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THUNDER RIFT (1992): The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Setting that...
Thunder Rift was a well-developed campaign setting for D&D of the early Nineties. This was the time of the large black box edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Thunder Rift was an isolated valley...
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ADVENTURE GAME Begins Here & Now (1999-2000): What a...
One can trace the evolution of Dungeons & Dragons through its beginner / starter / introductory sets. The eternal quest for TSR (and later, Wizards of the Coast) was to have an easy entry point...
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D&D Ultra-rare: Lost Caverns of Tsojconth (1976) – The Original Edition of...
The second module ever written for Dungeons & Dragons was a 1976 game convention tournament adventure written by Gary Gygax: The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth. In 1982, TsojcOnth would be heavily...
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Arduin Treasure Pak (1977): Early non-TSR D&D Loot and Monster Art
Arduin was a campaign setting ostensibly written for all fantasy roleplaying games, but clearly derived from, and intended for, Dungeons & Dragons. The Arduin Treasure Pak was one of many...
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Karameikos: Kingdom of Adventure (1994) – The Classic Known World Setting...
The Grand Duchy of Karameikos was the location of many old school D&D campaigns. The later B-Series modules for Dungeons & Dragons were located there. By 1994, the metaplot had promoted the...
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D&D Basic Rules, UK Edition (1986): Rare BECMI Dungeons & Dragons in a...
This is the first time I’ve had the UK Edition of BECMI D&D in the shop. It’s a small book instead of a box set. This version of the Frank Mentzer-edited rules calls itself “3rd Edition”, and is...
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CHAMPIONS OF MYSTARA (1993) Box Set: D&D’s Known World charts a new course
Champions of Mystara (1993) had its origin in an episodic series of 35 Dragon Magazine articles by Bruce Heard from 1990 through 1992. Heard had guided the expansion of the default setting of Dungeons...
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Dungeonmaster’s Index (1977): Original D&D Really Needed an Index; Dave...
Original Dungeons & Dragons of the 1970s was found in nine booklets, plus supplementary material. Rules, Character Classes, Spells, and Treasure were scattered throughout. Given that OD&D was...
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D&D QUADRILLE GRAPH PAPER (1982): A Pad of Blank Dungeon Mapping Sheets Can...
TSR released this Dungeons & Dragons accessory in cooperation with stationery printer St Regis back in 1982. Few pads exist anymore, and so it’s now a collector item. (One like mine sold for $500...
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First Fantasy Campaign (1977): Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor Emerges Post-TSR
BLACKMOOR […] is the oldest and longest running DUNGEONS & DRAGONS game, and readers should find such material quite helpful in assuring the longevity of their own campaigns.Dave Arneson . . . Is...
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THE LAST FOUNDER: A trio of old school Dungeons & Dragons modules by Robert...
Who was Gary Gygax’s Dungeon Master in the old days? Robert J. Kuntz was like a son to Gygax. Not only did Kuntz play in his Greyhawk campaign, but the elder was also a player at Kuntz’s table....
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