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* '''[http://www.gratisgames.webspace.virginmedia.com/darkdungeons.html Dark Dungeons]:''' Named after the infamous [[Jack Chick]] tract, this is a very faithful retroclone of the BECMI / Rules Cyclopedia edition of classic D&D, that covers all five boxed sets (including the Immortals rules) in one book, merging in the optional rules from the later sets directly into the core rules and including a [[Spelljammer]] inspired cosmology.
* '''[http://www.goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html Labyrinth Lord]:''' Another retroclone based on old-school D&D, this one uses the Moldvay/Cook edition of D&D as its base, which introduces the Thief, turns the Elf into a fighter/mage, and uses different-sized hit dice for classes. There are also two supplements which recreate White Box D&D (Original Edition Characters) and AD&D (Advanced Edition Companion).
** Its publisher Goblinoid Games uses a modified version of the rules of this game for their post-apocalypse game called ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150211141443/http://www.goblinoidgames.com/mutantfuture.html Mutant Future]'', a close-as-you-can-get-it homage to ''[[Gamma World]]'' - and the "second edition" of ''Starships & Spacemen'' (1978) compatible with both, while they're at it.
* '''[[Microlite 20]]:''' A free, extremely streamlined and rules-lite version of the d20 system, designed to be compatible with existing d20 monsters and adventure modules.
* '''[http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/ OSRIC]:''' One of the first "retro-clone" games, this game is a faithful recreation of the first edition of AD&D.
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* [[Equivalent Exchange]]: The Defilers in Dark Sun.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: The Drow, for all their depravities, are utterly disgusted by the unthinkably insane Derro, and slaughter them whenever they can. As compared to Illithids and Duergar, canonically trade partners when not at war. Evil dragons usually stick to draconic codes of honour.
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131028210045/http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article73.htm There is no hope for you if you exist in this world. Nothing can be trusted.] [[Killer Game Master|If the game master wants to kill you]], you're dead."
* [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks]]: Quoth the Dungeonscape book: "When a dungeon builder needs a deterrent, the only thing better than a giant pit of acid is a giant pit of acid with a shark in it."
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: The game makes much use of this trope. Most prominently, the drow are a species of [[Evil Counterpart]]s to the other elves. Other examples include...
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** [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Vampires in D&D hew pretty closely to tradition, though they vary in temperament from savage brutes to dignified killers depending on the individual. The horror-themed Ravenloft setting, though, introduced numerous variants, such as the elven vampire, which can only survive in the day and is killed by exposure to moonlight!
** [[Our Werebeasts Are Different]]: Werebeasts are collectively (and [[Did Not Do the Research|innacurately]]) lycanthorpes. In addition to [[Werewolves]], there werebears, werecats, wererats, wearboars, weretigers, dire wereboars (hill giants that turn into dire boars), and jackleweres, just to name a few. The 3.5 edition ''Monster Manual'' has rules for the use of any type of animal as template for a werebeast.
** [[Our Monsters Are Weird]]... OK, honestly some of them are [http://www.cracked.com/article_17455_15-retarded-dungeons-dragons-monsters.html kinda][https://web.archive.org/web/20131028210045/http://www.headinjurytheater.com/article73.htm stupid] (MONKEY BEES!). But it wouldn't be D&D without them.
{{quote|The rabbit is not just sitting there. The rabbit is part of the monster. So you're looking at an evil tree stump that has a cute bunny on the end of its tentacles so that it can lure people or other animals near it. While I understand the parallel to animals in the real world, I'm still stuck here looking at a googly-eyed tree stump with a rabbit glued to its head. Wow.}}
* [[Outside Man, Inside Man]]: Used in 4th edition's alignment system. Good characters prefer to overthrow corrupt governments while [[Lawful Good]] characters prefer to change things from within.
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