Within the last several years especially,Dungeons and Dragonshas achieved newfound popularity within quite a short time frame. While the recent success ofDungeons and Dragonshas introduced a litany of new players to tabletop RPGs, it’s important to remember that the game itself has existed since the mid-70s, and people have continued to playD&Dsince that time. However, one longtime player has recently made a surprising discovery.
The earliest editions ofD&Dare comparatively more archaic by modern standards. For both old and new players,Dungeons and Dragons5eis considered by many to be one of the most accessible versions ofD&Din existence, but the foundation of 5e was ultimately laid with previous versions ofD&D.Now, a veteran fan ofDungeons and Dragonshas managed to find one of their earliest character sheets that they made in the 80s.
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Over on Reddit, a user named Random-Mutant posted an image of a character sheet forAdvanced Dungeons and Dragonsthat’s dated February 1985. According to the user, this was the second character sheet they had ever written forD&D, which depicts a level 5, half-elf ranger named Abadorth. It appears that this character sheet was made back whenDungeons and Dragons1e was being actively used, asD&D2e wouldn’t release for another two years.
The fact that the user somehow managed to save this character sheet for such a long period of time is quite an impressive feat. Depending on how actively any given player playsD&Dor how many campaigns they are a part of, they likely would have a number ofnewDungeons and Dragonscharactersthat could easily get lost over the course of several decades.
It’s amazing how many evolutionsDungeons and Dragonshas gone through since its initial release in 1974 to the point whereAdvanced Dungeons and Dragonswas essentially just regularD&Dwith all the additional races and classes released via magazine publications included within it. For some players, it might be hard to believe that theRanger buildthat this user made in 1985 wasn’t initially included in the first version of the game.
In any case, it will be interesting to see howDungeons and Dragonswill continue to impact modern culture in the years to come. Thanks in large part to shows likeStranger ThingsandCritical Role,D&Dhas achieved massive mainstream success and has allowed individual players to push the envelope when it comes to homebrew concepts and entirely original content forDungeons and Dragons.It’s safe to say that the franchise has come a long way since 1985 when this user’s character sheet was first made.
