The Great Kingdom Kickstarter - "A feature length documentary uncovering the true tale of the rise and fall of the creators Dungeons & Dragons.''

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I've been quietly watching The Great Kingdom Kickstarter for the past couple of months and we've got six days to go! I'd love to see this documentary get made and some of the interviews, stories, and such really get out into the public eye. I'v think its pretty interesting that we've just seen the release of Sixth edition D&D and we've got less then a week to go on this Kickstarter. 

 What's it about? 

A feature length documentary uncovering the true tale of the rise and fall of the creators Dungeons & Dragons.

"The AMERICAN DREAM can become the AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, if you’re not careful." - Mary Gygax, 1985

Basically, I've been following this Kickstarter and watching it. I'd love to see this documentary made and the background and story of the game I love so much told.
Here's a bit more from the Kickstarter page: 

In 1969, GARY GYGAX, a family man and an insurance underwriter with an entrepreneurial mind meets DAVE ARNESON, an idle, yet brilliant game designer. Their collaboration would change the world, their families and themselves.

This is the remarkable true life story of the rise and fall of Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson and the people behind the creation of the epic role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons.

THE GREAT KINGDOM explores the personalities behind the game and the families they engendered. This is the saga of the people who brought a company from its humble basement beginnings and transformed it to a multi-million dollar corporation. A story for our time that parallels the rise, fall and redemption of Steve Jobs and echoes the who-invented-what question of the creation of Facebook.

The story of families, both blood and personal bond, affected by the success of the game, a game that brought joy to millions and heartbreak to its creators. What happens to these individuals as they weather through the success; the excess, the betrayals, the downfalls and eventual redemptions, all takes place in THE GREAT KINGDOM.

Who We Are

James, Chris and myself are long-time friends who learned our film-making skills working years in the LA and NYC film communities. For years, we've talked about how much we've wanted to work together on our own films. When we came up with the idea for a documentary on Dungeons & Dragons, we knew it was the perfect project to work on as a team.

We like to tell people that we are film-makers first, gamers second. Chris and I both played D&D when we were younger. When we eventually met years later, there was already a mutual understanding of what "hit points" meant or what "owlbears" were. But more importantly, we knew the thrill and excitement of telling a good story, the basis of any good adventure. Playing D&D helped frame our eventual choice to become film-makers. James was introduced much later, but has grown to appreciate the fun of role-playing and the importance of community. Together, we have created our own small community of film-makers (our own little adventure party), who are dedicated to bringing you this amazing story.In 1969, GARY GYGAX, a family man and an insurance underwriter with an entrepreneurial mind meets DAVE ARNESON, an idle, yet brilliant game designer. Their collaboration would change the world, their families and themselves.

This is the remarkable true life story of the rise and fall of Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson and the people behind the creation of the epic role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons.

THE GREAT KINGDOM explores the personalities behind the game and the families they engendered. This is the saga of the people who brought a company from its humble basement beginnings and transformed it to a multi-million dollar corporation. A story for our time that parallels the rise, fall and redemption of Steve Jobs and echoes the who-invented-what question of the creation of Facebook.

The story of families, both blood and personal bond, affected by the success of the game, a game that brought joy to millions and heartbreak to its creators. What happens to these individuals as they weather through the success; the excess, the betrayals, the downfalls and eventual redemptions, all takes place in THE GREAT KINGDOM.

Who We Are

James, Chris and myself are long-time friends who learned our film-making skills working years in the LA and NYC film communities. For years, we've talked about how much we've wanted to work together on our own films. When we came up with the idea for a documentary on Dungeons & Dragons, we knew it was the perfect project to work on as a team.

We like to tell people that we are film-makers first, gamers second. Chris and I both played D&D when we were younger. When we eventually met years later, there was already a mutual understanding of what "hit points" meant or what "owlbears" were. But more importantly, we knew the thrill and excitement of telling a good story, the basis of any good adventure. Playing D&D helped frame our eventual choice to become film-makers. James was introduced much later, but has grown to appreciate the fun of role-playing and the importance of community. Together, we have created our own small community of film-makers (our own little adventure party), who are dedicated to bringing you this amazing story.

 You can find more out about this Kickstarter via its page
HERE  Recently there's been some new updates,comments, etc. on the Kickstarter page. More information forth coming.
 Well the Troll and Flame blog has a very nice Q&A session with the documentary's creator's about the Kickstarter and more right over
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