Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons

Name: Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-05-08
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Dave Arneson, Griffith Mon Morgan III, John Arneson

2019
2h 8m

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7.6/10

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Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons (2019)

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Blackmoor is the name of a fictional world created by David Arneson. It is also the prototype of Dungeons and Dragons, the first published role playing game. Unlike other fantasy worlds, suc... Read allBlackmoor is the name of a fictional world created by David Arneson. It is also the prototype of Dungeons and Dragons, the first published role playing game. Unlike other fantasy worlds, such as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, Blackmoor is a living world that is being explored to ... Read allBlackmoor is the name of a fictional world created by David Arneson. It is also the prototype of Dungeons and Dragons, the first published role playing game. Unlike other fantasy worlds, such as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, Blackmoor is a living world that is being explored to this day. Secrets of Blackmoor investigates the origins of the role playing game, through ... Read all

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- Chris Graves
- Griffith Mon Morgan III
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- Griffith Mon Morgan III
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7.6/10

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- Chris Graves
- Griffith Mon Morgan III
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- Griffith Mon Morgan III
Stars

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4/10

Not my cup of tea...

Having played roleplaying games for about 38 years, and of course the majority of the time it has been Dungeons & Dragons, then I would definitely sit down and watch this 2019 documentary titled "Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons", as I happened to stumble upon it by random chance here in 2024.

Sure it was watchable, but I have to say that directors Chris Graves and Griffith Mon Morgan III delivered something that deviated somewhat from what I was expecting. The documentary focuses a lot on war gaming, whereas I was expecting more on actual roleplaying. But there was some interesting information throughout the course of the documentary, though I wouldn't exactly say that the documentary would heighten my perception on roleplaying games in general.

It was interesting to see how a book from the 1880s would help shape war gaming and mold it into the multi-billion dollar industry that roleplaying games is today.

There is absolutely zero replay value to "Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons".

I am sure that there are viewers that will enjoy this 2019 documentary a lot more than I did.

My rating of "Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons" lands on a four out of ten stars.