United Kingdom

Games Workshop was the early printer / distributor of early TSR material (pre-1980); their material bears a Games Workshop logo on the cover and/or the copyright page.  TSR eventually established a "TSR UK" division, which was responsible for not only printing and distributing TSR material in the UK (albeit without a separately identifiable logo), but also with creating modules to be distributed worldwide (B10, UK1 - UK7, etc, all of which bear a small Union Jack flag next to the module code) -- as well as one module never distributed outside of the UK, ST1 Up the Garden Path.

B1 In Search of the Unknown
B10 Night's Dark Terror
D1 Descent Into the Depths of the Earth
D2 Shrine of the Kuo-Toa
D3 Vault of the Drow
G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief
G2 Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
G3 Hall of the Fire Giant King
S1 Tomb of Horrors
ST1 Up the Garden Path (exclusively published in the UK)
UK series: these modules are identical to the US versions
Basic Set
Basic Rulebook
Monster Manual
Players Handbook
Character Sheets (exclusively published in the UK)
Dungeon Floor Plans (exclusively published in the UK)
Hex Sheets (exclusively published in the UK)


   Australia

Jedko Games has the exclusive right to publish TSR material in Australia.  Besides "translations" of several U.S. versions, they also released an item exclusive to Australia: the Dungeon Module Pack.

D1 Descent Into the Depths of the Earth
D2 Shrine of the Kuo-Toa
D3 Vault of the Drow
G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief
G2 Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
G3 Hall of the Fire Giant King
Dungeon Module Pack
Basic Rulebook
Set 1: Basic Rules
Players Handbook
DragonLance Adventures
 

   Denmark

Set 1: Basic Rules


   Finland

Protocol Productions was the publisher of all of the Finnish xD&D translations, releasing a flurry of items all in 1988 (thanks to Urpo Lankinen for this info).

B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (also available as a combined module with B6, below)
B6 Veiled Society  (also available as a combined module with B3, above)
B7 Rahasia
B9 Castle Caldwell & Beyond
BSOLO Ghost of Lion Castle
X1 Isle of Dread
AC2 Combat Shield and Mini Adventure
AC6 Player Character Record Sheets
PC1 Tall Tales of the Wee Folk
Set 1: Basic Rules
Set 2: Expert Rules
Set 3: Companion Rules
Set 4: Master Rules


   France

In late 1982, TSR published the D&D Basic Set in French, followed shortly thereafter by modules B3 and B4.  From 1985 to 1989, the French company Transecom released many of the French D&D translations (the remainder being released by TSR, and later TSR UK).  The company was headed by Francois Marcela-Froideval, the co-writer of Oriental Adventures and editor (in 1980) of the first French RPG magazine, Casus Belli (still in press 21 years later!).  Transecom has since gone out of business; French D&D items released after 1989 were printed by TSR UK.  (Thanks to Slaheddine Kefi for this info).

B2 Keep on the Borderlands
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
B4 Lost City
B5 Horror on the Hill
B6 Veiled Society
B7 Rahasia
B8 Journey to the Rock
CM1 Test of the Warlords
CM2 Death's Ride
DL1 Dragons of Despair
DL2 Dragons of Flame
DL3 Dragons of Hope
DL4 Dragons of Desolation
DL5 Dragons of Mystery
DL6 Dragons of Ice
DL7 Dragons of Light
FR1 Waterdeep and the North
FR2 Moonshae
FR3 Empires of the Sands
I6 Ravenloft
T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil
U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
U2 Danger at Dunwater
X1 Isle of Dread
X2 Castle Amber
X3 Curse of Xanathon
X4 Master of the Desert Nomads
GAZ1 Grand Duchy of Karameikos
GAZ2 Emirates of Ylaruam
REF1 Dungeons Masters Screen
REF2 Character Record Sheets
Set 1: Basic Rules
Set 2: Expert Rules
Set 3: Companion Rules
Dungeon Masters Guide
Monster Manual
Players Handbook
Forgotten Realms Adventures
Forgotten Realms Campaign Set

   Germany

Fantasy Spiele Verlags-GmbH (more commonly known as FSV) published most, if not all, of the 1st edition xD&D German translations.  From the advent of 2nd Edition AD&D in 1989, up through the mid-1990's, TSR UK published D&D items in German, hiring several staff members from the former FSV.  Amigo-Spiele did all of the later material (including the S1 Tomb of Horrors and UK-series remakes), and continues to publish today.  (Thanks to Stefan Beate and Adrian Newman for this info).

