With the benefit of hindsight and now having seen and played all of the subsequent editions, I can say it was a much more honest creative work. And unlike later editions, this first edition did not try to appeal to everyone by de-emphasizing the BHB or providing alternate saving throw tables or descending AC charts. It differed in a few ways from the original rules – use of the base hit bonus (BHB), the single saving throw, and universal attribute bonuses. So what made it so special? At the time it was the only legal way to get an OD&D-like experience if you did not own the original 1974 booklets (Labyrinth Lord OEC came out about a year later, in early 2010). Hard to believe it’s 10 years old already! It’s been one of my favorite, go-to RPGs since I got it and started playing with my kids that same year. I missed it by a few days, but my first edition Swords & Wizardry White Box print is dated January 22, 2009.
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