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I'm stoked for the reprinting of 1E books, it would be nice to have a copy around that I don't have to put on gloves, open in a hermetically sealed chamber, and store deep underground away from light. Now if only they'd reprint the 1E modules....one can dream. 

With 3.5 being announced, I can't help but ask, where's the 2e love? Core books, supplemental books (kits anyone?), etc.  

I second this.

Would love to see some 2nd Edition stuff reprinted.  Especially if they could get into some of the old boxed set campaigns!

This reminds of me of the re-issue of classic generation 1 Transformers when the new movies were released.

Have you seen the prices for From the Ashes, Greyhawk Wars, etc.? It's nuts. Just to have straight reprints - not converted - would be amazing. There's so much good source material in Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Spelljammer and more. I think with 1e and 2e reprints it would be a no-brainer.

Sometimes you can purchase the AD&D Core Rules CD-ROM used. It contains the main rulebooks in RTF, HTML, and the old Windows Help format I believe. It also has most of the Complete X Handbooks books, but not all of them. The AD&D Core Rules Expansion CD-ROM is just as useful. All of these files are on that CD-ROM too. You don't even have to install it for a wealth of information. I still have mine and use it for reference on occasion.

Same here!  I preordered the 1st edition reprints as soon as they went on sale.   I dont know that I will purchase the 3.5 edition reprints but I would snap up 2nd edition reprints!

Jun 26, 2012 -- 6:23PM, daveculp wrote:

I dont know that I will purchase the 3.5 edition reprints but I would snap up 2nd edition reprints!

Now that I think about it I already bought the 2nd edition reprints with a new cover!



My original 2E Player's Handbook was beaten up pretty badly. I think I actually went through two of them before buying the third copy, the reprint with the new cover.

2e was first published after 1978.  So no, they do not need to reprint it periodically like they do 1e.  It won't happen.

Jun 29, 2012 -- 7:32PM, Damon_Tor wrote:

2e was first published after 1978.  So no, they do not need to reprint it periodically like they do 1e.  It won't happen.

That doesn't make any sense. By the way they haven't reprinted first edition at all since Wizards of the Coast purchased the company. It has not been printed periodically. It is being reprint once as a special tie-in to the Gygax Memorial and also probably as a schedule filler since they aren't releasing much this year. The schedule is largely a vacuum.  I have also noticed that DDI articles are pretty thin and far and few in-between nowadays. They are reprinting v3.5 (also probably as a schedule filler). If it takes too long for Next to fully develop it may even be possible they would reprint 2nd Edition as a schedule filler. I think it is less likely then the v3.5 reprints but it is possible.

Yep! Show me where to spend my money. I say rerelease them all ( editions) and then WOTC can reclaim all the lost fans and revenue as well as move forward with D&D next to unite the fanbase. They will make a killing!

Oh, give them a few weeks to start plastering the website with the 3.x reprint ads, and then I'm sure they'll start doing the same with 2nd Edition.

I mean, that's basically what the website is now, ads for reprints and shilling for DnD Next. 

I say release all editions and let the players decide what version of the game they would like to play! This way everyone can be happy and WoTC could make alot of thier money back from the palyers they lost to pathfinder.

Jul 15, 2012 -- 11:59PM, Sampsonpik wrote:

I say release all editions and let the players decide what version of the game they would like to play! This way everyone can be happy and WoTC could make alot of thier money back from the palyers they lost to pathfinder.

The problem there is, most (later) players already have the entire run of books (i.e., 3.x materials), or have become heavily invested in the homebrew materials.

Nay say, blah blah, talk out yer rump.. dee,dee. Hey back to reality, are you aware that there is an online petition to WOTC for just this exact thing? By the way did you notice how you are the only negative voice on this thread? We want a cross edition reprint. if you don't then just back off please. Your negativity is not going to change our minds.

