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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

D&D has had rules for fear almost since the beginning. But if the rules make your character run away, does that scare YOU, or just take away your control? I look at that question, and the history of horror and madness in D&D, in my latest video. Watch it here: youtu.be/0dIc20Tskcw #DnD #TTRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

D&D players weren’t ALWAYS stereotyped as nerds. Some early media coverage focused on how intelligent they seemed to be. Then the story changed. My new video looks at how we got from there to the D&D “nerd.” 🎲🐉 Watch the full documentary here: youtu.be/a6HrRSpbK6k #DnD #TTRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

D&D players were arguing with TSR over who got to define their game 40 years ago. One player threatened to stop buying AD&D. Another said, “If you can't use it, don't buy it.” But another response got to the heart of it: “my campaign.” Watch my latest video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv8o...

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

By the early 1980s, D&D was in toy stores, mall bookstores and even the Sears catalog! But TSR had to change more than its distribution to get there. My new video looks at how D&D became mainstream. #DnD Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/ZUsceYZsHLo

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you played D&D around 1980, were Basic D&D and AD&D really two separate games? TSR's answer changed over time. That made me think about what players were actually doing at their own tables. My full video is now live: youtu.be/f30hIRvPqoI

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you played D&D in the ’70s or ’80s, I need your help with some research! What version did you say you were playing, and what rules were you actually using? Did you mix OD&D, Basic and AD&D rules/material? What year was this? Tell me what you remember!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What would D&D look like without Tolkien? One clue comes from Poul Anderson in 1953, before The Lord of the Rings was published. I explore that and a lot more in my new D&D History documentary, now live on Daddy Rolled A 1. Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/FCYtHjEXcpk

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Gamers usually associate D&D character builds with feats, multiclassing, and 3E. But by 1985, players could already make advancement choices based on what they wanted their characters to become later. So when did character builds actually begin? Check out my latest deep-dive: youtu.be/Yxs0zbYtHLs

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Third Edition was once the new D&D. Now it’s 26 years old, and some players who embraced it later came to see 3.5 as the last version that still felt like D&D. So what actually makes D&D “old school”? My newest video: youtu.be/zgwb8m5V8L0 #DnD #OSR

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Was early D&D really as dark as people remember? I went back to the fiction that inspired the game, the rules themselves, and the worlds TSR created later. My new video is now live on YouTube! 🎲🐉 youtu.be/N6i2LL9XlUc

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The first specialist Wizard came BEFORE D&D’s schools of magic did. My new video traces how the Illusionist forced D&D's designers to rethink how magic was organized, and how different designers answered that question over the next 15 years. youtu.be/ymvreYg6Cjk

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Most people THINK D&D has had so many editions because publishers wanted to sell more books. The real history is MUCH more interesting. In my latest deep-dive video on YouTube, I explore why each edition existed and what problem it was trying to solve. youtu.be/w5L5kmZzEtA

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

My latest video looks at where a lot of old-school D&D habits came from: carrying 10-foot poles, checking ceilings, listening at doors, declaring marching order, and knowing when to retreat. 🎥 Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/BsDtfpthyeo #DnD #TTRPG #OldSchoolDnD #DnDHistory

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My new video is about why D&D kept classes, levels, hit points, Armor Class, and spell slots, even after so many other RPGs moved in different directions. This one looks at how those rules worked together. Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/vC3KkLEQjH8

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When many people talk about early D&D, they often talk about how deadly it was. What interests me more is what happened 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 a character died. If death was so common, how and why did campaigns keep going? 🎥 youtu.be/GJJGh_ynb58 #DnD #OSR #TTRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Beholder wasn't adapted from mythology or fantasy fiction. It was created by a 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 trying to challenge powerful D&D characters who had become very good at surviving everything else. That idea became one of D&D's most feared monsters. 🎥Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/OR0TRnZgbx4

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My new video looks at Dragon Magazine in 1979, when D&D was successful, but still very much in flux. Players were debating alignment, realism, class roles, life beyond the dungeon, and what the rules were even supposed to cover. Watch on YouTube now: youtu.be/DdkwxWMbVCU

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This week’s video is about my feeling that AD&D started start feeling really different in the mid-1980s. Unearthed Arcana, Oriental Adventures, and the Survival Guides did more than just add more material. They also changed what characters and rules were expected to do. youtu.be/AYUW0E8kBzo #ttrpg

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

My new video looks at B1, B2, T1, N1, and U1, and what those early TSR “starter” adventures were actually teaching players and novice DMs. They weren’t all teaching the same kind of D&D. 🎥 Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/0M4hh2d4dB0 #DnD #TSR #OSR

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I’ve got a new video up looking at how treasure actually worked in early D&D, including gold-for-XP, treasure tables, encumbrance, and why so many TSR-era mechanics were connected through treasure in the first place. #DnD #OSR #TTRPG youtu.be/rOQzmDL4o7w

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A lot of people say D&D is supposed to be about story. But when you look at early D&D, that expectation gets more complicated. My new video looks at where that idea came from, and what the early game was actually built to do. 🎥 youtu.be/ue_OG-eSk4U

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

My new video is live! I’m looking at Isle of Dread, Castle Amber, and Curse of Xanathon to ask what they reveal about what “exploration” actually meant in early D&D. Surprisingly (to me) the answer is not as simple as “hex crawling.” 🎥https://youtu.be/LX2OYovtlPM #DnD #DNDHistory #TSR #OSR

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

My new video is now live! This one is on the Druid in early D&D, and the more I worked on it, the more it felt like the class is a bit strange, and not just because of its abilities. And, that was yet another piece in the puzzle of how early D&D really worked. Watch now: youtu.be/0y95DI-XEsA

