Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) (1974)

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RPG	Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition)
Genre	Fantasy
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Category	Core Rules (min needed to play)
Mechanic	Action Table (table determines action outcomes) Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc) Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc) Dice (Various) Level Based (Earn XP and level up) Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc) Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay) Random Attribute Generation (during Character Creation) Show More »
Designer	Dave Arneson Gary Gygax
Artist	Dave Arneson Greg Bell C. Corey T. Keogh Kenny Powell David C. Sutherland, III Show More »
Production Staff	(Uncredited)
Publisher	TSR
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Year Published	1974
Primary Name	Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets)
Alternate Names	Men & Magic Monsters & Treasure The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures

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White Box 6th/7th prints ("Original Collector’s Edition", "OCE")

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White Box 4th/5th prints (pre-"Original Collector’s Edition")

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Woodgrain Box 1st-3rd prints

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The "original" Dungeons & Dragons created by master magicians Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was published in 1974 and is a bit of a far cry from the D&D that was yet to come. But it's amazing to see this early take on the rules.

There were just three classes included: Fighting Man, Magic User and Cleric. Four races: Human, Elf, Hobbit and Dwarf.

The game was based on the miniatures wargame Chainmail and it borrows heavily from those rules.

Subtitled :
Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargames
Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil
and Miniature Figures

The set includes :
Volume 1 : Men and Magic
Volume 2 : Monsters and Treasure
Volume 3 : The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures
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Men & Magic: Volume 1 of Three Booklets (36 pages, stapled)
Monsters & Treasure: Volume 2 of Three Booklets (40 pages, stapled)
The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures: Volume 3 of Three Booklets (36 pages, stapled)

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Reference sheets (booklet of 6-12 pages)
Errata sheet (only included with the 2nd and 3rd prints)

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Pg. 4	Combat and Armour Class Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 6 - Apr 1978)	Roger Musson discusses some alternative types and methods of Armour Class and Combat in Dungeons and	Edit
Pg. 3	Designer's Notebook Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) The Space Gamer (Issue 10 - Feb 1977)	"A System for Generating Complex Results with Six-Sided Dice" -- that is, using six-sided to generate	Edit
Pg. 23	Interview with Gary Gygax Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 14 - Aug 1979)	Ian Livingstone interviews Gary Gygax on the creation, history and future of the Dungeons and Dragons game.	Edit
Pg. 11	A Place in the Wilderness Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 6 - Apr 1978)	The creatures and weapons of Jack Vance's "The Dragon Masters" translated into D&D by Lew	Edit
Pg. 9	Reviews of Dungeons and Dragons Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) The Space Gamer (Issue 2 - 1975)	Two reviews of the original boxed set of Dungeons & Dragons	Edit
Pg. 6	The Fiend Factory Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 6 - Apr 1978)	A regular feature introducing new and interesting monsters, edited by Don Turnbull. -The Needleman by Trevor	Edit
Pg. 8	The Fiend Factory Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 7 - Jun 1978)	New Monsters for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) game, edited by Don Turnbull. -Necrophidius by	Edit
Pg. 12	The Fiend Factory Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 13 - Jun 1979)	New monsters for the (A)D&D game, edited by Don Turnbull. -Doombat by Julian Lawrence -Terithran by Ronald	Edit
Pg. 12	The Fiend Factory Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 14 - Aug 1979)	A regular feature introducing new and interesting monsters for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition),	Edit
Pg. 22	Thoughts on the Proliferation of Magic Items in D&D. Dungeons & Dragons (Woodgrain Box & White Box Sets) Dungeons & Dragons (Original Edition) White Dwarf (Issue 7 - Jun 1978)	Gary Gygax weighs in against the sale and purchase of magic items. "Magic items, like love, must be	Edit

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