Jul 17, 2012 -- 11:33AM, Aaron_Highcolor wrote:

Jul 15, 2012 -- 11:59PM, Sampsonpik wrote:

I say release all editions and let the players decide what version of the game they would like to play! This way everyone can be happy and WoTC could make alot of thier money back from the palyers they lost to pathfinder.

The problem there is, most (later) players already have the entire run of books (i.e., 3.x materials), or have become heavily invested in the homebrew materials.

I'm in a group of 11 people and everyone has said that they want a full reprint of 1e and 2e because many of us have lost or beat up copies and it would be nice to have them all new instead of trying to find them online from amazon

I have a good copy of 2E core books. That said I would still buy another set if WOTC printed them. You hear that WOTC? I want to give you my money.

Just picked up the 1E reprints, and the quality is so darn good for a set that will NEVER be used, that I would gladly purchase 2E reprints as well.  

I would instantly buy a 2ed reprint, especially if they put  into all the corriges,and the player option errata's to the list of spells/schools.

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Yup, need new 2e books.

There will be no 2e reprints, the books are still out there and easy to get. Half price books always have the 3 core books on shelf. WOTC only reprinted 1e to shut up us OSR people and help the Gygax fund. Besides, why would you want to buy three books with a new cover and the same thing you bought in the late 80s on the inside for 3 times the price?

 

Jul 30, 2012 -- 2:53PM, Bloodlust1997 wrote:

There will be no 2e reprints, the books are still out there and easy to get. Half price books always have the 3 core books on shelf. WOTC only reprinted 1e to shut up us OSR people and help the Gygax fund. Besides, why would you want to buy three books with a new cover and the same thing you bought in the late 80s on the inside for 3 times the price?

 

Then why 3.5 reprints?  I can get those just as easily as 2E and, frankly, 1E books are available on ebay, many in pretty good shape (even the first covers).  For some people, the books are collectors items that will never see use, but are just interesting to have.  Conversation pieces, if you will.  I have had several people already discuss my 1E reprints when they came over to the house.  

Carbonfiber07 -- I don't think 3.5 should be reprinted at all. They should just leave it dead, WOTC dropped the ball on it, and Paizo grabbed it up and took that poor child and gave it a home, new clothes, and taught it new rules. What happened? Its gold now.

i would love to see a reprint of second edition and i would definitely buy the books. While on the subject of editions-i dont see why a 5th edition is really "needed". everyone that plays D&D has a favorite edition. So why not just re-release all the editions and just produce supporting materials for all the editions? that way everyone can still play the edition they think is the best WOTC can still make $ and be a profitable company and they wouldnt be "edition restricting" themselves.

Aug 1, 2012 -- 10:20AM, Bloodlust1997 wrote:

Carbonfiber07 -- I don't think 3.5 should be reprinted at all. They should just leave it dead, WOTC dropped the ball on it, and Paizo grabbed it up and took that poor child and gave it a home, new clothes, and taught it new rules. What happened? Its gold now.

WotC didn't drop the ball of 3.5 at all. It was a highly successful system that ran its course. Paizo picked it up, for sure, and has done well with it. It isn't gold though, it's just successful at capitalizing on 4E's waning years.

Aug 6, 2012 -- 8:34AM, Varanos2012 wrote:

i would love to see a reprint of second edition and i would definitely buy the books. While on the subject of editions-i dont see why a 5th edition is really "needed". everyone that plays D&D has a favorite edition. So why not just re-release all the editions and just produce supporting materials for all the editions? that way everyone can still play the edition they think is the best WOTC can still make $ and be a profitable company and they wouldnt be "edition restricting" themselves.

That would never, ever work for several reasons. Firstly, it fractures the player base. You think the 4E/Pathfinder split was bad? Wait until people are re-invested in 4 older editions + Pathfinder. Stores will hate it because, inevitably, one edition will sell better and they will be left with tons of books on their shelves. Reprints are fun but most of people want to move forward with their lives. I like 3.5 a lot but that doesn't mean I want to go back to making that system my main system. It's broken and half dead from rules bloat. Additionally, can you imagine how confusing it would be for a new player to go to Barnes and Noble and see 4 editions worth of D&D books? He'd go crazy and never bother buying any books.

