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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 8290219" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>In a major series of releases, Wizards of the Coast has put out pay-for-download PDFs of several old AD&D 2E products! These include <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282259/The-Complete-Starter-Set-Advanced-Dungeons--Dragons-Game-2E?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>The Complete Starter Set: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game 2E</em></a> for $29.99, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284370/Blood-Spawn-Birthright-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Blood Spawn</em></a> (for the Birthright campaign setting) for $4.99, the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281750/Savage-Coast-Campaign-Book-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Savage Coast Campaign Setting</em></a> (technically a Mystara 2E product, and also part of the Odyssey line) for $9.99, and the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281751/Savage-Coast-Orcs-Head-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Savage Coast: Orc's Head</em></a> accessory for $4.99.</p><p></p><p>Fans who perused WotC's website twenty-odd years ago might remember some of these names. <em>Blood Spawn</em> was the planned Monstrous Compendium appendix for the Birthright campaign, but which wasn't published before the line folded, and was later put out as a free-to-download release on their website. A similar story went for both <em>Savage Coast</em> books, with the <em>Campaign Setting</em> being an integrated re-release of the materials from the <em>Red Steel</em> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17423/Savage-Baronies-2e?affilite_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Savage Baronies</em></a> boxed sets, while <em>Orc's Head</em> expanded on what was available for the area. Both heavily retcon the original presentation of the area as it was depicted in <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17117/X9-The-Savage-Coast-Basic?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>X9 The Savage Coast</em></a>. This marks the first time all three have been made commercially available, and I can only hope that print on demand options will follow!</p><p></p><p><em>The Complete Starter Set</em> was one of a series of <a href="http://tsr.bothgunsblazing.com/dd1/starter.htm" target="_blank">AD&D 2E introductory sets</a> during the mid-90s, released in 1996. It says it comes with "The Book of Lairs," but I don't have any details about whether that's something new or an inclusion of, for instance, the Forgotten Realms 2E <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16846/Book-of-Lairs-Forgotten-Realms-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Book of Lairs</em></a>.</p><p></p><p>These are the latest PDF releases from WotC, following the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282133/Shattered-Keeps?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Shattered Keeps</em></a> map pack, the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284569/FastPlay-Game--Dungeons--Dragons-Worlds-of-Adventure-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Worlds of Adventure</em></a> fast-play game for AD&D 2E, the <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284655/Hexagonal-Mapping-Booklet?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Hexagonal Mapping Booklet</em></a>, and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284653/Dungeons--Dragons-Quadrille-Graph-Paper?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Quadrille Graph Paper</em></a>. Other PDF releases have included <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284504/Outdoor-Geomorphs-Set-1--Walled-City-ODD--Basic?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Outdoor Geomorphs Set 1 - Walled City</em></a>, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280495/Birthright-Players-Secrets-of-Muden-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Player's Secrets of Muden</em></a> (for Birthright), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284496/The-Planescape-Conspectus?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>The Planescape Conspectus</em></a>, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281729/Midnight-on-Dagger-Alley?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Midnight on Dagger Alley</em></a> (AD&D 1E), the AD&D 2E starter set <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284581/Dungeons--Dragons-Adventure-Game?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game</em></a>, and the 3.5 <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284490/Deluxe-Character-Sheets?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Deluxe Character Sheets</em></a>. Free releases have included <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284479/Wrath-of-the-Immortals?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Wrath of the Immortals</em></a> (BECMI), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284463/The-Book-of-Regency?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>The Book of Regency</em></a> (Birthright), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284489/ThreeDragon-Ante?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Three Dragon Ante</em></a>, Rob Kuntz's <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284482/To-the-City-of-Brass?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>To the City of Brass</em></a>, and the<em> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284486/The-World-of-Krynn-Trail-Map?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>World of Krynn Trail Map</em></a> </em>and <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284485/The-Eastern-Countries-Trail-Map?