The Dwarven Glory (1977)

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Title: The Dwarven Glory
Item Code: Dungeon Master's Kit #2
Type: Adventure for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing system
Copyright: 1977 by Wee Warriors
Authors: Pete and Judith Kerestan
Artwork: Morno
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: n/a
Printer: n/a
Format: 13 loose-leaf sheets in bag
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 82g
Dimensions: length 27.9cm, width 21.5cm, thickness .3cm

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Content (front/rear)

Cover sheet/blank
Title page w/4 bullets & TSR note on bottom/Use of Kit
Combat Summary Sheet/blank
Section "B" page/continued
Section "C" page/continued
Section "D" page/Section "G" page
Section "E" page/Section "F" page
Section "H" page/continued
Character Roll/Creature
Map B/Map C
Map D/Map H
Map E/Map F
Map G/Blank Map

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The "Distributed exclusively by TSR Hobbies, Inc. R" on the bottom of the Title page seems to indicate a first print.

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Title: The Dwarven Glory
Item Code: Dungeon Master's Kit #2
Type: Generic fantasy role-playing supplement
Copyright: 1977 by Wee Warriors
Authors: Pete and Judith Kerestan
Artwork: Morno
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: n/a
Printer: n/a
Format: 8 loose-leaf sheets, plus 16 page booklet w/wrap-around cover (stapled), in bag
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 73g
Dimensions: Sheets: length 27.9cm, width 21.5cm, thickness .1cm
Room Key booklet: length 21.5cm, width 14.1cm, thickness .1cm

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Content (front/rear)

Cover sheet/blank
Title page w/3 bullets/Use of Kit copyright 1977
Blank Hex sheet w/o border/blank
Character Roll/Creature
Map B/Map C
Map D/Map H
Map E/Map F
Map G/Blank Map
Room Key booklet copyright 1976

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Probably a second print. The "Distributed exclusively by TSR Hobbies, Inc. R" on the bottom of the Title page seems to have been whited-out for this print. The white bar created by information box and the border artwork is crisp and clean in the "Distributed" version above. In this printing the edges of the box are not crisp and clean.

The difference in the white boxes seems pretty conclusive, at least for this particular page. Every other page when comparing the two prints suggests that the Room Key version came first. The date of 1976 in the Room Key, the crispness of the print lines, the overall quality of the printing suggest the Room Key version came first. For example, consider the blank map page:

TSR Distributed version:




Room Key version:



Obviously, the print quality of the Room Key version is superior, but the Title Page data cannot be ignored. TSR was clearly in mind first, even if everything else suggests a generic supplement. The higher print quality could be a function of the original document being subjected to a new copy machine or printer. The introduction of the Room Key booklet may have been a first step in moving The Dwarven Glory module into a digest format. Whatever the actual case may be, The Room Key version, like the DMG 2nd Alpha, is much rarer than its predecessor.

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Title: The Dwarven Glory
Item Code: Dungeon Master's Kit #2
Type: Adventure for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing system
Copyright: 1976 by Wee Warriors
Authors: Pete and Judith Kerestan
Artwork: Morno (Bradely W. Schenck)
Cartography: Morno (Bradely W. Schenck)
Place of Publication: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Printer: n/a
Format: Softcover digest, 10 numbered pages, 16 unnumbered map pages bound in the middle
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 82g
Dimensions: length 21.7cm, width 14.2cm, thickness .4cm

Other: This is the "Morno" copy. From his personal collection (comes with pen sktch and COA)
This is the first complete digest version of Dwarven Glory and probably the third printing.

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Title: The Dwarven Glory
Item Code: Dungeon Master's Kit Number Two
Type: Generic fantasy adventure
Copyright: 1976/1977 by Wee Warriors
Authors: Pete and Judith Kerestan
Artwork: Morno
Cartography: n/a
Place of Publication: Morro Bay, California, United States
Printer: n/a
Format: 12 sheets (8 single-sided map sheets and 4 information sheets) with wraparound cover, stapled
ISBN: n/a
Cover Price: n/a
Mass: 76g
Dimensions: length 21.5cm, width 14.2cm, thickness .4cm

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Probably a fourth print. Contains two different addresses for Wee Warriors, one in Morro Bay, California, and another in San Luis Obispo, California.