New editions always need to be released. What was fun 4 years ago isn't today. Time to rejigger the system, look at old problems from new angles and have some fun!

Regardless of what you think 3.5 are being reprinted. I have a great reason for buying a new book for more money. It's new! No worries about the quality of the item the seller actually has and it will last a lot longer.

2e is my personal favorite. That's when I started playing on a regular basis. Love those black, white and blue pages. It really takes me back. I would love a nice new copy of the core with better quality bindings and errata update. Planescape would be a great reprint!

I hope they would stick with the original printing's cover art as they did with the 1e books. Though I really loved the second cover design for the 1e books. That was some sweet artwork.

Just make them limited editions, just like the 1e books. Booksellers won't have an inventory problem then. They can't support all these titles indefinitely.

Please print them! 

I'm with you all on this. I have played all editions of the game, and find 2E to still be my favorite. With the exception of some personal "I want it toos" from some WotC guys at their booth at Gen Con, I have yet to get a response about this from anyone that would be able to give a for-sure; my questions have remained ignored.

Money talks.

... and I've got a wad of money I want to give WotC if they reprint the 2e books.

Look
I'm not asking for much here WOTC. Give me my 2nd edition reprints with Jeff Easley's first Mounted knight Cover and the Wizard and Dragon Cover DMG and I'll give you my money. Next is a maybe at this point and isn't catering to my playstyle or prefered flavor. If you reprint 2nd. Edition- they will buy. Do you need shoeless Joe Jackson to show up in a corn field for you or what?
I want TSR AD&D. Give me Zebs D&D please. Yours has a bad after taste and gives me gas.


You do realize I'm joking here, 

Sep 11, 2012 -- 9:57AM, Brightmantle wrote:

Look
I'm not asking for much here WOTC. Give me my 2nd edition reprints with Jeff Easley's first Mounted knight Cover and the Wizard and Dragon Cover DMG and I'll give you my money. Next is a maybe at this point and isn't catering to my playstyle or prefered flavor. If you reprint 2nd. Edition- they will buy. Do you need shoeless Joe Jackson to show up in a corn field for you or what?
I want TSR AD&D. Give me Zebs D&D please. Yours has a bad after taste and gives me gas.

While I won't go that far (I do like 3.5 and even 4th)... WHAT YOU SAID!


Do I need to scan or photograph the money I want to give you for these books, WotC?  

We have the 1e reprints because it meshed nicely with the Gygax memorial fund and the nostalgia they're trying to build in preperation for Next.
We have 3e because they want to win back the Pathfinder players who feel abandoned by WotC (and, likely because someone at WotC likely belives the reason PF is doing as well as it is, is because there's no 3e books to compete with). 

2e... isn't as different from 1e as the other editions, so there's less mechanical incentive. And it didn't sell as well as 1e or 3e, which were the spikes in the hobby. (D&D seems to have the oposite problem as Star Trek where the even editions are more poorly recieved than the odd.)
2e also have a heavy revision/reprint late in the editon's lifespan (the black bordered books) which are not hard to find in stores. It's easy for interested parties to hit used book stores or eBay and find copies. 

I'm going to have to disagree with you on the popularity of 2nd edition. I have a long waiting list for my current 2E campaign. 2E source & core rulebooks are very hard to find in my community, and per the FGLS & 1/2 Price Books, those that do come in get snapped up quickly. Most players that I know personally who tried 3/3.5/4 went back to 2E after awhile. Maybe I run in different D&D circles, but the overwhelming majority of those I have talked to (including those I rolled with at Gen Con this year) enjoyed and would love a 2E reprint. The only real negative people I have come across concerning 2E are either on this board or a particular WotC employee who shall remain nameless (rhymes with Mike Mearls, lol).

