Many hailed it as the first compendium of RPG monster stats. Here's one such story from the golden age of RPGs.īetween Christmas and New Years Eve of 1977, TSR released its first hardcover 112-page RPG book, the Monster Manual by Gary Gygax.
It feels like catching up with old friends. As I ponder his role in those early days I find myself pulling various books off of my shelves and rereading the contents of some quaint and curious volumes of forgotten lore. Steve Perrin's unexpected passing has gotten me to thinking about his far-reaching legacy within the world of role-playing games. It’s all about the D&D Blue Book: History, Trivia, Printings, Artists, Expansions, Variants, and more.Chaosium President Rick Meints shares stories from a life-time as a collector of all things Chaosium. I got in a nice-looking set in the shop, and took photos.įor those looking for more (much more!) about Holmes Basic, I’d suggest Zenopus Archives. Holmes Basic also serves as an introduction to Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, as they are – broadly speaking – compatible. The Holmes edition is complete in one box, accessible to even the uninitiated. Gary Gygax, Dragon #14, May 1978, Sorcerer’s Scroll The result of his labors is the “Basic Set” of D&D”.
Eric Holmes, professor, author and incidentally a respected neurologist, disclosed that the Good Doctor was interested in undertaking the first stage of the project - the rewriting and editing necessary to extract a beginner’s set of D&D from the basic set and its supplements. “Organizational work was in progress when correspondence with J.
Gary Gygax decided to remedy the problem.
But the scattershot game rules spread across 3 books and 4+ supplements could present a barrier for entry for new players. The original Dungeons & Dragons (White Box / Little Brown Books) was a hit in the mid-70s.
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