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1st printing

 DEITIES & DEMIGODS
Item code: TSR2013
Type: Core Rules
Release: 1980
Authors: James M. Ward
Robert J. Kuntz
Editor: Lawrence Schick
Cover Art: Erol Otus
Interior Illustrations: David C. Sutherland III
Erol Otus
Jim Roslof
Jeff Dee
Eymoth
Paul Jaquays
David S. LaForce
Jeff Lanners
Darlene Pekul
D.A. Trampier
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages (first and second printing)
Hardcover, 128 pages (third and later printings)
Print Runs: → 1st (1980)
2nd (1980)
3rd (1981)
4th (1981)
5th (1981)
6th (December 1987)
7th (April, 1988)
REPORT PRINT RUN
Rarity: Common
Value@NrMint: $40 (1st and 2nd)
$12 (3rd and later)
ISBN: 0-935696-22-9
Cover Price: na
Weight: 625 grams (1st and 2nd printing)
575 grams (third and later printings)
Dimensions: Width: 22 cm;
Height: 28,5 cm;
Depth: 1,2 cm
Collectors arcana: The first and second printing are the versions containing the Cthulhu/Melnibonean mythoi. It is common, but highly sought after. The third and later printings did not contain the Cthulhu/Melnibonean mythoi due to legal reasons.

"PROVIDES THE DUNGEON MASTER WITH GODS, HEROES AND MONSTERS FROM MYTH, FICTION AND LEGEND FOR USE IN ROUNDING OUT AN ADVANCED D&D CAMPAIGN. WITHIN THIS BOOK ARE SEVENTEEN PANTHEONS OF DIVINITIES, EACH PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE NEW MATERIAL ON CLERICS' CONDUCT AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR DEITIES, INFORMATION ON CHARACTER MORTALITY AND IMMORTALITY, AND MORE!"
1st and 2nd Printing: The logo shows the TSR wizard logo. The Cthulhu/Melnibonean mythoi are present, the book has 144 pages. The distinctive feature between first and second printing is that the 2nd printing has a credit to Chaosium Inc. while the 1st has not.


(see picture on top of page)
3rd Printing: The logo shows the TSR wizard logo. A 3rd print is identified as the Cthulhu/Melnibonean mythoi are missing and thus there are only 15 mythoi present, but the text on the back cover still mentions 17 mythoi. The book now only has 128 pages. The copyright credit to Chaosium remains.
4th and 5th Printing: The logo now shows the TSR "Old Man" logo. A 4th print is identified as the Cthulhu/Melnibonean mythoi are missing and thus there are only 15 mythoi present, and the text on the back cover now mentions only 15 mythoi (see transcript below). The book now only has 128 pages. The difference between fourth and fifth printing is the copyright credit to Chaosium remains in the 4th printing and has been removed in the fifth.



Image courtesy of Christophe Smagghe, France.
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