Glad to see there are more of us out there! I dearly want all of the 1e and 2e products reprinted, especially the modules and including products like Dark Sun or Al-Qadim (even though I do have my original Al-Qadim in near-mint condition, I'm terrified to touch it because they're hard to find!). I am a Greyhawk fun through and through but I would love to get my hands on a reprint of Undermountain.

Wish List
Temple of Elemental Evil (ridiculously expensive on Ebay/Amazon)
From the Ashes (again ridiculously expensive)
ALL 1e modules 
All 2e modules

hmmm, there's tons more. I'm not a penniless kid anymore WotC, I have money now and I wish to dispose of it. If only you would get this done. 

Yea, the support here for a 2E reprint is quite positive. I think we just need to keep pestering WotC and we may see this.

I find it strange that a couple of months ago Mike Mearls was reported as claiming that AD&D 2nd edition was his favorite system to play and yet we don't see any move by WOTC to reprint it. There's no love for us fans of 2e, in this company? I play all pre WOTC versions of the game and It sure would be cool to have some 2nd edition books to show that we are wanted as fans the way everyone else is. Iv'e been working hard at uniting the fans across editions and one of my favorites is left out in the cold. 2e. was such a cool game and so detailed and fun. What a pity it would be if it doesn't get a reprint. Right now I am left to purchase them used online for nearly as much as new books cost as they retain their value. I could be supporting WOTC with my money. Seems sad to me.

Didn't they say WotC will soon be selling all previous edition books in PDF formats?

They did. However, with the physical copy reprints of 1E & 3.5 many of us would love to see a physical copy of the 2E core rules as well, instead of leaving it out as WotC seems to enjoy doing.


I will also state this: from a business standpoint, I do believe that reprinting 2E would be reasonably beneficial to WotC. It could spark interest again in the edition, causing an increase of sales of the 2E PDF files once they go for sale online. To be honest, I believe that is the reason why they rerelased 3.5.

Another observation as to why 3.5 came out first may be that, simply put, 3.5 was already in a format that their printers can use. Remember that 2E is in a 20+ year old format, and may need to be redone for modern printers, much like 1E was (to an extent). That's why I have been reasonably patient with them, but my patience is starting to leave as I see no move from WotC that hints we will see this edition in a reprint format.


WotC, it would simply be nice to hear an answer one way or another! BTW, I still have that wad of cash ready to buy these books again!   
      

Sep 17, 2012 -- 3:23PM, Brightmantle wrote:

I find it strange that a couple of months ago Mike Mearls was reported as claiming that AD&D 2nd edition was his favorite system to play and yet we don't see any move by WOTC to reprint it. There's no love for us fans of 2e, in this company? I play all pre WOTC versions of the game and It sure would be cool to have some 2nd edition books to show that we are wanted as fans the way everyone else is. Iv'e been working hard at uniting the fans across editions and one of my favorites is left out in the cold. 2e. was such a cool game and so detailed and fun. What a pity it would be if it doesn't get a reprint. Right now I am left to purchase them used online for nearly as much as new books cost as they retain their value. I could be supporting WOTC with my money. Seems sad to me.

I hadn't heard that. While I do believe you, I find it interesting that Mearls is one of the most critical of the system from WotC that I have personally heard, which is a shame. I'm not trying to flame Mearls, as I believe he's doing a helluva job with the upcoming 5E, but I still find this difficult to fathom.  

Sep 17, 2012 -- 4:08PM, Hipster_Cat wrote:

Didn't they say WotC will soon be selling all previous edition books in PDF formats?

Would it surprise you to know that because of the release of cd rom core rules from the 1990's there is no need to make pdf's of 2nd ed.? They can be downloaded at any share info site freely today. I own the actual  official copy of the dragonbyte Software from TSR. We fans are asking for a paper reprinting to have physical copies of the game. I want new copies of the books myself.

