To compliment the original version, we've added new cover art! This manual is ideal for intermediate through advanced players,ages 10 and up."This is the original source used by Dungeon Masters and players to create challenges and combat scenarios"Within the covers of this book lurk the monsters that made the AD&D game famous. Elves, dwarves, dragons, orcs, ghosts, and werewolves come to life as you read their detailed descriptions. In fact,each individual listing has all the necessary information to perform special attacks, defenses and magical resistance.No adventurer can be without it.

    The game was not brought in line with AD&D but instead further away from that ruleset, and thus the basic D&D game became a separate and distinct product from TSR’s flagship game AD&D. The former was promoted as a continuation of the tone of original D&D, while AD&D was an advancement of the mechanics.

    This set includes: Book 1: Characters and Combat; Book 2: Starships; Book 3: Worlds and Adventures. ~ Earliest edition of the box set had a white reverse side and a "GD" symbol on the box side panel. Later editions went to a black reverse and the standard GDW symbol.

    Staple bound.