Endless Dungeon, The

Wee Warriors holds a special place in the history of the D&D game, being the first 3rd party company to produce content for the game, they were responsible for the world renowned Palace of the Vampire Queen module, but their drive to help innovate and push the D&D game forward didn’t end there.

OD&D made the use of miniatures more or less essential, and in the wake of this need, Wee Warriors provided an early solution for the fiscally-minded dungeon delver in the form of constructible cardstock terrain. While it was certainly not the first time that cardboard terrain was used with miniatures, this product. The description on the cover states that it was for use in roleplaying games or grand scale battles, but based upon its background art, and when it was released, was clearly intended to be used to facilitate D&D play.

This item was also the subject of some business controversy. The original version was intended to be distributed only by TSR; however this fell through when TSR failed to meet financial obligations to Wee Warriors. Allegations were made that TSR was photocopying and distributing copies of the product illegally, though this was never proven.

This version of this item, from after the fallout between the two companies, has the “Distributed exclusively by TSR Hobbies” credit found on the back cover struck out with marker, or stickered over with a return address to Lou Zocchi, the legendary founder of Gamescience. It is unclear how or if he came to have the rights to distribute it. These later versions do not have the condensed combat summary sheet found in the original. This version of the set consists of 15 sheets of dungeon walls and 6 floor sheets printed with 1 inch hexes. Also included were a single small scale hex sheet for dungeon planning and a creature planning sheet.

Only about 1000 copies of this exceptionally rare item exist, enshrining it in the pantheon of early D&D esoterica. It is only a matter of time before a serious collector sets this jewel into their crown and it will be gone, make sure that collector is you.