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If you are referring to Defendent's Exhibits 6 ("Female Demons") and 7 ("Demons"), these are described in the list of exhibits as being "prepared by Mr. Gygax". Arneson also says in his testimony (page 71) that Exhibit 7 was prepared by Gygax.

I'm not convinced that the list (pages 13-14 of court case documents) actually predates the 1973 draft. It reads like an index that someone prepared from the draft up to about page 32 (42 of the court docs). It almost exactly includes all of the underlined headers, even to the point of including...

Looking further, the Defendent's Exhibits are described at page 220; Exhibits 8 (page 13-14) and 9 (page 15) "were prepared by David Megarry at witness' request", and Exhibit 10 (pages 16-17) is handwriting unknown (Arneson later says it's not his on page 296). These Exhibits are further...

FWIW, page 13 is labeled Deft's Exh 8) which I believe means Defendent's Exhibit 8, and Page 15 is labeled Deft's Exh 9, indicating these pages were submitted by Gygax (the defendent in this case).

Yes, that's correct. Holmes made his draft using the OD&D booklets, and then Gary made some revisions, including changing most references to "Dungeons & Dragons" to "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons". He didn't really change the rules, however, to match AD&D (the Player's Handbook was still a year...

Off topic, but is your handle a reference to the band Superchunk?

Probably, but one can hope. It may also end with some kind of discussion of TSR's plans for revising the material, which eventually led to AD&D. See my post about Gygax's early 1977 D&D revisions plans: https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2018/08/gygaxs-d-revision-plans-1977.html

One thing that I just noticed that the years in the title have changed from "1970-1976" in the original press release to "1970-1977" in the new press release. The new mock-up cover also has 1977. The Amazon product page has 1976 in the title, but shows the mockup with 1977 in it! Does this mean...

The photo on the first page shows two pages of Chainmail, so at least some of that will be included. Myself, I'd love if it was all commentary/addenda/ephemera/letters instead of reprinting the originals.

Per the publisher on FB, this is a limited time release:

Things Better Left Alone is now available on the Pacesetter website, with option for Print + PDF or PDF alone. The PDF can be downloaded immediately if purchased. The print edition is also for sale directly at the North Texas RPG Con today...

This thread has taken an unexpected and grisly turn... To move back on topic: I'm not directly involved in this project, but I'm excited that J. Eric Holmes' dungeon maps are finally getting published! While we wait for the release next week, you can see a few snippets of his original maps in...

During that era, TSR constantly made catalog placeholders for advance products, typically using recycled artwork or rough guides. See a bunch at once from a 1985 catalog in this Acaeum thread, including products both produced and unproduced. The product code, 2020, was later assigned to the...

As pointed out in the Piazza thread by James Mishler, "The descriptions of the "Boots of Banana Peel," "Hawk Helm," and the "Ring of Ruthlessness" are almost word for word from" the Arduin Grimoire (1977) by Dave Hargrave. I also noted that the Withra is a monster by Don Turnbull originally...

My copy came as well today!

As promised earlier, a closer look at Sutherland's painting for the Holmes Basic D&D set cover: https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2021/10/sutherland-dragon-details.html

Reminder, this exhibit is on display through Halloween! 👻 🧙‍♀️ 💀 It will later be at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN from May 20 to September 5, 2022, and then at the Flint Institute of Art in Flint, MI from September 23, 2002 through January 8, 2023. And as promised...

The Ruined Tower of Zenopus is currently just $1.39 (about 30% off) thru September 7th as part of DMs Guild's "September Starter" sale: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/301308/The-Ruined-Tower-of-Zenopus?affiliate_id=53395

The Ruined Tower of Zenopus is currently just $1.39 (about 30% off) thru September 7th as part of DMs Guild's "September Starter" sale: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/301308/The-Ruined-Tower-of-Zenopus?affiliate_id=53395