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In 1982, Tracy proposed at TSR a series of three modules featuring evil dragons. When this plan reached then head of TSR Gary Gygax, it fitted well with an idea he had considered of doing a series of 12 modules each based on one of the official Monster Manual dragons. The project was then developed, under the code name "Project Overlord" to ...
That same year, TSR released the wargame The Hunt for Red October based on Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October, which became one of the all-time biggest selling wargames. In 1989, AD&D 2nd edition was released, which saw a new Dungeon Master's Guide , Player's Handbook , and the first three volumes of the new Monstrous Compendium .
In 1992, TSR, owner of SPI's DragonQuest RPG, released their adventure board game with the confusingly similar title Dragon Quest. When TSR itself was taken over by Wizards of the Coast in 1997, the new owners showed no interest in either DragonQuest the role-playing game or Dragon Quest the adventure board game, and in the early 2000s, allowed ...
In 1975, TSR, Inc. began publishing The Strategic Review.At the time, roleplaying games were still seen as a subgenre of the wargaming industry, and the magazine was designed not only to support Dungeons & Dragons and TSR's other games, but also to cover wargaming in general.
The TSR Product Code for the original boxed set is TSR-7006. [3] The game was developed over a period of two years by Rasmussen and TSR editor Allen Hammack. [2] As part of the playtesting for the game, a note about an imaginary assassination plot written on TSR stationery caused the FBI to come to investigate the offices of TSR Hobbies. [1]
3.5 D&D Archives (Official Wizards of the Coast link - includes many new adventures and supplements not available in print) Collector's Checklist (extensive online list of TSR RPG modules and gaming accessories with pictures and revision info) The Acaeum: Module Index By Code (information and auction prices on D&D modules)
The first two series were released in the 1980s and 1990s by TSR, while the third series was released by Wizards of the Coast. Originally, these books were the result of an Educational department established by TSR with the intention of developing curriculum programs for subjects such as reading, math, history, and problem solving.
Blume and Gygax subsequently published Boot Hill later that year in memory of their friend. [3] It was TSR's third role-playing game, after Dungeons & Dragons and Empire of the Petal Throne . [ 4 ] David M. Ewalt , in his book Of Dice and Men , described the game as "the company's second role-playing game; it was set in the Old West and focused ...