#dnd1edition

In 1989 the 2nd Edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was released. Later in 1995, to mark TSR’s 20th anniversary, the 2nd edition was re-released with further rules modifications and addons. More notably to me, this set of books – The Players Handbook, The Dungeons Masters Guide, and the Monster Manual - were given the full colour treatment in art and layout.

However, aside from the new look, there were several art pieces that had the special distinction of being “call backs” to iconic 1st edition images. In some cases, these illustrations either further extrapolated the inferred narrative of the original 1st edition image, or were simply a “retelling” of the image itself.  Although some are more successful than others, it was a pretty cool attempt at pulling from that past while still keeping things fresh and new.

This is Part 2 of 3. The original illustration is presented first (a B&W illustration, with the exception of the first illustration below, the cover to the 1st edition Player's Handbook) with the 2nd edition re-release following it.

In 1989 the 2nd Edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was released. Later in 1995, to mark TSR’s 20th anniversary, the 2nd edition was re-released with further rules modifications and addons. More notably to me, this set of books – The Players Handbook, The Dungeons Masters Guide, and the Monster Manual - were given the full colour treatment in art and layout.

However, aside from the new look, there were several art pieces that had the special distinction of being “call backs” to iconic 1st edition images. In some cases, these illustrations either further extrapolated the inferred narrative of the original 1st edition image, or were simply a “retelling” of the image itself.  Although some are more successful than others, it was a pretty cool attempt at pulling from that past while still keeping things fresh and new.

This is Part 1 of 3. The original illustration is presented first (a B&W illustration) with the 2nd edition re-release following it.