WotC could EASILY offer print copies of any of their back catalogue if they wanted to. Many printing companies are converting their operations over to print-on-demand (POD) which has allowed them survive by making many small sales instead of a few big ones. I have no doubt that a big publisher like WotC/Hasbro could work out a deal with a printing company to process their POD orders. WotC could handle the internet front end and then transmit all the orders direct to the printer who would then ship directly to the consumer. Fantasy Flight Games does this and they are expanding their POD line which makes me think they're doing something right.

This avoids the need to gamble on big print runs that might not sell. That's what killed TSR in the 90's, warehouses full of product they couldn't sell.

Brick and mortar gaming stores aren't left out in the cold because WotC could offer a discount to retailers who would be shipped cases of books directly from the printer. FFG does this and it works quite well from what I've heard. Retailers only order exactly what they think they can sell and are not forced into dealing with distributers who want them to accept large bundles of items to get top selling products.

The only people who lose in this model are the distributing companies.

So here's the deal. They're ignoring us here. I have sent emails & tweets about this. No response. I think we need to flood the D&D twitter until they give us at least the respect of an answer.

Sep 17, 2012 -- 4:57PM, Brightmantle wrote:

Sep 17, 2012 -- 4:08PM, Hipster_Cat wrote:

Didn't they say WotC will soon be selling all previous edition books in PDF formats?

Would it surprise you to know that because of the release of cd rom core rules from the 1990's there is no need to make pdf's of 2nd ed.? They can be downloaded at any share info site freely today. I own the actual  official copy of the dragonbyte Software from TSR. We fans are asking for a paper reprinting to have physical copies of the game. I want new copies of the books myself.

That cd rom contained every 2ed DnD book, box and what not?

Sep 18, 2012 -- 2:58PM, Hipster_Cat wrote:

Sep 17, 2012 -- 4:57PM, Brightmantle wrote:

Sep 17, 2012 -- 4:08PM, Hipster_Cat wrote:

Didn't they say WotC will soon be selling all previous edition books in PDF formats?

Would it surprise you to know that because of the release of cd rom core rules from the 1990's there is no need to make pdf's of 2nd ed.? They can be downloaded at any share info site freely today. I own the actual  official copy of the dragonbyte Software from TSR. We fans are asking for a paper reprinting to have physical copies of the game. I want new copies of the books myself.

That cd rom contained every 2ed DnD book, box and what not?

Most For AD&D second Edtition. It is Called Core rules and the expansion is called 2.0 It is the- Players Handbook, DMG, Monsterous compendium, Complete books of Dwarves, Elves,Gnomes and Halflings, Fighters Handbook, Rangers Handbook, Paladins Handbook, Wizards Handbook, Priests Handbook, Druids Handbook, Thieves Handbook, Bards handbook, Ninja's Handbook, Psionics Handbook, Necromancers Handbook, Legands and Lore, Monster mythology, Tome of magic, Sages and specialists, Arms and equipment guide, The Players Option Books High level Campaigns, Skills and Powers, Spells and magic and Combat and Tactics. It also includes a character generation program and printable character sheets for AD&D 2e. The chop shop version is Greyhawk Themed including maps, and one very non p.c. booby female warrior picture, so beware of that. The official one Has a red Dragon on the cover.

                   Hope this info helps as well as warns you.

I did get a response on Twitter about the 2E books. Their response was "I don't have any news on that. If we plan a 2E reprint, you'll see it on the website and here!"

Don't know how to read into that.   

Sep 19, 2012 -- 6:41PM, sgt_d wrote:

I did get a response on Twitter about the 2E books. Their response was "I don't have any news on that. If we plan a 2E reprint, you'll see it on the website and here!"

Don't know how to read into that.   

