Original vs. Basic DD Part 2, Sweep the Leg, Wandering DMs S06 E25

In Part 1 Dan and Paul barely scratched the surface on the differences between Original D D (1974) and Basic D D (1981) Due to popular demand they re back for more. Hopefully this time they ll escape the character creation section and get into combat, monsters, and spells, but who knows There s the whole sweep attack issue to hammer out first. The original Dungeons Dragons (commonly abbreviated D D) boxed set by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson was published by TSR, Inc. in 1974. It included the original edition of the Dungeons Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The original Dungeons Dragons boxed set was the first published roleplaying game, a fantasy game system modeled on medieval Europe. This set introduced elements which would become standard in later editions, including abilities (such as strength, intelligence, and dexterity); character classes (fightingman, magicuser, cleric) and character levels; races (human, dwarf, elf, halfling); armor class;