D&D: The Making Of Original 1970-1977

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970 – 1977 (D&D Handbook)

Here is the ultimate account of how Dungeons & Dragons came to be. The Making of Original D&D is an extraordinary collection of rare documents that shed light on D&D's origin story. Explore never-before-seen material, including Gary Gygax's first draft of the original D&D, and early published writings such as the original D&D "white box" booklets and supplements from 1974. Each document is presented alongside insightful commentary from one of the game's foremost historians, Jon Peterson.

• Uncover the very first draft of the original D&D, never before made public. This document from 1973 was written on Gygax's home computer and contains handwritten notes from both Gygax and Arneson.
• Discover approximately 30 early papers and rare documents that laid the foundation for modern D&D, including unpublished correspondence between Gygax and Arneson.
• Explore a remarkable collection of magazine and fanzine articles, many of which are no longer publicly available or remain undiscovered by D&D historians and fans of classic D&D.
• Browse through facsimiles of all the first printings of Original D&D, collected in one book for the first time in D&D's publishing history.
• Explore the creation and development of the original 1974 game with insightful commentary from Jon Peterson, one of D&D's foremost historians.
• Celebrate our 50th anniversary with this tribute to D&D's past. We invite you to look back on D&D's history as we celebrate how far D&D has come. Here's to another 50 years!

Disclaimer: We (Wizards) acknowledge that some of the content from previous releases in this product does not reflect the values ​​of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise today. Some older content may reflect ethnic, racial, and gender biases that were common in American society at the time. These portrayals were wrong then and they are wrong today. This content is presented as it was originally created, because to do otherwise would be to claim that these prejudices never existed. Dungeons & Dragons teaches us that diversity is a strength, and we strive to make our D&D products as inclusive and welcoming as possible.