Goodman Games

I was reading the 1981 Tom Moldvay Basic rules one day and on one of the intro pages there is mention of a "Companion Set". Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that this was ever printed until the 1983 Frank Mentzer version with the Larry Elmore cover. Loved those, but I always wondered what would the 1981 versions would have looked like with the Erol Otus covers. Although the art would have been original, I tried to conceptualize what the Companion book and maybe the Master and Immortals book might have looked like. Enjoy.
P.S.- Artwork is copyright their respective owners...

Great idea. : )

What's the art for your Companion version from originally? It's tickling the back of my brain, but I can't quite place it... Looks vintage.

B3 Palace of The Silver Princess. The Master Rules is originally from Frog God Games "Sword and Wizardry" book, and of course the Immortals Book is from Deities and Demigods.

This is really neat. My first D&D or RPG anything was the Mentzer red box so it will always have a special place in my heart but I tracked down the Moldvay sets early on. I too wondered what additional sets in the Moldvay line might have looked like.

Awesome artwork.

(1) it would be cool to see those side-by-side with the two actual products.

(2) it's a shame to have that big "photobucket" logo plastered all over the thing.

Good artwork!