The History of D&D Editions

A discussion of the various editions of D&D. Spoiler Alert: There are way more than five. From the original game in 1974 to the latest update to 5E from the 2020's, I show each edition and discuss some of the differences. *SUPPORT MY CHANNEL* You can support this channel by buying something from my shop in the link below: shirts, hoodies, posters, mugs, and more, all with unique and exclusive TTRPG related designs. *Shop: https://bit.ly/DaddyRolledA1Shop* - Dice & Dragons Design: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/new-dice-dragons - D20 Patent: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d20-patent-drawing-white or https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d20-patent-drawing-black - D4 Patent: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d4-patent-drawing-white or https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d4-patent-drawing-black - D8 Patent: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d8-patent-drawing-white or https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d8-patent-drawing-black - Pen & Paper & Dice & Minis: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/pen-paper-dice-minis - Not Entirely Stable: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/not-entirely-stable *TIMESTAMPS* 0:00 Introduction 1:00 0E Original 2:32 0.5 Edition 5:18 Holmes Basic 6:57 1E Advanced 11:05 Moldvay B/X 12:57 BECMI 14:20 1.5 Edition 15:23 2E Advanced 17:00 Black Box Easy-to-Master 17:17 Rules Cyclopedia 17:51 Classic D&D 18:14 2.5 Edition 18:47 3E 19:38 3.5 Edition 20:00 4E 20:30 Essentials 20:44 5E 20:55 5.5 Edition *MORE DADDY ROLLED A 1* Blog: https://bit.ly/DaddyRolledA1 Shop: https://bit.ly/DaddyRolledA1Shop Twitter: https://bit.ly/DRA1Twitter Instagram: https://bit.ly/DRA1Instagram Facebook: https://bit.ly/DRA1Facebook Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daddyrolleda1.bsky.social Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tartinm/ *IMAGE CREDITS FOR THIS VIDEO* Still images for products not in my collection include: - Holmes Basic Set: the Leylines Press Blog - Holmes Basic Book Cover: the Nerdy Pleasures Blog - Mentzer Basic Boxed Set: Archive.org - Mentzer Expert Boxed Set: DriveThruRPG - Mentzer Companion Boxed Set: Noble Knight Games - Mentzer Masters Boxed Set: Amazon.com - Mentzer Immortals Boxed Set: Amazon.com - D&D Easy-to-Master Black Box: Magisterrex Retro Games Blog - D&D Rules Cyclopedia: DriveThruRPG - 2E Skills & Powers, Combat & Tactics, and Spells & Magic: Amazon.com - 3E Player's Handbook: Amazon.com - 4E Essentials: Amazon.com - Tasha's Cauldron' of Everything: Amazon.com