Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is…

You are not entering this world in the usual manner, for you are setting forth to be a Dungeon Master. Certainly there are stout…

— Gary Gygax

I think the biggest mistake you can make in creator owned work is having info-dumps like, "Here's how this world works!" it's just like…

— Rick Remender

I was a huge fantasy geek growing up. I was the dungeon master in my D&D game.

— David Benioff

I used to a play a role-playing game called Dungeons and Dragons, and that was about levels of experience; as you gained experience, you…

— Ben Edlund

Guitar playing isn't really for everybody.

— Brad Paisley

“I always, always wanted to be the Dungeon Master because that's where the creativity lies - in thinking up places, characters and situations. If…

— Sharyn McCrumb

I consider myself a better storyteller than a Dungeon Master.

— Matthew Mercer

Playing well with others isn't all it's cracked up to be.

— Alafair Burke

Any time people are breaking outside the norm and playing something that isn't expected - that feels like punk to me.

— Tim Commerford

It's more fun playing someone who isn't just a bad guy.

— Martin Freeman

Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me,…

— Octavia Spencer

Playing is just about feeling. Playing isn't necessarily about misery. Playing isn't necessarily about happiness. But it's just about letting yourself feel all those…

— Janis Joplin

The rules - I think that's one big thing that people seem to get caught up in is that I have to know all…

— Matthew Mercer

The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.

— Gary Gygax

Some of the roots of role-playing games (RPGs) are grounded in clinical and academic role assumption and role-playing exercises.

— Gary Gygax