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> vast area called the rest of the world, where DnD was not available It was translated into a lot of languages in the 80s. For example: French 1982, German 19
by sampo 9y ago
> vast area called the rest of the world, where DnD was not available
It was translated into a lot of languages in the 80s. For example: French 1982, German 1983, Swedish 1986.
- simonh 9y agoThe anime themed Japanese rule books are hilarious. http://mystara.thorf.co.uk/jrc.php http://mystara.thorf.co.uk/jrc.php
- aidenn0 9y agoAlso absurdly high production values compared to my rule books that were stapled together pulp paper.
- sampo 9y agoThey were published in Japan in 1994, and are based on the Rules Cyclopedia -version of Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1991. http://www.tsrarchive.com/in/jp/jp-cyc.html http://www.tsrarchive.com/in/jp/jp-cyc.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Rules_Cyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Rules_Cyc...
- freeflight 9y agoThat still doesn't translate to the type of massive hype DnD seems to have attracted in NA. This might have to do with some competition being available outside NA, like British Games Workshop with Warhammer being a rather big thing in Europe.