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Re: New fantasy battle rules....
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lugnet.gaming
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Sat, 5 May 2001 21:45:45 GMT
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Neil Ford wrote:
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> This is getting horrendously off topic... but what the heck :-)
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> 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.
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> 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.
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
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| This is getting horrendously off topic... but what the heck :-) (...) 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. (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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