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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 7992298" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>These numbers look odd to me. If we judge the lifespan of each edition by measuring the time between its first and last standalone products (to distinguish it from, say, articles in <em>Dragon</em> or <em>Dungeon</em> magazine), and not counting new products released for older editions (e.g. the release of <em>L3 Deep Dwarven Delve</em> in 1999 as part of the <em>Silver Anniversary Boxed set</em>), system-neutral products, web-only products, etc. then I'd put them like this:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Original Dungeons & Dragons:</strong> 1974 (woodgrain boxed set) through 1976 (<em>Swords & Spells</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition): </strong>1977-1979 (depending on whether you count it as beginning with the release of the <em>Monster Manual</em> in 1977, the <em>Players Handbook</em> in 1978, or the <em>Dungeon Masters Guide</em> in 1979) through 1988 (<em>DL16 World of Krynn</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd Edition): </strong>1989 (<em>Player's Handbook</em>) through 2000 (<em>Die Vecna Die!</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Basic Dungeons & Dragons (Holmes):</strong> 1978 (the Holmes <em>Basic</em> set) through 1979 (<em>B2 The Keep on the Borderlands</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Basic Dungeons & Dragons (B/X):</strong> 1981 (the Moldvay <em>Basic Set</em>) through 1983 (<em>X5 Temple of Death</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Basic Dungeons & Dragons (BECMI):</strong> 1983 (the Mentzer <em>Basic Set</em>) through 1993 (<em>Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Dungeons & Dragons (3.0 Edition):</strong> 2000 (<em>Player's Handbook</em>) through 2003 (<em>Ghostwalk</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Dungeons & Dragons (3.5 Edition):</strong> 2003 (<em>Player's Handbook</em>) through 2008 (<em>City of Stormreach</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Dungeons & Dragons (4th Edition):</strong> 2008 (<em>Player's Handbook</em>) through 2012 (<em>Into the Unknown: The Dungeons Survival Handbook</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Dungeons & Dragons (4th Edition Essentials):</strong> 2010 (<em>Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set</em>) through 2011 (<em>Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Dungeons & Dragons (Next):</strong> 2013 (<em>Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle</em>) through 2014 (<em>Legacy of the Crystal Shard</em>)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition):</strong> 2014 (<em>Starter Set</em>) through Present (<em>Mythic Odysseys of Theros</em>)</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 7992298, member: 8461"] These numbers look odd to me. If we judge the lifespan of each edition by measuring the time between its first and last standalone products (to distinguish it from, say, articles in [I]Dragon[/I] or [I]Dungeon[/I] magazine), and not counting new products released for older editions (e.g. the release of [I]L3 Deep Dwarven Delve[/I] in 1999 as part of the [I]Silver Anniversary Boxed set[/I]), system-neutral products, web-only products, etc. then I'd put them like this: [LIST] [*][B]Original Dungeons & Dragons:[/B] 1974 (woodgrain boxed set) through 1976 ([I]Swords & Spells[/I]) [*][B]Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition): [/B]1977-1979 (depending on whether you count it as beginning with the release of the [I]Monster Manual[/I] in 1977, the [I]Players Handbook[/I] in 1978, or the [I]Dungeon Masters Guide[/I] in 1979) through 1988 ([I]DL16 World of Krynn[/I]) [*][B]Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd Edition): [/B]1989 ([I]Player's Handbook[/I]) through 2000 ([I]Die Vecna Die![/I]) [*][B]Basic Dungeons & Dragons (Holmes):[/B] 1978 (the Holmes [I]Basic[/I] set) through 1979 ([I]B2 The Keep on the Borderlands[/I]) [*][B]Basic Dungeons & Dragons (B/X):[/B] 1981 (the Moldvay [I]Basic Set[/I]) through 1983 ([I]X5 Temple of Death[/I]) [*][B]Basic Dungeons & Dragons (BECMI):[/B] 1983 (the Mentzer [I]Basic Set[/I]) through 1993 ([I]Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark[/I]) [*][B]Dungeons & Dragons (3.0 Edition):[/B] 2000 ([I]Player's Handbook[/I]) through 2003 ([I]Ghostwalk[/I]) [*][B]Dungeons & Dragons (3.5 Edition):[/B] 2003 ([I]Player's Handbook[/I]) through 2008 ([I]City of Stormreach[/I]) [*][B]Dungeons & Dragons (4th Edition):[/B] 2008 ([I]Player's Handbook[/I]) through 2012 ([I]Into the Unknown: The Dungeons Survival Handbook[/I]) [*][B]Dungeons & Dragons (4th Edition Essentials):[/B] 2010 ([I]Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set[/I]) through 2011 ([I]Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale[/I]) [*][B]Dungeons & Dragons (Next):[/B] 2013 ([I]Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle[/I]) through 2014 ([I]Legacy of the Crystal Shard[/I]) [*][B]Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition):[/B] 2014 ([I]Starter Set[/I]) through Present ([I]Mythic Odysseys of Theros[/I]) [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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