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Dungeons And Dragons Basic Set [Box Set] (Dungeons & Dragons)
Edited by Eric Holmes
This version of Basic Dungeons and Dragons (the cover reflects the 2nd printing of the "Holmes version" is the followup to the Orignial D&D sets.
This version of Basic Dungeons and Dragons (the cover reflects the 2nd printing of the "Holmes version" is the followup to the Orignial D&D sets.
48 pages
Published
January 1st 1979
by TSR Hobbies
(first published 1977)
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I reviewed this under the basic rules book. Since I first managed to get the boxed set of what was to be called "Basic Dungeons and Dragons" and then later the hard cover books of what we then called Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (AD&D) I have enjoyed D&D and many other "RPGs" (Role Playing Games.
At the time D&D arrived on the scene fantasy readers were "fewer and farther between" and Fantasy Gamers were nonexistent. Later arcade games provided electronic fantasy for $.25 a play but...more
At the time D&D arrived on the scene fantasy readers were "fewer and farther between" and Fantasy Gamers were nonexistent. Later arcade games provided electronic fantasy for $.25 a play but...more
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This is the original Dungeons & Dragons Basic set, and it is a lovely 3 level game in its own right. This edit of D&D with the author's own rule interpretations was written by a prominent fan - Dr. Holmes - and TSR agreed to publish it, thus essentially becoming the first 'clone'. There's all kinds of interesting nuggets in here: the unique dex-based initiative system, detect magic reveals what potions do, +1 swords only grant a to hit bonus, magic missiles need a to hit roll, it include...more
This book, while useful as an introduction to AD&D, is not as good as a standalone product, unlike the subsequent Moldvay and Mentzer versions. The rules are often vague (for example, the die rolled for damage is never made completely clear) and too little time is spent on characters in favor of relatively useless monster and treasure information. Some of the monsters are far too powerful for the first to third level characters that can be made with the set, such as vampires or chimeras. The...more
A fascinating early version of one of my favorite games. I had never read this one before, my first exposure to D&D was the BECMI version by Frank Mentzer. A lot of the details are different, mostly because the heritage of this version is OD&D while the later Mentzer stuff had all of AD&D to fall back on (and frequently ignore). But it's still recognizably D&D. Rather enjoyable read although I don't think I'd be tempted to run this as written.
Although the three-book set was released earlier, this was the first D&D set I ever got. It was $10.00, which was a lot of money at the time, and only had rules for characters level 1-3. It also opened the door for playing out heroic action, and I had already read The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, which led shortly into Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock. The rating is nostalgic, rather than substantive, because the rules were crude and somewhat poorly organized. As I continued to pla...more
Sep 17, 2009
Michael
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Role-playing beginners, historians
Recommended to Michael by:
Ivan Kolodny
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This was the version of the rules that started my imagination going while I was still a child, and made D&D my obsession for many years to come. In many ways, this simpler version of the rules limited players to the standard "dungeon slog" that became deeply criticized as wider options became available. However, there was also a liberation to being able to play the game without the multiple volumes of complex charts and regulations. Just a single booklet, some dice and paper, and you were re...more
The one that stared it all for me. This book is responsible for hours of fun and hundreds of pencils.
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