Inside the Multiverse: The Community Behind Dungeons & Dragons

About this episode

This episode explores how Dungeons & Dragons fosters community and creativity through personal storytelling.

Can a fantasy game shape who someone becomes in real life? In this episode, host Alice Morrissey visits a game shop in downtown Burlington to talk with local Dungeons & Dragons expert Ronnie Adams about how the iconic role-playing game builds community, creativity and life lessons beyond the table. Through one player’s story, the episode explores how imagination and storytelling continue to impact people long after childhood.

People in this episode

Guest: Ronnie Adams

Topics covered

• Dungeons & Dragons
• community
• creativity
• role-playing games
• storytelling

Keywords

• fantasy game
• life lessons
• imagination

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Inside the Multiverse: The Community Behind Dungeons & Dragons

Places: Burlington

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