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POSTED BY ROB WIELAND ON APRIL 6, 2017 https://geekandsundry.com/youll-soon-be-able-to-revisit-more-classic-dd-adventures-for-5th-ed/ One of the hidden strengths of Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition is the ease in which material for older editions can be used. Whether an old adventure is downloaded from Dungeon Master’s Guild in PDF form or reclaimed from the basement after years of being stashed away, the stinginess of the current edition’s release schedule is softened by the idea that old material just takes a little time to be brought forward. Wizards of the Coast has gotten in on this activity through the most recent Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition release, Tales From The Yawning Portal. That book converts a sampling of memorable adventures from across several editions of Dungeons & Dragons to give new players a sense of history and old players some guidance on how the pros handle converting older material. There are hundreds, if not thousands of dungeons from the 53...

David Burke · CBC News · Posted: Dec 27, 2017 7:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 27, 2017 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dungeons-dragons-autism-communication-social-skills-community-1.4433503 Dungeons and Dragons has its own special kind of magic, but you can't find it between the covers of any of its numerous rule books. It's a kind of social magic between strangers as they learn to become friends over a shared interest. Autism Nova Scotia is hoping the game will work its magic on people with autism and improve their social and communication skills. People living with autism spectrum disorder experience challenges with communication, social interactions and sometimes display restrictive and repetitive behavior.

Scanning through Netflix, I came across a movie called the Dwarvenaut (2016). I decided to watch it and discovered that it was about an artist and entrepreneur, Stefan Pokorny, and his Kickstarter Campaign to create dungeon modular pieces for miniatures in Dungeons & Dragons. I was surprised that the game was still being played. I quickly pulled out my old Player's Handbook, Dungeon's Master Guide, Monster Manual I and II, Deities & Demigods, Oriental Adventures and a bunch of old modules and started to try to play with my kids. I even located my old lead miniatures.