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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 34720" data-attributes="member: 53">I don't think the Blackmoor and Greyhawk books came out first, but I've been having a hard time finding reference materials to the exact release dates of some of these books (even just the month &amp; year).&nbsp; So far I have found that &quot;The First Fantasy Campaign&quot; came out in 1975, as did the the Blackmoor and Greyhawk Supplements to OD&amp;D.&nbsp; As did the Empire to the Petal Throne.&nbsp; So, no real help there.However, it's not really relevant.&nbsp; Blackmoor and Greyhawk were rules expansion books for OD&amp;D.&nbsp; Except for the small adventure in Blackmoor I previously mentioned (&quot;Temple of the Frog&quot;) there is no setting material in those books.&nbsp;&nbsp; I believe the entire adventure was the temple, not even the wilderness surrounding it was detailed.According to Bastion Press, the only ESD scheduled of any of the OD&amp;D books is Blackmoor scheduled for 4/15/02.&nbsp; They are still looking for copies of the rest.&nbsp; Not suprising since they essentially have to destroy the books to get the scans.&nbsp; I imagine few people want to donate these books so that others can buy the ESDs.&nbsp; The only thing you get is a free copy of the ESD.So, to summarize, here are the release dates I have now of the earlier fantasy campaign worlds.1975:&nbsp; Empire of the Petal Throne (TSR), &quot;First Fantasy Campaign&quot; (Judges Guild)1976:&nbsp; City State of the Invincible Overlord (Judges Guild)1978:&nbsp; Glorantha (Chaosium)1980:&nbsp; Greyhawk (campaign setting) (TSR)1983:&nbsp; Mystara/Known world in D&amp;D expert set (TSR)Glyfair of Glamis</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 34720, member: 53"] I don't think the Blackmoor and Greyhawk books came out first, but I've been having a hard time finding reference materials to the exact release dates of some of these books (even just the month & year). So far I have found that "The First Fantasy Campaign" came out in 1975, as did the the Blackmoor and Greyhawk Supplements to OD&D. As did the Empire to the Petal Throne. So, no real help there. However, it's not really relevant. Blackmoor and Greyhawk were rules expansion books for OD&D. Except for the small adventure in Blackmoor I previously mentioned ("Temple of the Frog") there is no setting material in those books. I believe the entire adventure was the temple, not even the wilderness surrounding it was detailed. According to Bastion Press, the only ESD scheduled of any of the OD&D books is Blackmoor scheduled for 4/15/02. They are still looking for copies of the rest. Not suprising since they essentially have to destroy the books to get the scans. I imagine few people want to donate these books so that others can buy the ESDs. The only thing you get is a free copy of the ESD. So, to summarize, here are the release dates I have now of the earlier fantasy campaign worlds. 1975: Empire of the Petal Throne (TSR), "First Fantasy Campaign" (Judges Guild) 1976: City State of the Invincible Overlord (Judges Guild) 1978: Glorantha (Chaosium) 1980: Greyhawk (campaign setting) (TSR) 1983: Mystara/Known world in D&D expert set (TSR) Glyfair of Glamis [/QUOTE]

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