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Player Character Record Sheets
''Player Character Record Sheets'' is an accessory designed for the tabletop fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Publication history Early years: 1974-1977 The first role-playing game published, ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974), did not include a character sheet. The first one ever published was in the ''Haven Herald'' fanzine of Stephen Tihor in May 1975. One month after, another character sheet was released in the APA magazine ''Alarums and Excursions''. TSR published its first set of ''Character Record Sheets'' for the basic ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game in 1977. This set featured a cover by Tom Wham and came as a pack of 28 sheets. AD&D: 1979-1986 The first ''Player Character Record Sheets'' pack for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' game, designed by Harold Johnson and featuring a cover by Erol Otus, was produced in 1979 as a 32-page booklet. The 1979 version of ''Player Character Record Sheets'' for first-edition ''AD&D'' features various character record shee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alarums And Excursions
''Alarums and Excursions'' (''A&E'') is an amateur press association (APA) started in June 1975 by Lee Gold; publication continues to the present day. It was one of the first publications to focus solely on role-playing games. History In 1964, Bruce Pelz of the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society (LASFS) began a monthly amateur press association known as ''APA-L''. In 1974, with the publication of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' by TSR, Inc., articles and comments about the new roleplaying game began to fill the pages of ''APA-L''. Pelz felt the discussion was taking up too much space, and he asked Lee Gold to start a new APA that would take this material and focus entirely on roleplaying games. The first issue of ''Alarums and Excursions'' appeared in June 1975, the title taken from an Elizabethan drama stage direction that moved soldiers across a stage. In addition to removing roleplaying games discussion out of ''APA-L'', the initial aim of the publication was to prevent roleplaying ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combat Shield And Mini-adventure
''AC2 Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure'' is a 14-page accessory designed for the Basic Set and Expert Set of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. It was published in 1984 by TSR, Inc. and written by David Cook. Contents David Cook wrote ''Combat Shield and Mini-Adventure'' as a supplement with two purposes in mind. First it included a screen to hide a Gamemaster's material and dice rolls during the course of play and provide useful tables for quick reference. Secondly, a small adventure, ''The Treasure of the Hideous One'', came in the same supplement. Combat Shield This DM's screen contains tables for the Basic and Expert ''D&D'' rules. The Combat Shield in this supplement is a precursor to far more elaborate GM screens used today. It can be used with either/or the Basic or Expert set. It included tables for saving throws, thief abilities, undead turning, to-hit rolls, the combat sequence, monster experience tables, and player experience tables among other i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeons & Dragons Companion Set
The ''Dungeons & Dragons Companion Set'' is an expansion boxed set for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. It was first published in 1984 as an expansion to the ''Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set''. Publication history The ''Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set'' was revised in 1983 by Frank Mentzer as ''Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules''. Between 1983 and 1985, this system was revised and expanded by Mentzer as a series of five boxed sets, including the ''Basic Rules'', '' Expert Rules'' (supporting character levels 4 through 14), ''Companion Rules'' (supporting levels 15 through 25), Mentzer, Frank. ''Dungeons & Dragons Set 3: Companion Rules'' (TSR, 1984) '' Master Rules'' (supporting levels 26 through 36), and '' Immortal Rules'' (supporting Immortals – characters who had transcended levels). Mentzer, Frank. ''Dungeons & Dragons Set 5: Immortal Rules'' (TSR, 1986) The ''Companion Rules'' set was written by Mentzer, with art by Larry Elmore and Jeff Easle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set
The ''Expert Set'' is an expansion boxed set for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. It was first published in 1981 as an expansion to the '' Basic Set''. Having been told that Greyhawk was reserved for ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'', Schick and Moldvay decided to use their own setting of Mystara specifically around The Known World area which resembled 15th century Europe. Publication history 1981 version The ''Basic Set'' saw a major revision in 1981 by Tom Moldvay. The overarching goal of the revision was to provide subsequent expansions to the game, each describing a specific set of levels of character development. The ''Basic Set'' described character levels 1 through 3, as had its immediate predecessor, the ''Basic Set'' edited by J. Eric Holmes in 1977. The Moldvay ''Basic Set'' was immediately followed by the release of the ''Expert Set'' edited by Dave Cook and Stephen R. Marsh, supporting character levels 4 through 14. '' The Isle of Dread'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set
The ''Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set'' is a set of rulebooks for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. First published in 1977, it saw a handful of revisions and reprintings. The first edition was written by J. Eric Holmes based on Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson's original work. Later editions were edited by Tom Moldvay, Frank Mentzer, Troy Denning, and Doug Stewart. The ''Basic Set'' details the essential concepts of the ''D&D'' game. It gives rules for character creation and advancement for player characters at beginning levels. It also includes information on how to play adventures inside dungeons for both players and the Dungeon Master. 1977 version The original ''Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set'' was published by TSR, Inc. in 1977. TSR hired outside writer John Eric Holmes to produce the ''Basic Set'' as an introductory version of the ''D&D'' game. It incorporates concepts from the original 1974 ''D&D'' boxed set plus the '' Supplement I: Greyhawk''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxed Set