B1 In Search of the Unknown (unconfirmed)
B2 Keep on the Borderlands
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
B4 Lost City
B5 Horror on the Hill
B6 Veiled Society
B7 Rahasia
B8 Journey to the Rock
B9 Castle Caldwell & Beyond
B11 King's Festival
B12 Queen's Harvest
CM1 Test of the Warlords
CM2 Death's Ride
CM3 Sabre River
CM4 Earthshaker!
DDA3 Eye of Traldar
DDA4 Dymrak Dread
DL1 Dragons of Despair
DL2 Dragons of Flame
DL5 Dragons of Mystery
DLC1 DragonLance Classics Vol 1
DLC2 DragonLance Classics Vol 2
DLE1 In Search of Dragons
DLE2 Dragon Magic
DLE3 Dragon Keep
FR1 Waterdeep and the North
FR2 Moonshae
FR3 Empires of the Sands
I3 Pharaoh (1999 updated version)
I4 Oasis of the White Palm (1999 updated version)
I5 Lost Tomb of Martek (1999 updated version)
I3-5 Desert of Desolation (1999 updated version)
L1 Secret of Bone Hill
L2 Assassin's Knot
M1 Into the Maelstrom
M2 Vengeance of Alphaks
MSOLO1 Blizzard Pass
MSOLO2 Maze of the Riddling Minotaur
N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God
N3 Destiny of Kings (1998 updated version)
N4 Treasure Hunt (1998 updated version)
O1 Gem and the Staff
S1 Tomb of Horrors (1999 limited edition)
UK2 Sentinel (1999 updated version)
UK3 Gauntlet (1999 updated version)
UK4 When a Star Falls (unconfirmed)
UK6 All That Glitters... (unconfirmed)
UK7 Dark Clouds Gather (1999 updated version)
X1 Isle of Dread
X2 Castle Amber
X3 Curse of Xanathon
X4 Master of the Desert Nomads
X5 Temple of Death
X6 Quagmire!
X7 War Rafts of Kron
X8 Drums on Fire Mountain (advertised but never published)
X9 Savage Coast (advertised but never published)
XSOLO Lathan's Gold (unconfirmed)
REF1 Dungeon Masters Screen
REF2 Character Record Sheets
D&D Character Sheets
Dungeon Geomorphs Sets 1-3
Hexagonal Mapping Booklet
Quadrille Graph Paper
Set 1: Basic Rules
Set 2: Expert Rules
Set 3: Companion Rules
Set 4: Master Rules
D&D Rules Cyclopedia
Dawn of the Emperors: Thyatis and Alphatia
Dungeon Masters Guide
Dungeon Masters Guide Addendum
Monster Manual
Monster Manual II
Players Handbook
Forgotten Realms Adventures
Forgotten Realms Campaign Set


   Hong Kong

Set 1: Basic Rules

   Israel

Mitzuv International, an Israeli company that went bankrupt in the mid-90s, published Hebrew D&D and AD&D translations between 1989 and 1993, including two modules (HCM1 and HCM2) published nowhere else!  Additionally, BUG, an Israeli computer-store chain, is reputed to have translated and published several additional titles between 1990 and 1994.  Thanks to Shay Caesary and Jonathan Silver for this info, and to Or Lev and Orsquall Perel for these titles.

B5 Horror on the Hill
B6 Veiled Society
B11 King's Festival
B12 Queen's Harvest
HCM1 Lunar Women (exclusively published in Israel)
HCM2 Living Statues War (exclusively published in Israel)
M1 Into the Maelstrom
X1 Isle of Dread
X2 Castle Amber
X3 Curse of Xanathon
X4 Master of the Desert Nomads
X5 Temple of Death
AC7 Master Player Screen
GAZ1 Grand Duchy of Karameikos
GAZ2 Emirates of Ylaruam
REF1 Dungeon Masters Screen
Set 1: Basic Rules
Classic D&D Game
Set 2: Expert Rules
Set 3: Companion Rules
Set 4: Master Rules
D&D Rules Cyclopedia

