I can’t believe we still have to repeat this, but…

Women have played and designed for D&D since the beginning.

Non-binary and trans people have played and designed for D&D since the beginning.

This is the irrefutable history of the game.

— Jennifer Kretchmer (@dreamwisp) June 25, 2021

THIS. I was there before the beginning, and watched the beginning, and can confirm.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 25, 2021

Rose Estes and Penny Williams to name two. Jean Wells wrote a racy D&D module that management distributed without bothering to read it. Freaked out and demanded game stores send it back.

— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) June 25, 2021

Jean Blashfield Black was a VP at TSR. Head of book department.

— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) June 25, 2021

Laura Hickman introduced the concept of story into RPGs.

— Margaret Weis (@WeisMargaret) June 25, 2021