D&D General D&D History 101: Origins of Classes

[dave2008]

@lowkey13 already did this a few months ago. I'll try to find the thread. Might save you a lot of work and research.

*Edit. Here it is. but it appears he deleted all of his posts and then account? When did that happen? Man, I took a few week break myself and apparently missed a whole lot...

OD&D - On the Origins of Classes (1e, OD&D)

*Deleted by user*

www.enworld.org

He had spat with a mod and left a couple of months ago (fairly recently still). I didn't realize he deleted his posts.

 

[thom_likes_gaming]

I still distinctly recall when our then-GM (one of the best I ever had the pleasure of playing with) switched to AD&D mid-campaign. We suddenly had a monk and a ranger, and all of us players were really intrigued by the changes. We had a blast.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I still distinctly recall when our then-GM (one of the best I ever had the pleasure of playing with) switched to AD&D mid-campaign. We suddenly had a monk and a ranger, and all of us players were really intrigued by the changes. We had a blast.

Did you switch to AD&D from B/X or BECMI (Red Box), or were you coming from OD&D?

 

[TwoSix]

*Edit. Here it is. but it appears he deleted all of his posts and then account? When did that happen? Man, I took a few week break myself and apparently missed a whole lot...

Mid-March, I believe. It's a bummer.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

UPDATE!

I haven't done this in a while, but I edited and updated the Thief entry based on further findings and research, as well as corroboration by @Mannahnin

 

[MrTemplar]

I would be interested in some history of the third party supplements that popped up almost immediately, most of them not sanctioned by TSR. We routinely used the Arduin Grimoire, Warlock and Warlock’s Tower (Cal Tech’s house rules) and others along side the white box and its supplements.