Former Dungeon Master Larry Wessels Explains Dungeons & Dragons & Fantasy

Larry Wessels reveals his personal involvement in playing numerous war games & fantasy role playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons before his conversion to Christ Jesus. Wessels, after years of playing D&D, advanced his player character to a 19th level magic user & he went on to become a successful Dungeon Master in his own right. For more videos on this subject see our playlist "Dealing with UFOs, Ghosts, Magic, Spiritual Warfare, Satan" at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2CF1129D311BF9A6.

Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax (1938-2008) and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997. It was derived from miniature war games with a variation of the Chainmail game serving as the initial rule system. D&D's publication is widely regarded as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry.

D&D departs from traditional wargaming and assigns each player a specific character to play instead of a military formation. These medieval characters embark upon imaginary adventures within a fantasy setting using mythical creatures. A Dungeon Master serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while also maintaining the setting in which the adventures occur and playing the role of the inhabitants. The characters form a party that interacts with the setting's inhabitants (and each other). Together they solve dilemmas, engage in battles and gather treasure and knowledge. In the process the characters earn experience points to become increasingly powerful over a series of sessions.