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Re: New fantasy battle rules....
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lugnet.gaming
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Sat, 5 May 2001 11:07:58 GMT
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This is getting horrendously off topic... but what the heck :-)
In lugnet.fun.gaming, Frank Filz writes:
> Tony Rowe wrote:
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> > You can check TSR's history of D&D at:
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> > http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp
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> Hmm...
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> > > 1978-The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons® version is released and the
> > > Player's Handbook is the first product to be released. The new
> > > rules are so open-ended that game campaigns require a referee or
> > > Dungeon Master (DM).
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> Hmm, these company histories are never right... First off, the Monster
> Manual was the first AD&D book. Second, the games have required a
> referee from the very start.
It is actually correct as the Monster Manual was originally released as a
Dungeons & Dragons product (not Advanced D&D), it was re-branded after the
release of the PHB and DMG.
The bit about needing a DM is badly written I agree.
Neil.
(who has been gaming for 25 years, purchased Traveller as his first game, and
has worked for both Games Workshop (pre chaos-spikey death bits) and Wizards
of the Coast (pre Pokemon)) :-)
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| (...) Hmm, I distinctly remember the MM being branded AD&D. As I recall, Basic D&D (the original one) mentioned the "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons" which was soon to come out. Of course I could be horribly mistaken. Frank (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.gaming)
| | | [OT] Re: New fantasy battle rules....
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| (...) The very first printing of the Monster Manual had "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" in red right at the top of the front cover. It never made much sense to me to release the MM before the PHB, but that is how it happened. For images of that cover (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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| (...) As I understand it from some folks I have talked to, there actually was some roleplaying even earlier than Chainmail, it just didn't directly develop into the first commerical role playing game. Of course many wargames are also technically (...) (24 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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