Arneson sued TSR and the continuance of the D&D line was the result whether as part of the settlement or just a way to placate Arneson. When Gygax wrote AD&D, Arneson's name was not credited for authorship for the book meaning he wasn't entitled to any money from the publishing of the line. Does the author of the list have other information to say it actually came out in 1981?Īs for why the D&D and AD&D lines were split, I had read in several sources over the years that the split came about as a result of the Gygax/Arneson dispute over D&D royalties. I10 Ravenloft II: The House on Griffon HillĪccording to the copyright dates and Lawrence Schick's Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role Playing Games, the Moldvay Basic and Cook/Marsh Expert Sets came out in 1980 rather than 1981. Elmore cover art)ĭungeons & Dragons Set 3: Companion RulesĪC3 3-D Dragon Tiles featuring The Kidnapping of Princess ArlenaĪC5 Player Character Record Sheets (same format, different cover art as 1981 sheets)ĪC7 Master Player Screen featuring The SpindleĪC8 3-D Dragon Tiles featuring The Revenge of Rusak (a/k/a AC3, a/k/a AC5)Ī1-4 Scourge of the Slavelords (re-print)

Elmore cover art)ĭungeons & Dragons Set 2: Expert Rules (Mentzer ed. Player Character Record Sheets (Roslof cover art)Ī3 Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lordsĭ1-2 Descent into the Depths of the Earth (re-print)ĭungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules (Mentzer ed.

Otus cover art)ĭungeons & Dragons Expert Set (Cook w/ Marsh ed. Monster & Treasure Assortment Set One-Three (re-print)ĭungeons & Dragons Basic Set (Moldvay ed. G2 The Glacial Rift of the Front Giant JarlĬharacter Record Sheets (golden-rod w/ pink/purple Erol Otus art, later blue Jeff Dee art)ĭeities & Demigods (Reprinted in 1983 as Legends & Lore)ĭungeon Geomorphs Set One-Three (re-print) Sutherland cover art)Ĭharacter Record Sheets (Tom Wham cover art) I'm curious to see how much intersection there is between my own opinions on this matter and that of my readers.ĭungeons & Dragons (original 3-volume set)ĭungeons & Dragons Basic Set (Holmes ed.

Tomorrow sometime, I'll post my own year-by-year thoughts about this list, but do feel free to make your own comments about it beforehand.

What I like most about this list is the way it reveals trends in both the kinds of products TSR was publishing and the way that D&D was conceived of by the company. Chris Tichenor compiled an excellent list of all the products released by TSR for Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons between 19, which I've reproduced below.

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