My Digital to Analog Gaming Conversion

In the 21st century, going from video games to board games feels backwards.  I enjoy escapism entertainment and games (or anything interactive) has always been my preferred medium, followed closely by reading.

I grew up as the personal computer and later gaming consoles first entered people's homes.  Throughout my growing up I played both video games and tabletop games, most notably Dungeons and Dragons of the latter.  On the Atari I played Temple of Apshai, Zork, and many of the adventure/platforming games available on the Atari 800.  But, up until the mid-80's, there weren't any good substitutes for table-top gaming.

The Evolution of Dungeons and Dragons over the Editions

1st Edition Monster Manual

Grimm and I were chatting about D&D on Twitter recently and it got me thinking about the evolution of the game Dungeons and Dragons.  I had recently commented to a friend that D&D always felt like it was designed around combat and the RPG parts were tacked on later.  I feel like this is an easy argument to make considering it's birth from the Chainmail system.

From Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and the most recent 5th Edition - what's changed?

Well, quite a lot and yet not much.