming. August 1979 saw the release of Gary Gygax’s Dungeon Masters Guide, the third and final volume of his magnum opus, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. D&D, in its various forms, had by then become a craze at high schools […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/59/59523.jpg