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A Quick Summary of the Different Versions and Variants of the D&D Rules

1974: Original Dungeons & Dragons. Three classes (Fighting Man, Cleric and Magic-User). Relies heavily on rules in Chainmail. 1975: Supplement I: Greyhawk is published, which makes some major revisions to the rules. (The original rules pretty much only use d20s and d6s). It adds in different hit dice and weapon dice, and a lot of other things. A major change is the way it handles … Continue reading A Quick Summary of the Different Versions and Variants of the D&D Rules

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D&D, D&D 5E, Forgotten Realms, History

Out of the Abyss – coming soon!

Out of the Abyss, the main published adventure for the next storyline season of D&D, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Here’s the descriptive text: Dare to descend into the Underdark in this adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game The Underdark is a subterranean wonderland, a vast and twisted labyrinth where fear reigns. It is the home of horrific monsters that have never seen … Continue reading Out of the Abyss – coming soon!

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An Introduction to the Forgotten Realms: The Time of Troubles

As I was writing my last couple of articles, it became apparent to me that there were a fair number of events in the Realms that all related back to one storyline, and it’s a storyline that I didn’t even mention in my introductory article. Oops. So, before continuing on to the recent history of the Realms, I’m going to return to one of the … Continue reading An Introduction to the Forgotten Realms: The Time of Troubles

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