
Wee Warriors
Encyclopedia
The company Wee Warriors Ltd. published role-playing game
accessories in the 1970s. It notably published the first stand alone adventure
for the Dungeons & Dragons
roleplaying game (or in fact any role-playing game). Though they never produced official Dungeons & Dragons products their early products were distributed by TSR, Inc.
, who at that time also published Dungeons & Dragons.
Products of Wee Warriors include:
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
accessories in the 1970s. It notably published the first stand alone adventure
Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, an adventure or module is a pre-packaged book or box set that helps the Dungeon Master manage the plot or story of a game...
for the Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
roleplaying game (or in fact any role-playing game). Though they never produced official Dungeons & Dragons products their early products were distributed by TSR, Inc.
TSR, Inc.
Blume and Gygax, the remaining owners, incorporated a new company called TSR Hobbies, Inc., with Blume and his father, Melvin Blume, owning the larger share. The former assets of the partnership were transferred to TSR Hobbies, Inc....
, who at that time also published Dungeons & Dragons.
Products of Wee Warriors include:
- Dungeon Master Kits
- Palace of the Vampire Queen (1976) - the first ever adventure module published. Early printings were distributed by TSR. Note that TSR's Blackmoor expansion published in 1975, prior to PotVQ, has the first adventure module published: Temple of the Frog. This is the first stand-alone adventure module published.
- The Dwarven Glory (1977) - another early adventure module. Early printings were distributed by TSR.
- Misty Isles - another early adventure module.
- The Character Archaic (1975) - the first set of character sheetCharacter sheetA character sheet is a record of a player character in a role-playing game, including whatever details, notes, game statistics, and background information a player would need during a play session. Character sheets can be found in use in both traditional and action role-playing games...
s every published. The first printing was distributed by TSR and was also advertised for in Gods, Demigods and Heroes (2nd printing). - The Endless Dungeon (1977) - a set of cardboard tiles you could glue together into a number of floors and walls and use for miniature playing. An early issue of White DwarfWhite Dwarf (magazine)White Dwarf is a magazine published by British games manufacturer Games Workshop. Initially covering a wide variety of fantasy and science-fiction role-playing and board games, particularly the role playing games Dungeons & Dragons, RuneQuest and Traveller...
reviewed this release and came to the conclusion that you were better off without the Endless Dungeon. Originally distributed by TSR. - The Village (1977) - a set of houses on cardboard you could assemble for miniature play.
- Dungeon Designer's Kit - A set of cardstock sheets with dungeon rooms and furnishings printed on them.
- Game Designer's Kit
- Dragonlord (1978) - A one-on-one boardgame where players are dragonlords - warriors who fight each other while mounted on dragonback. Has 2½ D artwork by Morno and uses squares instead of hexes for movement. Dragonlord is reviewed in The Dragon #17.