Designers & Dragons: Origins is a deep dive into the history of each and every early D&D book. From the Basic Set to AD&D.
Origin stories are fascinating to us. They must be, otherwise we wouldn’t have thirty different retellings of the origin story of, say, Superman. Each time, it feels like we find a new wrinkle. A new angle that hasn’t been explored, to give some other context to the Man of Steel. Or, as we’ll talk about today, Dungeons & Dragons.
Because both Evil Hat and D&D historian Shannon Appelcline have teamed up to bring you Designers & Dragons: Origins. D&D: Origins, as you might infer from the name, is another exploration of the storied origins of D&D. But this time, it’s taking a closer look and delving into the history of the books themselves. This is the history of Unearthed Arcana, of OD&D, and Mystara. In short, it’s a guide to the earliest years of D&D, book by book, module by module, and it’s on BackerKit now!
Designers & Dragons: Origins – Crowdfunding Now
If you love reading about the history of D&D, you won’t want to miss out on this. D&D: Origins is a four-book set that explores the first decade or so of D&D. It starts with the genesis of Original D&D, and the pre-canon days of 1971, when the first fragments of D&D were still coalescing, all the way through to the rise of Mystara.
And while that kind of sounds like the beginnings of something from Conan the Barbarian, it’s a tale no less legendary because Appelcline takes on the catalog of more than 300 titles, including the adventure modules. Even the forbidden ones.
“From the birth of roleplaying to the discovery of the Forgotten Realms, from the rise of Basic D&D to the fall of Mystara, historian Shannon Appelcline brings you the story of OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D 1e in Designers & Dragons: Origins.”
As part of the crowdfunding campaign, there are some pretty sweet backer exclusives. Including a set of DRM-free audiobooks narrated by voice actor Colby Elliott. This isn’t the first time Elliott has teamed up on a history of D&D project. He also narrated the original run of Designers & Dragons.
This is an expansive dive into the murky history of D&D. And it’s one that fans of the deep lore won’t want to miss. There are 11 days left on the campaign, so back while you still can!
Slip into the murky depths of time with Designers & Dragons: Origins!
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