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One thing that blows my mind is how tabletop RPGs appeared roughly at the same time as computers and modern video games but it's pure coincidence
Why didn't tabletop RPGs appear sooner? All you need, in theory, is a randomizer and some paper and writing utensils.
@cwebber My guess is its all because of WWII. Lord of the Rings was influenced by Tolkien crossing his love of mythology with the traumas of WWII and LotR is what transformed earlier wargames into RPGs. WWII also funded the early research into computer hardware and mathematical theory.
