D&D General 50 years, 50 products (closed, see new thread)

[JEB]

Dragon Magic (3e)

 

[JEB]

Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons (4e)

 

[JEB]

Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons (4e)

 

[JEB]

Volo's Guide to Monsters (5e)

 

[JEB]

Greyhawk, Supplement I for the original D&D game (where the game as we know it really began to take shape).

 

[TerraDave]

T1 Village of Hommlet. The original AD&D starter adventure. Gygax.

 

[the Jester]

S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. The OG champion of "you got sci-fi in my fantasy!"

 

[Ath'kethin]

ALQ4 - Secrets of the Lamp. A treasure trove of lore on genies and the Inner Planes, especially the Plane of Fire.

 

[Theory of Games]

I don't understand how some of these products even made the list. Could we get some clarity on that selection process? Just your personal favorites?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Rogues Gallery (1E) - Randomly generated NPCs, bandit gangs, etc. and -- more importantly -- full NPC write-ups (with illustrations) for many of the TSR staff's own characters, including some of the biggest names in the game, even today.