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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 8351750" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>WotC has just made <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17010/Chainmail-Rules-for-Medieval-Miniatures-0e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Chainmail: Rules for Medieval Miniatures</em></a> available in print-on-demand format over on DrivethruRPG!</p><p></p><p>Originally released in 1971 by Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren, <em>Chainmail</em> is miniatures wargame sourcebook that's widely considered to be "proto-D&D" thanks to its option for 1:1 rules (where one mini could represent a single individual instead of a unit) and "Fantasy Supplement" appendix. The game went through <a href="https://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/setpages/chainmail.html" target="_blank">several releases</a>, with the 3rd Edition (presumably a later printing) being the one made available on DriveThruRPG.</p><p></p><p>(EDIT: According to the PDF preview, it's the 7th printing of the 3rd Edition.)</p><p></p><p>The link given above mentions how Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson disagreed on the importance of <em>Chainmail</em> in the eventual formation of D&D, something that's been <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-dueling-essays-of-arneson-gygax.667050/" target="_blank">mentioned on EN World</a> before. Gygax maintains that <em>Chainmail</em> played a pivotal role in D&D's development, while Arneson holds that it was a minor element at most. Subsequent analysis and speculation by historians such as <a href="https://kotaku.com/dungeons-deceptions-the-first-d-d-players-push-back-1837516834" target="_blank">Paul Stormberg</a> and <a href="https://www.rpg.net/columns/advanced-designers-and-dragons/advanced-designers-and-dragons12.phtml" target="_blank">Shannon Appelcline</a> have produced no consensus on this, and the topic remains a contentious one. Maybe we'll see a renewed debate now that print copies of the game are cheap and easy to legally acquire?</p><p></p><p>This is the latest book to be given a print on demand option from WotC, following <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/111269/L3-Deep-Dwarven-Delve-1e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>L3 Deep Dwarven Delve</em></a> (AD&D 1E), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17293/A-Guide-to-the-Ethereal-Plane-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>A Guide to the Ethereal Plane</em></a> (Planescape), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17380/DLR3-Unsung-Heroes-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>DLR3 Unsung Heroes</em></a> (Dragonlance 2E), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/144108/Dungeon-Masters-Guide-2-4e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Dungeon Master's Guide 2</em></a> (4E), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/121294/Monster-Manual-3-4e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Monster Manual 3</em></a> (4E), and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/158948/Monster-Vault-Threats-to-the-Nentir-Vale-4e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale</em></a> (4E), and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/25111/City-of-the-Spider-Queen-35?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>City of the Spider Queen</em></a> (Forgotten Realms 3.5).</p><p></p><p>Other recent releases include <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17094/X4-Master-of-the-Desert-Nomads-Basic?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>X4 Master of the Desert Nomads</em></a> (B/X), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17113/B7-Rahasia-Basic?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>B7 Rahasia</em></a> (BECMI) and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17385/Dragonlance--Book-of-Lairs-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>DLT2 Book of Lairs</em></a> (Dragonlance 2E), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17375/DLS4-Wild-Elves-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>DLS4 Wild Elves</em></a> (Dragonlance 2E), <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17441/Greyhawk-The-Adventure-Begins-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins</em></a> (Greyhawk 2E), <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/176909/WGM1-Border-Watch-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>WGM1 Border Watch</em></a> </em>(Greyhawk 2E),<em> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16846/Book-of-Lairs-Forgotten-Realms-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>The Book of Lairs</em></a> </em>(Forgotten Realms 2E),<em> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16976/AC10-Bestiary-of-Dragons--Giants-Basic?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>AC10 Bestiary of Dragons & Giants</em></a> </em>(BECMI),<em> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/151463/Halls-of-Undermountain-4e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Halls of Undermountain</em></a> </em>(4E), the <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17242/War-Captains-Companion-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>War Captain's Companion</em></a> </em>(Spelljammer),<em> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17144/PC3-Creature-Crucible-The-Sea-People-Basic?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>PC3 Creature Crucible: The Sea People</em></a> </em>(BECMI), <em><a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/16845/Volos-Guide-to-the-Sword-Coast-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast</em></a> </em>(Forgotten Realms 2E),<em> <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/16836/Volos-Guide-to-Waterdeep-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Volo's Guide to Waterdeep</em></a> </em>(Forgotten Realms 2E),<em> <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17561/Volos-Guide-to-Cormyr-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Volo's Guide to Cormyr</em></a> </em>(Forgotten Realms 2E), the<em> <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17169/Dark-Sun-Boxed-Set-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Dark Sun Boxed Set</em></a> </em>(the original one for AD&D 2E), <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17026/Campaign-Option-Council-of-Wyrms-Setting-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Campaign Option: Council of Wyrms</em></a>, </em>and the <em><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17267/Planescape-Campaign-Setting-2e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Planescape Campaign Setting</em></a><em>.