🎲🐉 How D&D Tried to Stat the Gods

Daddy Rolled a 1 December 9, 2025
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D&D History, DM Advice, & TTRPG Reviews I've been playing tabletop RPGs since 1981 and reading comic books even longer. This channel is mainly about TTRPGs, including game history and product reviews, and details on the 1981 Moldvay Basic ("B/X") Dungeons & Dragons game I run for my daughter and her friends that I started for her when she was 11 back in 2020. *FIND ME ONLINE:* SHIRTS / HOODIES / MUGS / TOTES: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.myspreadshop.com/ NOTEBOOKS / POSTERS / STICKERS: https://www.redbubble.com/people/DaddyRolledA1/shop BLOG: https://daddyrolleda1.blogspot.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DaddyRolleda1 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/daddyrolleda1/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DaddyRolledA1 BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/daddyrolleda1.bsky.social *Want Me to Review a Product?* Please contact me at the email address below to pitch your product. Please do not send without checking with me first.

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