A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands with an extremely long and successful career often have anthology or "essential" collections of their boxes of music released as box sets. These often include rare and never-before-released tracks. Some box sets collect previously released boxes of singles or albums by a music artist, and often collect the complete discography of an artist such as Pink Floyd's ''Oh, by the Way'' and ''Discovery'' sets. Sometimes bands release expanded versions of their most successful albums such as Pink Floyd's ''Immersion'' box set versions of their ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' (1973), ''Wish You Were Here'' (1975) and ''The Wall'' (1979) albums. Pink Floyd have also released ''The Early Years 1965–1972'' box set which features mostly unreleased mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Character Sheet
A character sheet is a record of a player character in a role-playing game, including whatever details, notes, game statistics, and background information a player would need during a play session. Character sheets can be found in use in both traditional and action role-playing games. Almost all role-playing games make use of character sheets in some fashion; even "rules-light" systems and freeform role-playing games record character details in some manner. The role-playing video game equivalent is known as a status screen. Some non-role-playing games, such as some board games and party games, also use records that could be compared to character sheets. History The first role-playing game published, ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974), did not include a character sheet. The first one ever published was in the ''Haven Herald'' fanzine of Stephen Tihor published on May 3, 1975. One month after, another character sheet was released in the APA magazine ''Alarums and Excursions''. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeoneer's Survival Guide
''Dungeoneer's Survival Guide'' is a supplement to the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. The book was written by Douglas Niles, and published by TSR, Inc. in 1986. Contents The ''Dungeoneer's Survival Guide'' describes how to run underground adventures in great detail and includes special rules for movement, combat, mining, and skill proficiencies. The book contains a Dungeon Master's section that covers the underground environment and ecology, as well as the cultures of underground creatures. It includes information on how to make three-dimensional maps, and describes a campaign zone called "Deepearth". The book includes special game rules for underground activities, combat, travel, and mining, in addition to descriptions of the Underdark and the ecology and cultures of its underground inhabitants, as well as a set of Battlesystem rules for mass-combat in underground settings. The ''Dungeoneer's Survival Guide'' includes new proficiencies, as well as ideas fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriental Adventures
''Oriental Adventures'' (abbreviated OA) is the title shared by two hardback rulebooks published for different versions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy roleplaying game. Each version of ''Oriental Adventures'' provides rules for adapting its respective version of ''D&D'' for use in campaign settings based on the Far East, rather than the medieval Europe-setting assumed by most ''D&D'' books. Both versions of ''Oriental Adventures'' include example campaign settings. ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' The original ''Oriental Adventures'' () was written by Gary Gygax, David "Zeb" Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval, and published in 1985 by TSR, Inc. as a 144-page hardcover for use with the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (''AD&D'') 1st edition rules. The book was edited by Steve Winter, Mike Breault, Anne Gray, and Thad Russell. The book's cover art was by Jeff Easley, with interior illustrations by Roger Raupp, James Holloway, Easley, and Dave Sutherland. Camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unearthed Arcana
''Unearthed Arcana'' (abbreviated UA) is the title shared by two hardback books published for different editions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Both were designed as supplements to the core rulebooks, containing material that expanded upon other rules. The original ''Unearthed Arcana'' was written primarily by Gary Gygax, and published by game publisher TSR in 1985 for use with the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' first edition rules. The book consisted mostly of material previously published in magazines, and included new races, classes, and other material to expand the rules in the ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' and ''Players Handbook''. The book was notorious for its considerable number of errors, and was received negatively by the gaming press whose criticisms targeted the over-powered races and classes, among other issues. Gygax intended to use the book's content for a planned second edition of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''; however, much of the book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Parkinson
Keith A. Parkinson (October 22, 1958 – October 26, 2005) was an American fantasy artist and illustrator known for book covers and artwork for games such as ''EverQuest'', ''Guardians'', ''Magic: The Gathering'', and '' Vanguard: Saga of Heroes''. After designing book and magazine covers for TSR, Parkinson moved into game design in the 1990s, and co-designed the collectible card game ''Guardians''. Parkinson died of leukemia in 2005, just four days after his 47th birthday. Early life Keith Parkinson was born in West Covina, California. Because of his father's career at GMAC, Parkinson spent his childhood in various cities in the United States including San Diego, CA, New York, NY, Miami, Florida, and Lansing, Michigan. From an early age, Parkinson took an interest in science fiction, particularly in spaceships, and used his artistic abilities to explore his interest. However, by the age of twelve, he became more interested in music than art; in an interview he stated, "I got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
