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[OT] Re: New fantasy battle rules....
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lugnet.gaming
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Mon, 7 May 2001 22:55:50 GMT
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Neil Ford writes:
> This is getting horrendously off topic... but what the heck :-)
> > > > 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).
> >
> > 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.
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 and pretty much every other printing of the MM, see this page:
http://www.acaeum.com/DDIndexes/SetPages/Monster.html
Thanks to Clark Stephens for finding the acaeum web site. Great source of
info!
Tony
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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. (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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