   Italy

Editrice Giochi published all of the Italian 1st Edition xD&D translations.  In 1986, Editrice Giochi released the first Italian edition of the Basic Set.  Although D&D was never a big hit for the company (which is a large gaming conglomerate, similar to Hasbro), vocal Italian fans served to keep the D&D line alive, bombarding EG with a volume of requests previously unheard of in the Italian gaming industry.  In 1989, the Italian edition of the Companion Set was released and, in contrast to the US edition, it contained the AC7 accessory as a special bonus.  Eager fans started clamoring for support modules and the Master Set.  Modules CM1, CM2, and CM3 soon appeared, but the Master Set remained elusive.  At the time, TSR was launching 2nd Edition AD&D and had killed off the original D&D line.  Editrice Giochi was requested to publish AD&D at once, eliminating D&D.  The Italian publisher disagreed, stating that the Italian market was too young and needed further development.  AD&D would remain out of the Italian market for a few more years, when another publisher purchased the rights and released the three core AD&D 2nd Edition rulebooks.  D&D briefly resurfaced in 1990, when TSR released the Classic D&D Game to serve as an introduction to RPGs.  The box was published in Italian (discontinuing the old Basic Set), and in what some called a "payoff", the Master Set was published too.  The introductory box was never embraced by fans, garnering unfavorable reviews because it was deemed too complex for beginners and its system of sheets for ‘quick’ learning was, according to many, a real mess.  Every publisher in the field toyed with the possibility of publishing in Italian the D&D titles never released into Italian.  Unfortunately, TSR before, and Wizards of the Coast after, rejected these requests (perhaps fearing competition for AD&D).  The project for a moment seemed to have some concrete chance, when new publisher 21st Century Games produced a line of miniature AD&D reprints and announced plans to publish original D&D books in miniature format (in English) and normal format (in Italian).  Sadly, the publisher went under and the project went nowhere.  (Thanks to Ciro Alessandro Sacco for this info).

B2 Keep on the Borderlands
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
B4 Lost City
B10 Night's Dark Terror
BSOLO Ghost of Lion Castle
B1-9 In Search of Adventure
CM1 Test of the Warlords
CM2 Death's Ride
CM3 Sabre River
O1 Gem and the Staff
O2 Blade of Vengeance
X1 Isle of Dread
X2 Castle Amber
X3 Curse of Xanathon
X4 Master of the Desert Nomads
X5 Temple of Death
XSOLO Lathan's Gold
AC7 Master Player Screen (distributed only with the D&D Companion Set)
GAZ1 Grand Duchy of Karameikos
GAZ2 Emirates of Ylaruam
GAZ3 Principalities of Glantri
GAZ4 Kingdom of Ierendi
GAZ6 Dwarves of Rockhome
GAZ10 Orcs of Thar
Set 1: Basic Rules
Classic D&D Game
Set 2: Expert Rules
Set 3: Companion Rules
Set 4: Master Rules


   Japan

Shinwa was the publisher of most (all?) of the Japanese xD&D translations.  English-language D&D products were first introduced to Japan in the mid '80s (when AD&D was at its peak) and within a few years translated rulebooks, modules and miniatures appeared.  Japanese versions of D&D products always enjoyed a much wider following than their AD&D counterparts.  The AD&D rules were too convoluted and the translations were too confusing for Japanese gamers' tastes, and as a result, no Japanese AD&D products were ever produced.  Eventually, due to the overall poor quality of TSR products and because several Japanese RPG's sprang up to steal away Japanese gamers, interest in D&D faded.  Finally, video games -- and later, CCG's -- killed off RPG's in Japan by the early '90s.  Most distributors and game stores either threw out or sold off all their inventory to make room for new merchandise -- not uncommon since shelf and stock space are expensive in Japan.  (Thanks to Ed Courtroul for this info).

