D&D General The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977 Coming In June

[HorusZA]

It's listed on Amazon for a cool $99.00.
I was hoping there'd be a more "plain" version...

 

[Parmandur]

It's listed on Amazon for a cool $99.00.
I was hoping there'd be a more "plain" version...

Nope, this isn't a standard gamebook release, this is a premium coffee table book.

 

[Distracted DM]

Here's to hoping WotC finally catches up to the OSR of 15 years ago and starts including ribbon bookmarks in their books. Not just this one, but in the actual core books, modules, and supplements.

But what about stitch binding, or lay-flat design?

 

[mamba]

It's listed on Amazon for a cool $99.00.
I was hoping there'd be a more "plain" version...

there is still a revised Jon Peterson book coming, I’d guess updated with stuff he learned since the first release (and that includes information he learned for the WotC book), ‘just’ without the OD&D focus and reprint, maybe that is an option

https://www.amazon.com/Playing-World-2E-Invention-Histories/dp/0262548771/

 

[Mannahnin]

One thing that I just noticed that the years in the title have changed from "1970-1976" in the original press release to "1970-1977" in the new press release. The new mock-up cover also has 1977. The Amazon product page has 1976 in the title, but shows the mockup with 1977 in it!

Does this mean it will cover Holmes Basic (released in 1977)?

I would guess not, though maybe in reference towards the end. The topic seems pretty clearly to be just OD&D.

Holmes Basic WAS written as an intro for OD&D, even though Gary made a few editorial changes to reference AD&D at the end, right?

 

[Parmandur]

Holmes Basic WAS written as an intro for OD&D, even though Gary made a few editorial changes to reference AD&D at the end, right?

Sure, and I think Peterson will mention it, but I doubt it will be printed in the book.

 

[Mannahnin]

Sure, and I think Peterson will mention it, but I doubt it will be printed in the book.

I'd be surprised if they reprinted it in there (although 500 pages is a lot), but Zenopus was asking if they'd cover it, not if they'd reprint it.

And I think there's a reasonable basis to give it a thorough discussion rather than just a mention.

 

[Superchunk77]

But what about stitch binding, or lay-flat design?

Again, no chance of that happening. Their attention to quality physical products remains extremely lackluster. Not to mention they have zero physical books coming out after Monster Manual 2025. Hasbro fired the entire WotC physical book team remember.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

One thing that I just noticed that the years in the title have changed from "1970-1976" in the original press release to "1970-1977" in the new press release. The new mock-up cover also has 1977. The Amazon product page has 1976 in the title, but shows the mockup with 1977 in it!

Does this mean it will cover Holmes Basic (released in 1977)?

They probably just have some correspondence from 1977 they want to include in the book and someone was being pedantic about the book's subtitle.

 

[zenopus]

They probably just have some correspondence from 1977 they want to include in the book and someone was being pedantic about the book's subtitle.

Probably, but one can hope. It may also end with some kind of discussion of TSR's plans for revising the material, which eventually led to AD&D. See my post about Gygax's early 1977 D&D revisions plans:

D&D Revision Plans 1977

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