Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set

Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set
The cover of the 1981 Expert Set rule book; cover art by Erol Otus
AuthorDavid Cook and Stephen R. Marsh (1981 version)
Frank Mentzer (1983 version)
GenreRole-playing game
PublisherTSR
Publication date
1981, 1983

The Expert Set is an expansion boxed set for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was first published in 1981 as an expansion to the Basic Set.

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