Award-winning GM and game designer Justin Alexander takes you on a deep dive into the original 1974 edition of Dungeons & Dragons by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax. Where did the modern roleplaying game come from? How have spells changed over the past 50 years? Why didn't clerics get 1st level spells?

Editor: Sarah Holmberg

LET'S READ 1974 D&D
Part 1:    • Let's Read the Original D&D From 1974!  
Part 2:    • Let's Read 1974 D&D - Part 2: Combat & XP  

EVERY EDITION OF D&D
A Quick History of the World's First Roleplaying Game:    • Every Edition of D&D: A Quick History of t...  
Even More Editions of D&D:    • Even More Editions of D&D: The Secret Hist...  

FURTHER READING
Justin's House Rules for OD&D: bit.ly/3vItpDM
Reactions to OD&D: bit.ly/3KrlVv3

ORIGINAL 1974 EDITION OF D&D
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DM's Guild PDFs: bit.ly/3O4mvkK

OTHER AFFILIATE LINKS
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Traveller 1977: bit.ly/3rei9O0
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0:00 Spell Tables
2:28 Magic-User Spells
24:30 MU 2nd Level
34:05 MU 3rd Level
47:28 MU 4th Level
55:00 High-Level Play
1:07:22 MU 5th Level
1:17:47 MU 6th Level
1:24:10 Cleric Spells
1:29:13 Cleric 2nd Level
1:31:44 Cleric 3rd Level
1:32:20 Cleric 4th Level
1:35:25 Cleric 5th Level
1:43:30 Magical Research