On my Bookshelf, Part I, "OLD SCHOOL"In this series I will show you some of the cool books I have on my shelf.The old AD&D rule books.["Monster Manual (Advanced D&D)" by Gary Gygax]["Players Handbook (Advanced D&D)" by Gary Gygax]AD&D was big in the early 80ies, but by the time I started to play (85) it had already started to go downhill, and although I did play AD&D, I mostly player MERP and other games.["Dungeon Masters Guide (Advanced D&D)" by Gary Gygax]["Fiend Folio (Advanced D&D)" by Don (Editor) Turnbull]Today I appreciate AD&D a lot more than I did back then, and I really cherish my AD&D books.[Deities & Demigods (Advanced D&D)]["Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual II" by Gary Gygax]["Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Unearthed Arcana" by Gary Gygax]This is when it started to go downhill["Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Wilderness Survival Guide" by Kim Mohan]As the quality of the artwork went up, the quality of the content went down...["Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeoneer's Survival Guide" by Douglas Niles]The classic adventure modules.["Dungeon Module A1, Slave Pits of the Undercity" by David Cook]["Dungeon Module A2, Secret of the Slavers Stockade" by Harold Johnson with Tom Moldvay]["Dungeon Module A3, Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords" by Allen Hammack]["Dungeon Module C1, The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan", by Harold Johnson & Jeff R. Leason]["Dungeon Module C2, The Ghost Tower of Inverness" by Allen Hammack]["Dungeon Module G1-2-3, Against the Giants" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module D1-2, Descent into the Depths of the Earth" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module D3, Vault of the Drow" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module I1, Dwellers of the Forbidden City" by David Cook]["Dungeon Module L1, The Secret of Bone Hill" by Lenard Lakofka]["Dungeon Module N1, Against the Cult of the Reptile God" by Douglas Niles]["Dungeon Module Q1, Queen of the Demonweb Pits" by David C. Sutherland III with Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module S1, Tomb of Horrors" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module S2, White Plume Mountain" by Lawrence Schick]["Dungeon Module S3, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module A4, In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords" by Lawrence Schick]["Dungeon Module S4, The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module T1, The Village of Hommlet" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module U1, The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull]["Dungeon Module U2, Danger at Dunwater" by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull]["Adventure Module U3, The Final Enemy" by Dave J. Browne with Don Turnbull]["Dungeon Module UK1, Beyond The Crystal Cave" by Dave J. Browne, Tom Kirby and Graeme Morris]["Campaign Module WG4, The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun" by Gary Gygax]The character sheets.[Player Character Record Sheets][Dungeon Masters Screen]... and the DM's screen.D&D rule books.[Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy Adventure Game Basic Rulebook][Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy Adventure Game Expert Rulebook]The classic D&D adventure modules.["Dungeons Module B1, In Search of the Unknown" by Mike Carr]["Dungeon Module B2, The Keep on the Borderlands" by Gary Gygax]["Dungeon Module B3, Palace of the Silver Princess" by Tom Moldvay and Jean Wells]["Dungeon Module B4, The Lost City " by Tom Moldvay]["Dungeon Module X1, The Isle of Dread" by David Cook and Tom Moldvay]["Dungeon Module X2, Castle Amber (Château d'Amberville)" by Tom Moldvay]The ultimate version of D&D though...[Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia]BONUS: The AD&D module that inspired the
'Det som engang var' Burzum cover.["Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, The Temple of Elemental Evil", by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer]To me these books are of emotional value primarily, and they remind me of a hobby I really appreciated in my teens.
'Det som engang var' Burzum cover.["Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, The Temple of Elemental Evil", by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer]To me these books are of emotional value primarily, and they remind me of a hobby I really appreciated in my teens.
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