The first edition Battlesystem set, designed by Douglas Niles and Steve Winter, was published in 1985.
Niles was born in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, and his family moved to Nashotah, a small town to the north, when he was twelve years old.
Following the launch of the Lexicon the very first author submission was by Douglas Niles on his character Jaymes Markham, with other authors such as Nancy Varian Berberick, Mary H. Herbert, and Kevin Stein all submitting articles.
Douglas MacArthur | Douglas | Douglas DC-3 | Douglas Adams | Michael Douglas | Douglas Fairbanks | Douglas Bader | McDonnell Douglas | Kirk Douglas | William O. Douglas | Alec Douglas-Home | Douglas C-47 Skytrain | Lord Alfred Douglas | Douglas Mawson | Douglas Aircraft Company | Douglas Niles | Douglas, Isle of Man | Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | Douglas DC-6 | Douglas Hofstadter | Steve Niles | Paul Douglas | Douglas Hurd | Douglas County | Mike Douglas | Jerry Douglas | Douglas fir | Douglas Coupland | Tommy Douglas |
After the original Dragonlance group began, the Dragonlance Series Design Team was later expanded to also include Margaret Weis, Douglas Niles, Bruce Nesmith, Mike Breault, Roger Moore, Laura Hickman, Linda Bakk, Michael Dobson and Garry Spiegle.
DL11 Dragons of Glory was written by Douglas Niles and Tracy Hickman, with cover art by Jeff Easley and interior illustrations by Diana Magnuson and Jeff Butler, and was published by TSR in 1986 as a sixteen page pamphlet, an eight page pamphlet, two large color maps, a cardboard counter sheet, a small zip-locked bag, and a double-thick outer folder.
DL6 Dragons of Ice was written by Douglas Niles, with a cover by Larry Elmore and interior illustrations by Diana Magnuson, and was published by TSR in 1985 as a 32-page booklet with a color map and an outer folder.
After the original Dragonlance group began, the Dragonlance Series Design Team was later expanded to also include Margaret Weis, Douglas Niles, Bruce Nesmith, Mike Breault, Roger Moore, Laura Hickman, Linda Bakk, Michael Dobson and Garry Spiegle.
CM3 Sabre River was written by Douglas Niles and Bruce Nesmith, with a cover by Keith Parkinson, and was published by TSR in 1984 as a 32-page booklet with an outer folder.