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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Echohawk" data-source="post: 5820143" data-attributes="member: 9849">It looks like you have a copy of the rulebook from the second version of the <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45486/dungeons-dragons-basic-set-second-edition" target="_blank">D&D basic set</a>. The direct companion to that is the <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/52101/dungeons-dragons-expert-set" target="_blank">D&D expert set</a>, as Corathon pointed out.A brief release history of basic D&D might also help you...First, in 1977, this <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45783/dungeons-dragons-basic-set-first-edition" target="_blank">Basic Set</a> was released.Next, in 1981, this set was revised to make a new <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45486/dungeons-dragons-basic-set-second-edition" target="_blank">Basic Set</a>. You have the rulebook from this, also in that box were dice and a copy of B2: <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44087/the-keep-on-the-borderlands" target="_blank">The Keep on the Borderlands</a>, so don't worry -- you aren't missing any rules if you have the book without the rest of the box. Also released in 1981 was the aforementioned <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/52101/dungeons-dragons-expert-set" target="_blank">Expert Set</a>, which is thus the direct follow-up to the book you have.Beginning in 1983, those Basic/Expert sets were revised and three more boxed sets were added, making what is often referred to as the "BECMI" version of D&D, where BECMI stands for: - Set 1: <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44081/dungeons-dragons-set-1-basic-rules" target="_blank">Basic Rules</a> - Set 2: <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44966/dungeons-dragons-set-2-expert-rules" target="_blank">Expert Rules</a> - Set 3: <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44967/dungeons-dragons-set-3-companion-rules" target="_blank">Companion Rules</a> - Set 4: <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44968/dungeons-dragons-set-4-master-rules" target="_blank">Master Rules</a> - Set 5: <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/50856/dungeons-dragons-set-5-immortals-rules" target="_blank">Immortal Rules</a>Depending on how keen you are to stick to exactly the rules you currently have, you might want to consider upgrading to the above five boxed sets, since they cover a lot more ground than the first Basic/Expert sets, but the rules were revised, so won't match what you already have 100%.Eventually, the first four boxed sets were revised and reworked to make the <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/46114/dungeons-dragons-rules-cyclopedia" target="_blank">Rules Cyclopedia</a>. (The last boxed set, dealing with immortals became <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/56076/wrath-of-the-immortals" target="_blank">Wrath of the Immortals</a>.) Many people view the Rules Cyclopedia as the jewel of the BECMI rule set, and it is hard to disagree. The Cyclopedia packs a huge amount of content into one hardcover book, making perhaps the most complete set of D&D rules ever published in a single book.To summarise:1. If you want the direct follow-up to book you already have, look for this <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/52101/dungeons-dragons-expert-set" target="_blank">Expert Set</a>.2. If you want one book that will let you run a "basic" D&D campaign, find a copy of the <a href="http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/46114/dungeons-dragons-rules-cyclopedia" target="_blank">Rules Cyclopedia</a>.3. If you like collecting early D&D material, you might want to spend some time browsing my <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/301314-mystara-collectors-guide.html" target="_blank">Mystara</a> Collector's Guide, which lists all of the D&D material for that version of the rules.</blockquote>

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