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Designers & Dragons: Origins

Created by Evil Hat

From the birth of roleplaying to the discovery of the Forgotten Realms, from the rise of Basic D&D to the fall of Mystara, historian Shannon Appelcline brings you the story of OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D 1e in Designers & Dragons: Origins. Estimated shipping in July 2026.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

The Adventurers' Hoard
9 months ago – Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 08:04:48 AM

BACKER EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOADS BELOW

Thank you to all the backers of Designers & Dragons: Origins! As a thanks for backing now you can get immediate access to The Adventurers' Hoard, a backer-exclusive PDF containing selected chapters from all four volumes.

As we reach funding milestones, we’ll be hosting polls here on the BackerKit page so that you backers can choose which chapter you'd like to preview next. When the poll closes, we'll unlock the winning entry and add it to the exclusive backer PDF.

So, as we reach stretch goal milestones, The Adventurers’ Hoard will grow.

If and when we have additional material to share during the campaign, we’ll provide it in the same folder linked below.

Any questions? Let us know. We love questions! Join the BackerKit community discussion area for this project, or email us privately at [email protected].

And thank you as always for your support—it means a lot to us!