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

My new video is about why early D&D dungeons could look random on the page, but still worked at the table. I get into how dungeon crawling actually functioned in early D&D, and why those old designs made more sense in play than they sometimes do in hindsight. youtu.be/lVcPLnZBg3s

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

✨👕Day 197 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! A week late! And another gift from Mrs. "You Have Too Many T-Shirts" Rolled a 1! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social, & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

My new video is about 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀. To me, a lot of the usual criticisms of old-school D&D have more to do with expectations than rules. 🎥 Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/WMkraXjErcg

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I’ve been looking at how balance works in early D&D, and it doesn’t really match the modern idea of fairness. Uneven XP tables. Fragile low-level characters. No encounter balancing. And yet, it works. So what is the game actually balancing? Check out the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/k3xCKeei-iA

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

✨👕Day 196 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! This is from yesterday; my 3rd different Green Lantern t-shirt! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social, & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

✨👕Day 195 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Yes, this is from last week 03/23/2026. My daughter couldn't stop laughing! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social, & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Most people run AD&D combat the same way: roll initiative, attack, move on. And that works. But the books include all these other rules that only show up in certain moments: weapon speed, armor adjustments, segments. They’re not optional… so why are they there? Find out now! youtu.be/Amt06YbR7nE

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

✨👕Day 194 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! I work at my friend's record store on Mondays but keep forgetting to post! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social, & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

In 1979, AD&D was already on store shelves, but many players were still trying to figure out how the game actually worked at the table. I took a look at Dragon Magazine issues #23–25, where designers and readers debated combat rules and campaign play in real time. 🎥 youtu.be/1cipMmun90c

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Make your old-school D&D wizards weird! Strange masters. Odd spellbooks. Questionable magical habits. I just released Weird Magic-User Traits, a small table-based supplement exploring ideas like that. Available for patrons now: patreon.com/DaddyRolledA1

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

✨👕Day 193 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! You probably all know I'm a jazz nerd... this was 1 of Chet Baker's labels! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social, & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

In 1983 Gary Gygax wrote 2 unusual AD&D modules: Dungeonland & The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror. They look like Alice in Wonderland adventures, but they reveal a lot about how he designed his Castle Greyhawk campaign. My new video takes a closer look: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h8d...

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

✨👕Day 192 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Forgot to post earlier this week! This is from the Dead Rabbit, a favorite NYC pub! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social, & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

In Advanced D&D, you paid gold to level up. Your character aged. They could get sick. Time kept moving. I think those rules were meant to keep the campaign world bigger than any one hero. My new video looks at what AD&D assumed about campaign play. youtu.be/lOU1MCw_rRE #DnD #ADnD #TTRPG

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

✨👕Day 191 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Forgot to post this last Monday! Anybody remember the old TV show "Heroes"? @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

When the Mind Flayer appeared in early D&D, it felt different. It didn't just threaten hit points. It attacked Intelligence & brought psionics into encounter design. My new video looks at why the Illithid marks a turning point in TSR-era D&D. Watch here: youtu.be/Tys81dk1t7k #DnD #MindFlayer

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

In 1978, TSR built more than a dungeon. They built a Drow CITY with hierarchy, faith, & power struggles. My new video looks at D1-D3 & why I think they changed D&D adventure design. If you ran/played them, what do you remember most? 🔗Video: youtu.be/R8-LLjnEs3Q #DungeonsAndDragons #DnDHistory

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

✨👕Day 190 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Another shirt I was surprised to see I hadn't featured before! (Yes, a week late!) @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

15 years ago today I started the Daddy Rolled A 1 blog (Feb 11, 2011). That little blog eventually led to my old-school D&D supplement, YouTube channel, Patreon, and more. But it all started here. My anniversary reflection: daddyrolleda1.blogspot.com/2026/02/15-y... Thanks for following along.

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Assassins & Monks: 2 of D&D's most controversial classes. Do they even belong in the game? My latest video discusses their history, including when they were removed, revised, and restored. 🎥Why the Monk and Assassin Never Quite Fit D&D: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnFB... #dnd #dndhistory

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

✨👕Day 189 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! This was actually my dad's that he bought to support me. @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Early D&D didn’t treat rules as a complete system. They were tools, examples, & procedures to be adapted by a referee. My new video looks at why that assumption existed, and how it explains so many arguments we still have today. 🎲 Why Early D&D Assumed You’d Change the Rules: youtu.be/jBWsi3tQt1I

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

✨👕Day 188 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! Another gift from my daughter for Christmas 2025! Batman! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Early D&D was built for dungeon parties, not armies. My new video looks at what D&D’s mass combat rules were actually trying to solve, why they rarely landed at the table, and what they reveal about the game’s early growing pains. youtu.be/OVw3AEPaiz8 #DnDHistory #ClassicDnD #OldSchoolDnD #TSR

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

One of my favorite comments I received on my channel recently!

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

✨👕Day 187 of Nerd Fashion Monday of non-repeated geek shirts! A gift from my daughter for Christmas 2025! Love this one! @worldofcorde.bsky.social, @grinningpik.bsky.social & EVERYONE ELSE, share YOUR nerd fashion! I love to put names with faces! #NerdFashionMonday

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Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Early Dungeons and Dragons did not expect characters to adventure forever. The game had an answer for what came after success. That's what my new deep-dive video explores. Now live on YouTube! youtu.be/doXvXzGSzrY #DnDHistory #OSR #TTRPG

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