Secrets of the Creation of 5E
| Start Date & Time | Friday - 3:00 PM CST |
| Duration | 1.0 hours |
| Type | Seminar |
| System | None |
| Location | Mendota 3 - 171 |
| Gaming Experience | Newcomers Welcome |
| Age Range | All Ages (6+) |
| Host | Ben Riggs |
Ticket Information
| Cost | $0.00 |
| Availability | 75 of 75 available |
5th edition is the most successful version of D&D ever produced, but it almost wasn't... Historian, journalist, teacher, & friend to werewolves Ben Riggs has interviewed almost the entire team responsible for the game's creation, and in this seminar, you will hear the true and never-before-told tale of how the game came to be!
Special Guest
Ben Riggs
Friend to mortal, beast, and undead alike, Ben Riggs is the hard-bitten yet heroic historian of the tabletop role-playing game industry. His first book, Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons told the never-before-told story of how the first company to publish D&D nearly went bankrupt due to disastrous management decisions and was saved by its bitterest rival. Slaying was a Goodreads Award nominee in 2022 and described by The Washington Post as “a compelling adventure in itself.” His work has also appeared on the Nerdist, Geek & Sundry, and Gizmodo. A graduate of Boston University, he holds BAs in English and history, as well as an MA in education from Alverno College.
By day he is a mild-mannered teacher in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he lives with his beloved wife Tara and dear son Simon.