Fans of Dungeons & Dragons will soon have a new place to play in role-playing games — and it’s in a secret room on Frankford Avenue., a bookstore expected to open in late May at 2401 Frankford Ave., at East York Street. The shop will carry role-playing and war-gaming books and supplies, as well as fantasy and sci-fi books, and offer workshops.
Gillam, who worked as a concept artist in the video game industry for 20 years before launching an online business in 2015 where he sells his own handbooks for role-playing games, moved to Philadelphia about five years ago. He soon found that the city needs a space for people who want to play D&D and similar games.As COVID-19 restrictions eased, and D&D moved from online to in-person again, he and one of his groups played at a local bar, the Monkey Club.
He set out to raise a year of rent from investors in January and accumulated over $40,000 by around Valentine’s Day from a half dozen people who have been “longtime allies” and a surprise last-minute investor that “came out of thin air,” surpassing his goal. The success of his online business has made him want to take it to “the next level” with a brick-and-mortar spot., sold out the 3,000 copies of its first print run in three weeks after launching in October. He also has awith nearly 50,000 subscribers where he discusses gaming and has published over a dozen books under his own label, as well as from publisher Modiphius Entertainment.
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