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<blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1118828" data-attributes="member: 871">This seems to be the perfect place to ask these questions, so here goes:I have a few questions regarding the original version of D&amp;D.&nbsp; I got into the game near the end of 1st ed. AD&amp;D and during the &quot;reign&quot; of the multi-box sets for &quot;basic/expert/companion/master/immortal&quot; D&amp;D.&nbsp; Any info you could provide will help greatly.1) What, exactly, were the original races &amp;/or classes of the original version of D&amp;D?&nbsp; IIRC, from what info I have been able to find, it was:&nbsp;&nbsp; * Fighting Man&nbsp;&nbsp; * Magic-User&nbsp;&nbsp; * ClericAlso, IIRC, dwarves could only be fighting men; elves had to choose to act as a fighting man or a magic-user before the start of play; and halflings/hobbits could only be fighting men.&nbsp; Is this right?2) Other classes for this edition appeared later, in Gazetteers, right?&nbsp; I think I heard the Thief appeared in Greyhawk.&nbsp; What about the other classes?3) How close/similar is the Rules Cyclopedia version of D&amp;D to the original/first version of D&amp;D?4) How close/different is AD&amp;D to the original version of D&amp;D?&nbsp; (I know how dramatically different it is from the Rules Cyclopedia version.)5) When did gnomes, half-elves, and half-orcs debut as PC races?6) I know that the barbarian, cavalier, thief-acrobat, &amp; other classes from 1st ed.'s UA, along with a bunch of NPC classes, originally premiered in Dragon magazine.&nbsp; Other than the core 4 classes (fighter, magic-user, cleric, thief), did AD&amp;D classes have counterparts in original D&amp;D?&nbsp; Where/how did they &quot;debut&quot;?7) Was Dragon magazine/1st ed.'s UA where the concept of subraces premiered? (I mean subraces w/ different stat modifiers, racial abilities, class/level limits, etc., &amp; not just &quot;flavor text,&quot; if you will.)8) Did the 9-fold alignment system &quot;debut&quot; in AD&amp;D, or did it exist in previous versions?I&quot;d appreciate any info/answers/links/etc. that you could provide.&nbsp; Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AFGNCAAP, post: 1118828, member: 871"] This seems to be the perfect place to ask these questions, so here goes: I have a few questions regarding the original version of D&D. I got into the game near the end of 1st ed. AD&D and during the "reign" of the multi-box sets for "basic/expert/companion/master/immortal" D&D. Any info you could provide will help greatly. 1) What, exactly, were the original races &/or classes of the original version of D&D? IIRC, from what info I have been able to find, it was: * Fighting Man * Magic-User * Cleric Also, IIRC, dwarves could only be fighting men; elves had to choose to act as a fighting man or a magic-user before the start of play; and halflings/hobbits could only be fighting men. Is this right? 2) Other classes for this edition appeared later, in Gazetteers, right? I think I heard the Thief appeared in [I]Greyhawk[/I]. What about the other classes? 3) How close/similar is the Rules Cyclopedia version of D&D to the original/first version of D&D? 4) How close/different is AD&D to the original version of D&D? (I know how dramatically different it is from the Rules Cyclopedia version.) 5) When did gnomes, half-elves, and half-orcs debut as PC races? 6) I know that the barbarian, cavalier, thief-acrobat, & other classes from 1st ed.'s [I]UA[/I], along with a bunch of NPC classes, originally premiered in [I]Dragon[/I] magazine. Other than the core 4 classes (fighter, magic-user, cleric, thief), did AD&D classes have counterparts in original D&D? Where/how did they "debut"? 7) Was [I]Dragon[/I] magazine/1st ed.'s [I]UA[/I] where the concept of subraces premiered? (I mean subraces w/ different stat modifiers, racial abilities, class/level limits, etc., & not just "flavor text," if you will.) 8) Did the 9-fold alignment system "debut" in AD&D, or did it exist in previous versions? I"d appreciate any info/answers/links/etc. that you could provide. Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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