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40 years and several editions on from its release, D&D B/X continues to inspire today’s thriving indie RPG scene. We take a look at the game’s curious afterlife and finds that skills? Where we’re going we don’t need skills...

40 years on from its release Peter Bebergal casts his mind back to Tom Moldvay’s Inspirational Source Material Basic D&D’s answer to Gygax’s Appendix N

40 years on from its release the Dungeons & Dragons B/X set is still influencing games designers today. We spoke to David “Zeb” Cook and Stephen Marsh to find out more about its genesis and enduring appeal.