A Role To Play

Ed Greenwood, Patron Saint of RPGs - Part 1: Who are you?

November 22, 2023 Untamed Dandelion / Ed Greenwood Season 1 Episode 4
Ed Greenwood, Patron Saint of RPGs - Part 1: Who are you?
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A Role To Play
Ed Greenwood, Patron Saint of RPGs - Part 1: Who are you?
Nov 22, 2023 Season 1 Episode 4
Untamed Dandelion / Ed Greenwood

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Ed Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms, a prolific author, game designer, and the Patron Saint of RPGs. 

A glimpse into the influences that shaped this master storyteller. 

"Life is a series of moral choices."

As we explore the theme of "Who are you?," listen as Ed brings memorable people and unusual events from his early years to life! Grist for the mill as they say. There will be stories! And boy, are there stories!

Stories, sage advice, the joy of RPGs and Ed's boundless support for the Forgotten Realms, and the roleplaying game community.

I feel like this talk is just getting started! Thankfully, there's more! This is part 1 of a 3 part interview.


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Send us a Text Message.

Ed Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms, a prolific author, game designer, and the Patron Saint of RPGs. 

A glimpse into the influences that shaped this master storyteller. 

"Life is a series of moral choices."

As we explore the theme of "Who are you?," listen as Ed brings memorable people and unusual events from his early years to life! Grist for the mill as they say. There will be stories! And boy, are there stories!

Stories, sage advice, the joy of RPGs and Ed's boundless support for the Forgotten Realms, and the roleplaying game community.

I feel like this talk is just getting started! Thankfully, there's more! This is part 1 of a 3 part interview.


Support the Show.

A Role to Play is an Untamed Dandelion production - Make a wish. Dream it true.



Episode Intro
Ed the introduces himself - a librarian, writer, and game designer
Experience everything
Dad - teaching by the oblique example
Drawing on the essential hypocrisy of human nature - when you're writing fiction...
Insights from the quiet grandfather
"Bob - you gotta get back into the swing of things!"
Raised by aunts and grandmothers
Dad's library - learning to read & write
"The man of the house"
The child prodigy: early reader feedback
How do I do a story? Importance of stories.
Critical Communication - The Quartermaster
Information Overload
Ed's Library - the way stories are told changes
Mention: John Dickson Carr, locked room mysteries
If you didn't read where we came from... you don't know where we're going...
Realmslore - gamers ask... - "why would you want to know that?"
DM'ing for little old ladies
Running D&D as a story
A life well lived
Moral choices
Why do you do what you do?
The Patron Saint of RPGs
Outtro