A trove of Dungeons & Dragons lost content has been compiled. Thanks to one dedicated fan of the world’s most popular TTRPG, hundreds of pages of supplements believed lost forever to the internet have been restored in a single convenient compendium.
The Dungeons & Dragons Lost Content Compendium
According to a news report from Wargamer, the Dungeons & Dragons lost content compendium is the work of Reddit user u/Yawgmothlives. The user has been collecting free support material published by Wizards of the Coast for 3.5 edition of the fantasy TTRPG.
This material has been either made inaccessible, either intentionally removed or no longer supported by the official D&D website in July 2014. This material includes extra abilities for certain classes, new monster statblocks, dozens of new spells, adventure locations, and additional content for previously published D&D books.
This collection of Dungeons & Dragons lost content has been called The Web Compendium. It contains 1,281 pages in total and is available for all players and TTRPG historians to enjoy via a dropbox link.
Overall, Yawgmothlives’ endeavor is a noble one in terms of media preservation. Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition was the second-most popular edition of the game, and still has a special place in the hearts of many players. Its the ruleset that D&D’s biggest competitor, Pathfinder, used as its foundation.
Because this material was only available online, it has been subject to turbulent changes when it comes to accessibility and ownership. It is a challenge certain sites like Internet Archive are actively struggling with.
But now, thanks to the dedicated work of one fan, this Dungeons & Dragons lost content is now readily available again. Dive into the Epic Insights of the iconic Book of Vile Darkness. See the danger and the allure of the succubus paladin. Or perhaps dive into the eclectic power of the obscure psionic classes.
