TTRPG History
English editions only of Mythveil’s international tabletop roleplaying history.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in the USA — From the First Tables to Many Voices
The American history of tabletop role-playing includes its first published games, but it cannot end with their creators. It also belongs to the people who changed the rules,…
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Canada — Early Rules, Many Ways to Play
Canada’s tabletop role-playing history runs through all of them—but also through the shops, conventions and ordinary groups that made playing possible. Its early beginnings matter. So do the…
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Ireland — From Early Games to Published Worlds
Ireland’s tabletop RPG history: early games, convention networks, local scenario writers, international creative work and newer Irish studios.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in the UK — From Mail Order to Many Worlds
The history of tabletop RPGs in the United Kingdom: early imports, magazines, regional clubs, British games, independent publishers and actual play.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in New Zealand — From Early Clubs to New Voices
New Zealand’s tabletop RPG history, from early D&D groups and specialist shops to FSpace, KapCon, Monster of the Week, KiwiRPG and Māori-authored games.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Australia — The Adventures That Travelled
Australia’s tabletop RPG history, from early D&D encounters and Super Squadron to convention adventures, the Cthulhu Conglomerate and Storybrewers.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Iceland — Sagas, Shops and New Voices
Looking for your next adventure? Explore our current campaigns and the Mythveil weekly schedule. One Hobby, Many Beginnings — Iceland An Icelandic role-playing history need not begin with…
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Finland — Worlds Worth Passing On
Finland’s tabletop RPG history, from early games and translations to Praedor, Stalker and a 45-year campaign: the work of passing worlds on.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Sweden — Borrowed Rules, New Worlds
From Drakar och Demoner and Mutant to KULT and Dragonbane: how Swedish players and designers turned borrowed rules into new worlds.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Denmark — Beyond the Rulebook
Danish role-playing history beyond the rulebook: early games, Fastaval, magazines, local clubs and the people who helped others play.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Norway — Fabula and the Games That Came Before
One Hobby, Many Beginnings — Norway — Fabula (1999), the earlier Norwegian RPG scene, conventions, translations and home-grown games.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Spain — Aquelarre and the Soul of a Place
One Hobby, Many Beginnings reaches Spain through Aquelarre: local history, folklore, imported games, translators, clubs and the moment familiar ground became a fantastic world.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Italy — How We Made These Worlds Our Own
One Hobby, Many Beginnings reaches Italy: imports, translations, gamebooks, clubs, shops, Lucca and the people who made foreign worlds their own.
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The History of Tabletop RPGs in Germany — How We Found Our First Worlds
One Hobby, Many Beginnings begins in Germany: imports, translations, MIDGARD, DSA, clubs, conventions and the people who made room for one more player.