Premium 1st Edition D&D Hardcover Reprints to Support Gygax Memorial

January 20th, 2012 by Ed Grabianowski

A limited print run of premium hardcover reprints of the 1st Edition D&D books will be published by Wizards of the Coast in April. Some portion of the profits will assist the fund to create a statue in honor of D&D co-creator Gary Gygax.

An Annotated Guide to Every 1st Edition D&D Adventure

October 5th, 2011 by Ed Grabianowski

Very few gamers have played through every single 1st Edition module. These early adventures are not only classics that make up the foundation of the hobby, they also document the history of D&D’s early development. Above all, they’re loaded with incredible adventure ideas for today’s DMs to pilfer. Some of them are bloody hard to [...]

Erol Otus: Freaking Gamers Out Since 1976

April 30th, 2009 by Ed Grabianowski

Artist Erol Otus’ singular style was an integral part of Dungeons & Dragons in the early years of 1st Edition. Rather than aim for the verisimilitude of a Fields or an Elmore, or the idealized heroes of a Brom or a Frazetta, Otus created surrealist depictions of the fantasy worlds in our imaginations. They bordered [...]