Later, they were jettisoned in favor of module B1: In Search of the Unknown.Īnd finally B2 - The Keep on the Borderlands became the module insert at the end of the Basic set's print run.Ī 3rd print Holmes D&D Basic Set. (Polyhedral dice were not common in the early days) Other sets had 5 of TSR's early dice that became chipped and dinged after a little use at the game table.Įarly Basic sets - 1977-1978 - contained Dungeon Geomorphs Set One & Monster & Treasure Assortment Set One to complement the blue rulebook. Some editions of the Holmes D&D set had a sheet of numbered chits to cut out to substitute for dice. Elements of both games can be seen in this rules set. This is the branching point between D&D and AD&D they would develop independently later. This boxed set contains the 1978-1979 rules book (#2001, ISBN 0935696032), with a light blue cover. Professor John Eric Holmes took on the task of organizing the D&D rules scattered across the brown books into a more easily playable game.
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