There's a Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
preview on GamesDomain with hands-on impressions of the upcoming sequel to
Pool of Radiance, the first-ever Dungeons & Dragons CRPG. The preview
offers comparisons to competing products, comparisons to the original PoR, an
explanation of why the game will not quite live up to the promise of fully
implementing the 3rd edition D&D rules, and more. In addition to the
preview, the article offers a bunch of brand-new screenshots.
He means that the original Pool of Radiance (this story is about the sequel) was the first Computer RolePlaying Game using the Dungeons and Dragons rules and settings.
I didn't know that, but you learn something new every day.