An introduction to computer role-playing games -- Origins -- The dark age -- The bronze age -- The silver age -- The birth of the golden age -- SSI's golden age

Outlines how to determine a character's abilities, rules for character improvement, and mapping and combat procedures

This core rulebook is a deluxe, leather-bound edition of the essential tool every D&D player needs.

"Based on the original Dungeons & Dragons rules created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson."

"Stronghold & Followers explains both the practicality of owning a keep (how much it costs to build, the costs to maintain it, what sort of impact it would have