Designers & Dragons updates, the histories from DMSGuild are headed to a book!

[darjr]

Shannon Appelcline posts an update on various projects. The dndclassics histories is what I'm most looking forward too.

Since April 2020 I've been spending about 20 hours/week on creative projects, mostly roleplaying history. I've got three big projects in process: This is Free Trader Beowulf; Designers & Dragons Origins; and Designers & Dragons Lost Histories.
Here's how they're going ...

THIS IS FREE TRADER BEOWULF (95%).​

I submitted my Traveller history to Mongoose last month. This month I got the initial edits back and am checking over them and making a few last tweaks while I have control of the manuscript.

DESIGNERS & DRAGONS ORIGINS (85%).​

Many years ago I wrote hundreds of product histories for DnDClassics covering most of TSR's products from the 70s to somewhere into the 90s. I'm consolidating my OD&D, AD&D 1e, and BD&D material into a set of four books.
I finished second drafts of this four-book series last month and this month am working through all comments to date. I hope to have more comments next month and then to close up the draft content by the end of the year. After which, there's editing.

DESIGNERS & DRAGONS: THE LOST HISTORIES (60%).​

I've been writing new company histories from the 70s through the 10s. I have 300k words so far, and am planning for 3 books totalling 360k+ words. This month my history is on Ral Partha, my third minis history in the new books.

 

[Reynard]

Wait, are you Shannon Applecline?!?

 

[darjr]

Wait, are you Shannon Applecline?!?

No. LOL! I messed up the post. Just a sec.

 

[Reynard]

No. LOL! I messed up the post. Just a sec.

Well, I am.both relieved and disappointed.

Anyway, Applecline's work.is amazing and I look forward to whatever he adds to his histories.

 

[Alzrius]

I'll definitely be picking these up once they come out.

 

[JEB]

I hope at some point he also covers the histories of D&D products from the 2E era forward.

 

[schneeland]

Equally excited about the first two!
And I think it'll be only a matter of time until I pick up the third one, too. At least once it's out

 

[FitzTheRuke]

What exactly are these about? I'm not sure that I understand what a "product history" is.

 

[darjr]

What exactly are these about? I'm not sure that I understand what a "product history" is.

These

OD&D Supplement II: Blackmoor (0e) - Wizards of the Coast | D&D, Original Edition | Dungeon Masters Guild

OD&D Supplement II: Blackmoor (0e) - Caution! This is the second supplement to the highly addictive game Dungeons & Dragons. Handle it at your own risk.

www.dmsguild.com

 

[FitzTheRuke]

These

OD&D Supplement II: Blackmoor (0e) - Wizards of the Coast | D&D, Original Edition | Dungeon Masters Guild

OD&D Supplement II: Blackmoor (0e) - Caution! This is the second supplement to the highly addictive game Dungeons & Dragons. Handle it at your own risk.

www.dmsguild.com

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Thanks! And wow, those look pretty in-depth. Interesting.