dungeons and dragons
Dungeons and Dragons, as Forgotten Realms is a subcategory of the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game.
Dungeons and dragons is a whole rules system, first and foremost for a pen and paper game, so apart from loaded dice it's hard to say. There's also a lot of computer games based on dungeons and dragons, so if it's one of those the question is about, please specify the question.
It originated in 1971. I learned to play in '76 and at that point there were only three small pamphlets available. It was 1978 when the first hard cover books came out.
There are 2 at least already. The first wasn't that great, the second was a little better.
D&D was first published in 1974, originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
Better question, why is a core class being charged for in the first place?
If you mean the game itself, then check borders or the hobby shop, They will usually have a starter set. If you mean what you should get for your character, get a weapon.
Roll d20, check if number rolled is high enough to score hit, roll damage if it is.
The most likely places to find copies are eBay and used book stores. A few game stores, including some online retailers like Noble Knight Games, also sell out-of-print role-playing games. A lot of out-of-print D&D products were available for purchase in PDF form online until Wizards of the Coast decided to abruptly pull all PDF sales after catching a group of pirates distributing a newly-released Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition book. It is no longer possible to legally give the copyright holders any money for old D&D products. It's important to know what you want. There are three different games that could arguably be called "Dungeons and Dragons 1st edition": Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) 1st edition (consisting of a large number of books and boxed sets published between 1977 and 1989), the original Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules (a rule book and a boxed set including the rule book, both published in 1977) and the original Dungeons & Dragons game (a box with three rulebooks published in 1974), sometimes called the "Dungeons & Dragons Collectors Edition." AD&D material is widely available. The original Basic Rules are harder to come by. Original D&D rules sets are easy to find on eBay but usually go for somewhere over $500.
The first book series written by R.A. Salvatore is the "The Icewind Dale Trilogy," which consists of the books "The Crystal Shard," "Streams of Silver," and "The Halfling's Gem." These books feature the popular character Drizzt Do'Urden.
The original creators are Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The first publisher was "Tactical Studies Rules", which became "TSR Hobbies", in the early 1970's. The current publisher is "Wizards of the Coast", a subsidiary of Hasbro. They are responsible for creating the Third and Fourth editions of the game (and are presently working on a fifth edition).
Demihuman Deities was first published in 1998 by TSR, Inc. as a supplement for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition role-playing game.
Raising Dragons is the first book!