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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.