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  • If that Deities and Demigods has Elric and HP Lovecraft in it, it's worth something.

    Elric is called Elric (obviously). Look for Hastur the Unspeakable. That's part of Lovecraft. I guess Cthulu was in there, but I don't remember.

    • IIRC Cthulu was in there. However I have Legends & Lore, not Deities & Demigods. Basically the same book, except TSR changed the name because "the devil."

      EDIT

      I did not recall correctly. The Lovecraft stuff isn't in the 2nd printing.

      • TSR had permission from author Michael Moorcock to include Elric but I think the publisher was unaware. And so there was a legal stink that resulted in Elric and Lovecraft being removed in a later edition of Deities and Demigods.

        Legends and Lore was 2e.

        • Legends and Lore was 2e.

          The 1985 2nd printing of L&L (where the name was changed and the Lovecraft items were removed) was still under 1st Edition rules. That's the copy I have.

          Was Legends & Lore really originally a 1st edition book?
          Yes. Legends & Lore was originally a reprinting of Deities & Demigods with a new title and cover. It was later recast into a 2nd edition book. The 2nd edition version contains new content.

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          • Wow, I stand corrected. Then Legends and Lore is is the Elric-less Deities and Demigods.

            • There were a few interesting books published in 1985 by TSR prior to 2nd Edition. Legends and Lore, Unearthed Arcana, and Oriental Adventures.

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