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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 5316303" data-attributes="member: 3586"><p>Err...</p><p></p><p>1974: Original Dungeons & Dragons (supplements follow which drastically change the game, especially Supplement I: Greyhawk)</p><p></p><p>1977: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Holmes edition - an introduction to original D&D, written by someone only familiar with oD&D. Gary Gygax threw a few AD&D concepts in (he was working on AD&D at the time). Uses a few concepts from Supplement I, but is based mainly on the original 3-booklet set.</p><p></p><p>1977-1979: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is released, based on oD&D with substantial additions from the supplements, The Strategic Review and The Dragon. Does some important changes (like AC now starts at 10, not 9).</p><p></p><p>1981: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Moldvay edition (not the Red Box). Complete rewriting of D&D Basic, putting down the form it would follow for the next 20 years. Also released an Expert set (Cook).</p><p></p><p>1983: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Mentzer edition (<strong>Red Box</strong>). Re-editing of the Moldvay edition with a choose-your-own adventure and splitting of material into players and DM books. Expert, Companion, Master and Immortal sets would follow.</p><p></p><p>1989: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition.</p><p></p><p>1990: Dungeons & Dragons Rules Compendium - putting all the rules from the BECM set into one book. A complete rewrite of the Immortal set was released as "Wrath of the Immortals".</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 5316303, member: 3586"] Err... 1974: Original Dungeons & Dragons (supplements follow which drastically change the game, especially Supplement I: Greyhawk) 1977: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Holmes edition - an introduction to original D&D, written by someone only familiar with oD&D. Gary Gygax threw a few AD&D concepts in (he was working on AD&D at the time). Uses a few concepts from Supplement I, but is based mainly on the original 3-booklet set. 1977-1979: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is released, based on oD&D with substantial additions from the supplements, The Strategic Review and The Dragon. Does some important changes (like AC now starts at 10, not 9). 1981: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Moldvay edition (not the Red Box). Complete rewriting of D&D Basic, putting down the form it would follow for the next 20 years. Also released an Expert set (Cook). 1983: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Mentzer edition ([b]Red Box[/b]). Re-editing of the Moldvay edition with a choose-your-own adventure and splitting of material into players and DM books. Expert, Companion, Master and Immortal sets would follow. 1989: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition. 1990: Dungeons & Dragons Rules Compendium - putting all the rules from the BECM set into one book. A complete rewrite of the Immortal set was released as "Wrath of the Immortals". Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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