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[โ€“] copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have read stories that D&D in the 70s it was normal to have groups of 10-20 people. There were player roles like "mappers" for drawing the map. There was a "caller" who summarized the player moves for the GM.

[โ€“] Davel23@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

D&D in the '70s was more like a strategy wargame than a TTRPG as we know them now.