</em></em></p><p></p><p> <em>Please note my use of affiliate links in this post.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 8351750, member: 8461"] WotC has just made [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17010/Chainmail-Rules-for-Medieval-Miniatures-0e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Chainmail: Rules for Medieval Miniatures[/I][/URL] available in print-on-demand format over on DrivethruRPG! Originally released in 1971 by Gary Gygax and Jeff Perren, [I]Chainmail[/I] is miniatures wargame sourcebook that's widely considered to be "proto-D&D" thanks to its option for 1:1 rules (where one mini could represent a single individual instead of a unit) and "Fantasy Supplement" appendix. The game went through [URL='https://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/setpages/chainmail.html']several releases[/URL], with the 3rd Edition (presumably a later printing) being the one made available on DriveThruRPG. (EDIT: According to the PDF preview, it's the 7th printing of the 3rd Edition.) The link given above mentions how Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson disagreed on the importance of [I]Chainmail[/I] in the eventual formation of D&D, something that's been [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-dueling-essays-of-arneson-gygax.667050/']mentioned on EN World[/URL] before. Gygax maintains that [I]Chainmail[/I] played a pivotal role in D&D's development, while Arneson holds that it was a minor element at most. Subsequent analysis and speculation by historians such as [URL='https://kotaku.com/dungeons-deceptions-the-first-d-d-players-push-back-1837516834']Paul Stormberg[/URL] and [URL='https://www.rpg.net/columns/advanced-designers-and-dragons/advanced-designers-and-dragons12.phtml']Shannon Appelcline[/URL] have produced no consensus on this, and the topic remains a contentious one. Maybe we'll see a renewed debate now that print copies of the game are cheap and easy to legally acquire? This is the latest book to be given a print on demand option from WotC, following [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/111269/L3-Deep-Dwarven-Delve-1e?affiliate_id=820'][I]L3 Deep Dwarven Delve[/I][/URL] (AD&D 1E), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17293/A-Guide-to-the-Ethereal-Plane-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]A Guide to the Ethereal Plane[/I][/URL] (Planescape), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17380/DLR3-Unsung-Heroes-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]DLR3 Unsung Heroes[/I][/URL] (Dragonlance 2E), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/144108/Dungeon-Masters-Guide-2-4e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Dungeon Master's Guide 2[/I][/URL] (4E), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/121294/Monster-Manual-3-4e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Monster Manual 3[/I][/URL] (4E), and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/158948/Monster-Vault-Threats-to-the-Nentir-Vale-4e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale[/I][/URL] (4E), and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/25111/City-of-the-Spider-Queen-35?affiliate_id=820'][I]City of the Spider Queen[/I][/URL] (Forgotten Realms 3.5). Other recent releases include [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17094/X4-Master-of-the-Desert-Nomads-Basic?affiliate_id=820'][I]X4 Master of the Desert Nomads[/I][/URL] (B/X), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17113/B7-Rahasia-Basic?affiliate_id=820'][I]B7 Rahasia[/I][/URL] (BECMI) and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17385/Dragonlance--Book-of-Lairs-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]DLT2 Book of Lairs[/I][/URL] (Dragonlance 2E), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17375/DLS4-Wild-Elves-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]DLS4 Wild Elves[/I][/URL] (Dragonlance 2E), [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17441/Greyhawk-The-Adventure-Begins-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins[/I][/URL] (Greyhawk 2E), [I][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/176909/WGM1-Border-Watch-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]WGM1 Border Watch[/I][/URL] [/I](Greyhawk 2E),[I] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16846/Book-of-Lairs-Forgotten-Realms-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]The Book of Lairs[/I][/URL] [/I](Forgotten Realms 2E),[I] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16976/AC10-Bestiary-of-Dragons--Giants-Basic?affiliate_id=820'][I]AC10 Bestiary of Dragons & Giants[/I][/URL] [/I](BECMI),[I] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/151463/Halls-of-Undermountain-4e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Halls of Undermountain[/I][/URL] [/I](4E), the [I][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17242/War-Captains-Companion-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]War Captain's Companion[/I][/URL] [/I](Spelljammer),[I] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17144/PC3-Creature-Crucible-The-Sea-People-Basic?affiliate_id=820'][I]PC3 Creature Crucible: The Sea People[/I][/URL] [/I](BECMI), [I][URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/16845/Volos-Guide-to-the-Sword-Coast-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast[/I][/URL] [/I](Forgotten Realms 2E),[I] [URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/16836/Volos-Guide-to-Waterdeep-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Volo's Guide to Waterdeep[/I][/URL] [/I](Forgotten Realms 2E),[I] [URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17561/Volos-Guide-to-Cormyr-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Volo's Guide to Cormyr[/I][/URL] [/I](Forgotten Realms 2E), the[I] [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17169/Dark-Sun-Boxed-Set-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Dark Sun Boxed Set[/I][/URL] [/I](the original one for AD&D 2E), [I][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17026/Campaign-Option-Council-of-Wyrms-Setting-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Campaign Option: Council of Wyrms[/I][/URL], [/I]and the [I][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17267/Planescape-Campaign-Setting-2e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Planescape Campaign Setting[/I][/URL][I].[/I][/I] [I]Please note my use of affiliate links in this post.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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