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>The Eastern Countries Trail Map</em></a> </em>(Mystara).</p><p></p><p><em>Please note my use of affiliate links in this post.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 8290219, member: 8461"] In a major series of releases, Wizards of the Coast has put out pay-for-download PDFs of several old AD&D 2E products! These include [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282259/The-Complete-Starter-Set-Advanced-Dungeons--Dragons-Game-2E?affiliate_id=820'][I]The Complete Starter Set: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game 2E[/I][/URL] for $29.99, [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284370/Blood-Spawn-Birthright-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Blood Spawn[/I][/URL] (for the Birthright campaign setting) for $4.99, the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281750/Savage-Coast-Campaign-Book-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Savage Coast Campaign Setting[/I][/URL] (technically a Mystara 2E product, and also part of the Odyssey line) for $9.99, and the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281751/Savage-Coast-Orcs-Head-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Savage Coast: Orc's Head[/I][/URL] accessory for $4.99. Fans who perused WotC's website twenty-odd years ago might remember some of these names. [I]Blood Spawn[/I] was the planned Monstrous Compendium appendix for the Birthright campaign, but which wasn't published before the line folded, and was later put out as a free-to-download release on their website. A similar story went for both [I]Savage Coast[/I] books, with the [I]Campaign Setting[/I] being an integrated re-release of the materials from the [I]Red Steel[/I] and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17423/Savage-Baronies-2e?affilite_id=820'][I]Savage Baronies[/I][/URL] boxed sets, while [I]Orc's Head[/I] expanded on what was available for the area. Both heavily retcon the original presentation of the area as it was depicted in [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17117/X9-The-Savage-Coast-Basic?affiliate_id=820'][I]X9 The Savage Coast[/I][/URL]. This marks the first time all three have been made commercially available, and I can only hope that print on demand options will follow! [I]The Complete Starter Set[/I] was one of a series of [URL='http://tsr.bothgunsblazing.com/dd1/starter.htm']AD&D 2E introductory sets[/URL] during the mid-90s, released in 1996. It says it comes with "The Book of Lairs," but I don't have any details about whether that's something new or an inclusion of, for instance, the Forgotten Realms 2E [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16846/Book-of-Lairs-Forgotten-Realms-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Book of Lairs[/I][/URL]. These are the latest PDF releases from WotC, following the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282133/Shattered-Keeps?affiliate_id=820'][I]Shattered Keeps[/I][/URL] map pack, the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284569/FastPlay-Game--Dungeons--Dragons-Worlds-of-Adventure-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Worlds of Adventure[/I][/URL] fast-play game for AD&D 2E, the [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284655/Hexagonal-Mapping-Booklet?affiliate_id=820'][I]Hexagonal Mapping Booklet[/I][/URL], and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284653/Dungeons--Dragons-Quadrille-Graph-Paper?affiliate_id=820'][I]Quadrille Graph Paper[/I][/URL]. Other PDF releases have included [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284504/Outdoor-Geomorphs-Set-1--Walled-City-ODD--Basic?affiliate_id=820'][I]Outdoor Geomorphs Set 1 - Walled City[/I][/URL], [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280495/Birthright-Players-Secrets-of-Muden-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Player's Secrets of Muden[/I][/URL] (for Birthright), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284496/The-Planescape-Conspectus?affiliate_id=820'][I]The Planescape Conspectus[/I][/URL], [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281729/Midnight-on-Dagger-Alley?affiliate_id=820'][I]Midnight on Dagger Alley[/I][/URL] (AD&D 1E), the AD&D 2E starter set [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284581/Dungeons--Dragons-Adventure-Game?affiliate_id=820'][I]Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game[/I][/URL], and the 3.5 [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284490/Deluxe-Character-Sheets?affiliate_id=820'][I]Deluxe Character Sheets[/I][/URL]. Free releases have included [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284479/Wrath-of-the-Immortals?affiliate_id=820'][I]Wrath of the Immortals[/I][/URL] (BECMI), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284463/The-Book-of-Regency?affiliate_id=820'][I]The Book of Regency[/I][/URL] (Birthright), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284489/ThreeDragon-Ante?affiliate_id=820'][I]Three Dragon Ante[/I][/URL], Rob Kuntz's [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284482/To-the-City-of-Brass?affiliate_id=820'][I]To the City of Brass[/I][/URL], and the[I] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284486/The-World-of-Krynn-Trail-Map?affiliate_id=820'][I]World of Krynn Trail Map[/I][/URL] [/I]and [I][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284485/The-Eastern-Countries-Trail-Map?affiliate_id=820'][I]The Eastern Countries Trail Map[/I][/URL] [/I](Mystara). [I]Please note my use of affiliate links in this post.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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