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

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I've never even seen a book with four ribbon bookmarks before.

I just checked. Ptolus only has three, and is several times longer than this book.

 

[Traveller]

And thus the WAR of the RIBBONS has started...

 

[sevenbastard]

This is cool. I will buy it.

But I honestly I was hoping for a more intense 50 year celebration box set. If I was WOTC I would have put out a box set with a new adventure for every version of D&D and then labeled them with the old alpha numeric codes.

The Silver anniversary set had a lost module L3, they did a 1e adventure to add to the Slave Lord book. I would have loved to see some first rate new products in the old trade dress for all the versions (Even 4e).

Bonus points if they had pregens and quick start rules so you could play through them in order. Progressing through the versions with the same party. Let people see how the game changed.

 

[orangefruitbat]

And thus the WAR of the RIBBONS has started...

F***-everything, we're going to five ribbons. https://www.theonion.com/naughty word-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036

 

[bedir than]

I just checked. Ptolus only has three, and is several times longer than this book.

There should be a ribbon for each edition/decade that WotC is celebrating.

One of my rules to marketing is that every decision has a reason

 

[overgeeked]

F***-everything, we're going to five ribbons. https://www.theonion.com/naughty word-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036

Seeing ads for newer phones I think before long the entire back of the phone will be nothing but cameras.

 

[Queer Venger]

Just trying to keep it authentic to my experience. Mountain Dew, Little Caesars, and D&D. That was a weekend right there.

same, but adding Crown Royal

 

[zenopus]

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)?

 

[Parmandur]

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.

 

[Superchunk77]

I'm not as keen on the gold foil, but the ribbons are too useful not to include.

There is zero chance of WotC actually putting out a quality physical product at this point. This book will be a cheap glued binding chunk of thin paper just like all of their other books.