My guess is that they are taking a wait and see approach. We know that after the 3.5 reprints they've got another 3.5 book "Spell Compendium" and another 1e book "Unearthed Arcana". Clearly they figure these are books people want more than the 2e books at this moment. Maybe if sales of those books are high enough they'll know that there is enough of a market for reprints that they would risk a 2e reprint.

I've also been wondering if there's a legal issue over reprinting the 2e material. Wasn't there a legal skirmish from Gygax and/or Dave Arneson about 2e basically being 90% 1e but without mentioning the authors of the first edition? I wonder if WotC is worried about opening up that can of worms again. 

I understand the desire for 3.5 & 1E reprints, but based on my own discussions with others at the FGLS, Gen Con, and here, the desire for 2E is just as strong. 1 & 2E were the longest-running editions; many of those my age cut their teeth on 2E, and still play it. I have guys that were in diapers during 2Es heyday that want to try it. So I wouldn't say that there is less want of these core rulebook reprints than the other editions, per se... There may be other reasons. I would have to guess that they have the same issue of format to current print standards that they had with 1E, as one example, and this may be why they're taking this long. I'm hoping that they announce the 2E core books in the next few weeks, as the 3.5 reprints excitement starts to wear down a little.

I would also argue that having the 2E core books reprinted will also help with PDF sales of the 2E stuff. 

Maybe they fear the 2ed awesomeness will steal market for DDN.
And i'm joking,yes,but there could be a half truth in that. I'm ready to bet  about 2ed fans being a good chunk of the DDN playtesters.
1ed is too old,3.x still has followers with pathfinder but 2ed fans, if they could have new manuals could just buy them and forget about the new edition.

Playtest for 5e will take 2 years. So maybe the first year they print 1e and 3.5 and the second year they print 2e. 

Maybe 2e is a very popular edition that can have it's own year of publication.

Sep 22, 2012 -- 9:45AM, Asterionasien wrote:

Maybe they fear the 2ed awesomeness will steal market for DDN.
And i'm joking,yes,but there could be a half truth in that. I'm ready to bet  about 2ed fans being a good chunk of the DDN playtesters.
1ed is too old,3.x still has followers with pathfinder but 2ed fans, if they could have new manuals could just buy them and forget about the new edition.

Good point. I know a LOT of old school players who still play 2e. They are cautiously excited about DDN, but I wonder who many of them would choose to buy shiny new reprints of their favorite books instead of the new 5e books?

I'd say it'll depend on the final product of DDN. I know one thing, 5e had better be a monster home run or D&D as RPG is in big trouble. I think Hasbro will only tolerate so many reboots. 

I cant agree more.

Sep 23, 2012 -- 8:36AM, Style75 wrote:

Good point. I know a LOT of old school players who still play 2e. They are cautiously excited about DDN, but I wonder who many of them would choose to buy shiny new reprints of their favorite books instead of the new 5e books?

I'd say it'll depend on the final product of DDN. I know one thing, 5e had better be a monster home run or D&D as RPG is in big trouble. I think Hasbro will only tolerate so many reboots. 

I'm in a somewhat similar boat. I love 2e, and I'm cautionsly optimistic about 5E. But I also like 3.5 and 1e, and to a lesser extent 4e. From my perspective, it would actually increase my chances of playing 5e when it comes out if they give me the 2e reprints as an "olive branch," as many of us are still angry at the flack 2e got when 3rd came out, especially since much of the ire about 2e, to me and others, was somewhat unjustified. If they don't give a 2e reprint, I will probably still play 5e, but I will feel more a part of the D&D community as a whole if WotC gave 2e the props it deserves instead of ragging it and alienating those of us who love it. 

Are there any other fans of Tony DiTerlizzi who would get behind commissioning him to do the 2e covers? I loved his art in Planescape and the monster manuals. He's a big reason I'm so attached to the edition. As a young artist he was truly inspirational to me.

I guess some people might think it's too cartoonish but it's so much more expressive than all the dour fantasy art that adorns most D&D products. It's like a breath of fresh air. It gets my brain juices flowing.

