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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 693797" data-attributes="member: 5868">A correction, here.&nbsp; Basic D&amp;D is NOT a simplified rules set of AD&amp;D.&nbsp; It is a different game, that started before AD&amp;D, and evolved in parallel.OD&amp;D (the original 3 booklet boxed set) was published in 1974.The first Basic Rules were a clarified version of OD&amp;D (Holmes revision) and published in 1977.The first AD&amp;D book was the Monster Manual, published in late 1977.&nbsp; The 1E Players Handbook was published in 1978.Basic D&amp;D underwent two fundamental revisions after the Holmes edition: the Moldvay edition (circa 1980, Erol Otus art) and the (author forgotten, Elmore art) edition circa 1983.Conceptually, Basic/Expert D&amp;D has more in common with OD&amp;D that AD&amp;D.&nbsp; Things like skills and special maneuvers did not start appearing in the rules until the Companion Set was released circa 1984-85.As others have stated, the Cyclopedia is a compilation of all the rules from the last editions of the boxed sets.&nbsp; It is a different game, though with a massive number of similarities, than AD&amp;D.&nbsp; I'd regard it as failed marketing on TSR's part that split their customer based (and luckily wasn't repeated with 3E).Find out more by checking out <a href="http://www.acaeum.com" target="_blank">The Acaeum.</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 693797, member: 5868"] A correction, here. Basic D&D is NOT a simplified rules set of AD&D. It is a different game, that started before AD&D, and evolved in parallel. OD&D (the original 3 booklet boxed set) was published in 1974. The first Basic Rules were a clarified version of OD&D (Holmes revision) and published in 1977. The first AD&D book was the Monster Manual, published in late 1977. The 1E Players Handbook was published in 1978. Basic D&D underwent two fundamental revisions after the Holmes edition: the Moldvay edition (circa 1980, Erol Otus art) and the (author forgotten, Elmore art) edition circa 1983. Conceptually, Basic/Expert D&D has more in common with OD&D that AD&D. Things like skills and special maneuvers did not start appearing in the rules until the Companion Set was released circa 1984-85. As others have stated, the Cyclopedia is a compilation of all the rules from the last editions of the boxed sets. It is a different game, though with a massive number of similarities, than AD&D. I'd regard it as failed marketing on TSR's part that split their customer based (and luckily wasn't repeated with 3E). Find out more by checking out [url=http://www.acaeum.com]The Acaeum.[/url] [/QUOTE]

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