When We Were Wizards
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When We Were Wizards
WHEN WE WERE WIZARDS (W4) is a 14-episode podcast series that charts the rise and fall of Gary Gygax, co-creator of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Taking a journalistic approach to blow open the known ”gospel” of D&D history, W4 draws from nearly 30 interview subjects – including Gary’s e...
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15 epizod
Legends & Lore
Chapter 14 - In the aftermath of Lorraine's coup, Gary struggles to regain his footing. But as the years pass, and D&D’s popularity grows, Gary and Da...
Dispel Magic
Chapter 13 - While Gary moves to improve the company’s finances as its new CEO, President, and Board Chairman, a second battle gathers momentum. Unbek...
Save or Die
Chapter 12 - Gary races back to Lake Geneva, dead-set on restoring his royalty payments. As retribution, Gary blames all the company’s failures on Kev...
Ring of Delusion
Chapter 11 - Gary escapes to Hollywood, rents a mansion, and embraces a life of excess as he pursues movie and TV deals. Meanwhile, Kevin strategizes...
Critical Hit
Chapter 10 - Gary, Brian, and Kevin are forced to reckon with the failures of over-expansion. Between the “Satanic Panic” and market saturation, sales...
Rope of Entanglement
Chapter 9 - With Gary distracted, TSR’s lack of corporate leadership and vision creates a vacuum for Kevin Blume to assume even more control. What he...
Tomb of Horrors
Chapter 8 - As sales of D&D continue to skyrocket, tensions between the designers and upper management reach a boiling point. The employees turn to Ga...
The Snake Pit
Chapter 7 - New divisions emerge within the company. Gary’s camp includes his wife, his kids, and a cadre of executives and freelance designers known...
Satanic Panic
Chapter 6 - When James Dallas Egbert goes missing, the press and concerned parents start to question the influence D&D holds over impressionable young...
Reaction Adjustment
Chapter 5 - To keep up with growing product demand, TSR hires a new crop of young designers, developers, and editors. Wages are low, but it’s a chance...
Creeping Doom
Chapter 4 - Gary Gygax and Brian Blume reassert control by instituting new company policies and focusing exclusively on D&D. Dave Arneson strikes out...
System Shock
Chapter 3 – Seizing the momentum of D&D’s growing popularity, Gary and his partner Brian Blume press on with an investment from Brian’s father, Melvin...
Detect Magic
Chapter 2 - In Minneapolis, a hive-mind of creative synergy reaches a critical mass with a game from Dave Arneson called “Blackmoor.” Convinced of its...
Eye of the Beholder
Chapter 1 - In the early 1960s, Gary and Mary Jo Gygax move their young family to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to escape their urban life in Chicago,. Thoug...
Introduction - When We Were Wizards
WHEN WE WERE WIZARDS is a 14-episode documentary podcast that charts the rise and fall of Gary Gygax, the co-creator of the role-playing-game phenomen...