I'm under the impresson that, if there's enough of a demand (and it looks like there is), WotC will give us these reprints. That being said, I would love for them to be as true to the original 1989 stylings as possible, similar to the 3.5 reprints. Pretty up the original Easley cover with the fighter charging on the horse, the incredible dragon/wizard, and the various monsters (using the Monsterous Manual instead of the Monsterous Compendium). I don't have much space left on my D&D shelves, but there is an open space for these reprints, along with the 1e & 3.5 reprints when I can afford them.


As a side note, whenever I have been asked what the essence of what D&D is to me, I always tell people to refer to page 7 of the 2e Player's Handbook (the post-dragon encounter painting done by Elmore).   

Sep 25, 2012 -- 8:46PM, sgt_d wrote:

As a side note, whenever I have been asked what the essence of what D&D is to me, I always tell people to refer to page 7 of the 2e Player's Handbook (the post-dragon encounter painting done by Elmore).   

That's the good stuff.

I reall love the original cover art and I hate what they did to the updated version. Those covers and exchanging the placid blue tones with that eye stabbing red. So, yes I would want to see the originals redone as closely as possible, unless...

the company would pay and T.D. would accept, then I would absolutely take his original art and have a unique book set.

Sep 25, 2012 -- 10:13PM, Quidhala wrote:

I reall love the original cover art and I hate what they did to the updated version. Those covers and exchanging the placid blue tones with that eye stabbing red. So, yes I would want to see the originals redone as closely as possible, unless...

the company would pay and T.D. would accept, then I would absolutely take his original art and have a unique book set.

I'm not familiar with the work he did for Planescape. Which ones did he do so I can take a look?

Sep 29, 2012 -- 9:47PM, sgt_d wrote:

Sep 25, 2012 -- 10:13PM, Quidhala wrote:

I reall love the original cover art and I hate what they did to the updated version. Those covers and exchanging the placid blue tones with that eye stabbing red. So, yes I would want to see the originals redone as closely as possible, unless...

the company would pay and T.D. would accept, then I would absolutely take his original art and have a unique book set.

I'm not familiar with the work he did for Planescape. Which ones did he do so I can take a look?

The original box set, Planscape Players Handbook, Planes of Chaos, the Monster Manuals, just about everything!
There is the list of his works on his website.

I picked up my 1st edition reprints this week and I have to say that if this is the new WOTC, all I have to say is WELCOME BACK!.  This was a wonderful suprise, real treasures that I look forward to passing on to my kids when they get a bit older.  Its a great tribute to the fans and to Gygax himself, so just wanted to say BIG THANKS from me.

To me 2nd edition is as much part of the history of D&D as 1st edition and I would pick those up with the feverish excitment I had when I got the 1st edition books, so don't even hesitate Wizards, get those bad boys the printers.


I personally don't see a reason for the 3.5 reprints, my books have held up very nicely which speaks of WOTC's attention to quality, but I can understand that there is probobly more than sufficient fans to fill these orders as well. 


I have to say that I'm really impressed with Wizards right now.  Between their new adopted philosophy of testing and community feedback on NEXT, the reprints of these classics books and just their general attitude of embracing all the generations of D&D players and not just the latest has really brought me back as a fan.  While your fans Wizards have their squabbles and differences of opinion, we are all D&D fans of one generation or another and embracing this and giving back to the fans that have made this franchise great is a sure fire way to unit this disturbingly fragment community.  Your on a roll!  Keep it up!  

The 2E reprints are already on the gaming best-sellers list on Amazon. They are outselling the 1E reprints, and on pace with the 3.5 reprints. They are crushing the 4E sales on Amazon, and it's only 1 day into the presale! So much for "no interest in 2e by the players."

Do you know if Amazon does their "Best-Sellers" as a trending thing (purchase per hour/day) or as total sales?