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| '''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''' ('''AD&D''') is a tabletop role-playing game originally published by [[TSR, Inc.]] and derived from the original ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' role-playing game. The name "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" was used for a series of rules editions beginning in 1977 and continuing through the late 1990s. AD&D became one of the most influential tabletop role-playing games and established many conventions that continue to appear in modern fantasy role-playing games.
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| == History ==
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| === Origins ===
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| ''Dungeons & Dragons'' was created by [[Gary Gygax]] and [[Dave Arneson]] and first published by [[TSR, Inc.]] in 1974. As the game developed, disagreements arose concerning the direction and organization of its rules.
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| In 1977, TSR began publishing a more structured version of the game under the name ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. The first major AD&D rulebook was the ''[[Monster Manual]]'', published in 1977. It was followed by the ''[[Player's Handbook]]'' in 1978 and the ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' in 1979.
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| AD&D was intended to provide a more comprehensive and standardized rules system than the original ''Dungeons & Dragons'', while the original game continued to be developed separately.
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| === First edition ===
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| The first edition of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' was published between 1977 and 1979. The principal rulebooks were:
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| ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (1977)
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| ''[[Player's Handbook]]'' (1978)
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| ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' (1979)
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| The first edition introduced or formalized numerous rules
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