BrigadeCon 2016: An interview with David A. Wesely

Major (Retired) David A. Wesely is credited with INVENTING roleplaying games in the late 60's with his Braunstein game, as well as the concept of a Referee or Gamemaster in tabletop wargames, which later became the "Dungeonmaster." He was a very close personal friend of the late co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons; Dave Arneson. He's been gaming for over half a century and still hosts games every Wednesday night in his home.

[@lm7586]

Thankyou for posting this.

[@SpaghettiWst]

What a great interview. Thank you for sharing!

[@CeruleanRex]

Glad I found this one, Nathan & David. Cheers!

[@doomedone1637]

Wesely seems like a cool dude. I love hearing stories about how games were ACTUALLY played in the past.

[@SunkenPlanets]

Great interview! Thanks for uploading this piece of living history!

[@Runeslinger]

This is a fantastic interview, and a great format for it. I am really enjoying 'being a part of the conversation' rather than flipping between talking heads. Nicely done, and thank you for arranging this.

[@earlteagrey]

My pleasure and thanks for the kind feedback!

[@Happy63funny]

great interview; thanks. Give us a heads up on the next one so we can formulate some better questions. Thanks.

[@earlteagrey]

Thanks, and thanks for the questions you did submit! I thought they were good :)

[@twitch1333]

Thank you for this interview. Braunstein is still available on drive thru rpg.

[@jasonjacobson1157]

That game is not the same thing Wesley did.

[@jasonjacobson1157]

You claim in the video description that Wesley invented the concept of using a referee in wargames. Wesley himself mentions the Prussian wargame Kriegspiel in your interview. Kriegspiel required a referee and was published about 120 years before Wesley started wargaming. Wesley himself also mentions that Totten's 1880s wargame used a referee.

[@twitch1333]

I thought it was David Wesley Long?