From Hatchling to Elder Wyrm

WotC recounted much of DnD’s history in 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons and Dragons. DnD began when Dave Arneson met Gary Gygax at a gaming convention and produced “The Fantasy Game,” a modified miniature wargame that became First Edition DnD in 1974, when Gygax formed his company, Tactical Studies Rules.

The Man-Chi of MegaCon 2007

Man Chi. Three-hundred hulking pounds of anime fan-flesh. His thick upper arm, a quavering mass of tattooed gelatin, reads “I Heart Mom.” But the MegaCon attendees don’t flee from his presence because of his aura of machismo—oh no. His hairy, tree-trunk legs ferry him forward in complete Chi garb, a tiered white dress mountainous like a wedding cake.