D&D General A tour of each and every TSR/D&D release

[Stormonu]

This was where I came in on the game, though my set didn't have dice, just the chits (and B2, not B1).

I was lucky enough about 10-15 years ago to find a decent-shape copy on the cheap and bring this product back into my library.

 

[TerraDave]

Monster Manual may be up next.

Lots of 1979 versions of this set (check the acaeum link above). B1 actually came and went. So did chits. B2 got their eventually.

 

[Marc Radle]

This was where I came in on the game, though my set didn't have dice, just the chits (and B2, not B1).

Oh right - mine had the cardboard chits as well!!
And a coupon to mail in to get the set of dice.

 

[TerraDave]

So, I think he has updated the twitter feed...

 

[FrogReaver]

There's something about that older art that inspires me much more than the more professional and well done art.

 

[Yaarel]

They don't, though. At least not on the cover as shown here. Swords & Spells literally is miniatures rules. It's a set of battle-scale miniatures wargame rules FOR D&D*, kind of the reverse of how D&D was partially based on Chainmail.

(*Though sadly, not a very good one. I recommend Dan "Delta" Collins' Book of War for anyone in need of a set of miniatures rules for resolving army-scale battles in OD&D).

I want 50e to do something like this.

Make the core Players Handbook strictly for theater of the mind, but have a separate book that fully develops grid and minis tactical style.

 

[Yaarel]

There's something about that older art that inspires me much more than the more professional and well done art.

5e has books with different covers. Maybe 50e can have a version of a ook where all of the interior art too is ink drawings and woodcuts?

 

[darjr]

Sorry about missing so many of these. I'm going to try and catch up. Eventually he'll come to an end and I might but I'll try before that.

Next up is the Monster Manual! Mine is all but falling apart and I got a second one some time later.

Here is what Alex has to say.

Our tour is starting to pick up steam. Up today is a HUGE one. In 1977 TSR released their first hardbound D&D book - the Monster Manual. Here are 3 of my 1st printing copies, one signed by Gary. Another quirk of history that the monster book got published first for AD&D.

And his copies.

twitter link

 

[darjr]

Ope! And I didn't notice that he got ahead a few. Noted in this next one.

I got ahead of myself on our tour in my excitement. We still have a couple of 1976 releases to go. How about the first ever D&D module!! Up today, produced by Wee Warrior, but distributed by TSR, I give you Palace of the Vampire Queen! Pictured are my 2 1st printings and 2 3rds.

twitter link

 

[darjr]

Oh and I'm not embedding the twitter links but putting them behind text. Please if you use twitter go and like these posts of his.