B2 Keep on the Borderlands
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
B4 Lost City
B5 Horror on the Hill
B6 Veiled Society
B7 Rahasia
B8 Journey to the Rock
B9 Castle Caldwell & Beyond
B10 Night's Dark Terror
B11 King's Festival
B12 Queen's Harvest
BSOLO Ghost of Lion Castle
CM1 Test of the Warlords
CM2 Death's Ride
CM3 Sabre River
CM4 Earthshaker! (unofficial)
CM6 Where Chaos Reigns (unofficial)
M1 Into the Maelstrom
M2 Vengeance of Alphaks (unofficial)
MSOLO1 Blizzard Pass
X1 Isle of Dread
X2 Castle Amber
X3 Curse of Xanathon
X4 Master of the Desert Nomads
X5 Temple of Death
X6 Quagmire!
X7 War Rafts of Kron
X8 Drums on Fire Mountain
X9 Savage Coast
X10 Red Arrow, Black Shield (unofficial)
X11 Saga of the Shadow Lord (unofficial)
X12 Skarda's Mirror (unofficial)
XL1 Quest for the Heartstone (unofficial)
XSOLO Lathan's Gold
XS2 Thunderdelve Mountain
AC1 Shady Dragon Inn
AC2 Combat Shield and Mini Adventure
AC4 Book of Marvelous Magic
AC6 Player Character Record Sheets
AC7 Master Player Screen
AC9 Creature Catalogue
ACJ1 - ACJ13 Japanese Accessory Modules (not released outside Japan)
Art of the D&D Fantasy Game
Art of the DragonLance Saga
GAZ1 Grand Duchy of Karameikos
GAZ2 Emirates of Ylaruam
GAZ4 Kingdom of Ierendi (unofficial)
GAZ5 Elves of Alfheim (unofficial)
REF1 Dungeon Masters Screen
REF2 Character Record Sheets
Basic Rulebook
Basic Beginner's Guide (not released outside Japan)
Expert Rulebook
Expert Playing Guide 1 (not released outside Japan)
Set 1: Basic Rules
Set 2: Expert Rules
Set 3: Companion Rules
Set 4: Master Rules


   Netherlands

Selecta is the publisher of all Dutch xD&D translations.

B1 In Search of the Unknown
B2 Keep on the Borderlands
B5 Horror on the Hill
B7 Rahasia
AC6 Player Character Record Sheets
AC7 Master Player Screen
MSOLO1 Blizzard Pass
Set 1: Basic Rules


   Norway

AEH Hobby released the Basic Rulebook, Expert Rulebook, and module X1 in 1989 (thanks to Brett Easterbrook and Barry Johnston for this info).

X1 Isle of Dread
Basic Rulebook
Expert Rulebook (may have also included the Basic rules?)
 

   Portugal

Sociedade Tipográfica S.A. is the publisher of both these items.  An advertisement inside Set 1: Basic Rules announces three modules (B3, B5, and B6), though only B5 is confirmed to have been produced.  Thanks to Ronaldo Fernandes, Nicolas Delzenne, and Melvin Hagerman for this info.

Set 1: Basic Rules
B5 Horror on the Hill


   Spain

Dalmau Carles published all the Spanish D&D translations (Set 1: Basic Rules and B-series modules).  The AD&D translations were published by Ediciones Martinez Roca.  AD&D was not popular in Spain until the very late 1980's, so therefore, the only AD&D items released were for 2nd Edition AD&D and later (thanks to Francisco Aritio and Andrés Otero for this info).  The exception of this is Leaves From the Inn of the Last Home, published as a novel-appendix by Timun Mas.

B2 Keep on the Borderlands
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
B4 Lost City
B5 Horror on the Hill (advertised but never published)
DLC1 DragonLance Classics Vol 1
DLC2 DragonLance Classics Vol 2
DLC3 DragonLance Classics Vol 3
DLE1 In Search of Dragons
DLE2 Dragon Magic
DLR2 Taladas: The Minotaurs
MSOLO1 Blizzard Pass (advertised but never published)
MSOLO2 Maze of the Riddling Minotaur (advertised but never published)
AC3 Kidnapping of Princess Arelina (advertised but never published)
REF2 Character Record Sheets
Set 1: Basic Rules
Art of the DragonLance Saga
Atlas of the DragonLance World
Forgotten Realms Adventures
Forgotten Realms Atlas
Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting
Leaves From the Inn of the Last Home


   Sweden

Titan Games published all of the Swedish xD&D translations.  Apparently, the company had planned to release a complete translation of 2nd Edition AD&D (the Players Handbook was already translated), when they were forced to close down due to heavy competition.  Most of this was from the Swedish fantasy RPG "Drakar och Demoner" (Dragons and Demons), which despite the name was NOT a D&D clone.  (Thanks to Andreas Landt for this info).  Mikael Borjesson of Titan Games adds: "We never actually published anything for Forgotten Realms.  On the drawing board when we closed down in January 1990 was AD&D 2nd Edition, modules X4 and X5, and Set 4: Master Rules (to include the remaining Companion Rules).  Regarding the module contents, aside from the format change to European standard A4, I don't think we changed anything.  It's worth noting that the Basic Rules are printed in US letter size even though it was printed in Germany (and specifically ordered as A4)."

B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
B4 Lost City
B5 Horror on the Hill
B7 Rahasia
X3 Curse of Xanathon
Set 1: Basic Rules
Set 2: Expert Rules

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