Here's the full breakdown: Weapons in Men & Magic (18): Dagger, Hand Axe, Mace, Sword, Battle Axe, Morning Star, Flail, Spear, Pole Arm, Halberd, Two-Handed Sword, Lance, Pike, Short Bow, Long Bow, Composite Bow, Light Crossbow, and Heavy Crossbow.Īdditional Weapons in Greyhawk (3): Hammer, Military Pick and Arquebus. But the first role-playing game to feature an extensive weapons list in its rule set was, you guessed it, Tunnels & Trolls in 1975. Now, some of the Players Handbook weapons were first introduced in the second issue of The Strategic Review, released in the summer of 1975. ) The list was a huge expansion over the list provided in OD&D's Men & Magic, published in 1974, as well as the slightly longer list included in the first supplement, Greyhawk, published in 1975, and that of the Holmes Basic Set, first published in 1977. (Both of them were pole arms - the ear spoon wasn't a spoon and the hammer wasn't a hammer. What's the next thing you think of? For me, it's that extensive list of weapons, including the ones with funny and misleading names, such as Bohemian Ear Spoon and Lucerne Hammer.

When you consider the 1978 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook, what's the first thing you think of? Now I'm going to look at a case where Dungeons & Dragons imitated Tunnels & Trolls. Weapons So, I've spent a fair amount of space talking about how Tunnels & Trolls imitated (or didn't imitate) Dungeons & Dragons. Free Tunnels And Trolls Solo & GM Adventures and Supporting Material to download from Tavernmaster Games. T&T is the second ever role playing game created and is popular because it is easy, and can be played solitaire. Tunnels & Trolls is one of the few fantasy role-playing games that includes a description of a chakram (or chakrum), a weapon made popular by Xena. Tunnels of the Trollamancer is a site dedicated to. Home of Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls Role-Playing Game - News about one of the easiest and longest running rpgs ever designed.

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