List of Dungeons & Dragons Rulebooks - Original Dungeons & Dragons

Original Dungeons & Dragons

Title Authors Date Pages ISBN
Original Dungeons & Dragons Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson 1974 unknown ISBN unknown

The original Dungeons & Dragons was published in 1974 as a boxed set containing three separate booklets:

  • Volume 1: Men & Magic
  • Volume 2: Monsters & Treasure
  • Volume 3: Underworld & Wilderness Adventures

This original version of D&D only included a few of the elements considered core to modern D&D and required the player to own several other games in order to make full use of the rules, however it is considered the first of what we now consider role-playing games and, along with its supplements, is responsible for the creation of the genre itself.

Greyhawk Gary Gygax, Robert J. Kuntz 1975 68 ISBN unknown

The first supplement for the original D&D game, Greyhawk focused primarily on rules and removed the game's dependence on the Chainmail rules. Despite the name, the Greyhawk supplement was not intended as a setting supplement, but rather featured rules used in Gary Gygax's Greyhawk campaign.

It was published in 1975 by TSR, Inc..

Blackmoor Dave Arneson 1975 60 ISBN unknown

The second supplement for the original D&D game, Blackmoor added rules, monsters, treasure and is notable for containing the first published adventure for a role-playing game - "Temple of the Frog". Like Greyhawk, its focus was more on rules than setting material, despite the name.

It was published in 1975 by TSR, Inc.

Eldritch Wizardry Gary Gygax, Brian Blume 1976 60 ISBN unknown

Eldritch Wizardry was the third supplement for the original D&D game and is most notable for introducing some of its most famous monsters, such as demons and mind flayers.

It was published in 1976 by TSR, Inc.

Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes Robert Kuntz, James M. Ward 1976 72 ISBN unknown

Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes was the fourth supplement for the original D&D game and adapted a variety of real-world and fictional pantheons for use in the D&D game.

It was published in 1976 by TSR, Inc.

Swords & Spells Gary Gygax 1976 45 ISBN unknown

The fifth and final supplement for the original D&D game focused on providing a new diceless set of rules for large battles between armies. Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes stated itself to be the "last supplement" for D&D in its introduction, and Swords & Spells did not have the official "Supplement V" designation on the cover.

It was published in 1976 by TSR, Inc.

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