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<blockquote data-quote="kitcik" data-source="post: 5403587" data-attributes="member: 98256"><p><strong>Fall 1978</strong></p><p></p><p>In fall 1978, I just started junior high - a new school. I am in NYC and a new friend introduced me to wargaming and the Compleat Strategist. I bought the basic D&D set (I still have the dice, albeit the D20 is basically round).</p><p> </p><p>I remember when the "Advanced D&D DMG preview" issue of Dragon magazine came out. Like - there are rules to this game?!?</p><p> </p><p>But we quickly adapted to 1st edition and I played through 11th grade. Then I quit for a long time - I missed 2nd Ed entirely - but I started playing again when 3rd Ed came out and have been playing ever since. Not to start the flame war, but I am playing 3.5 now b/c I think 4E is a live action MMO, not an RPG.</p><p> </p><p>Anyways, some of the best memories:</p><p> - meeting my wife and her supporting my dream to attend Gen Con (I have now been to 6 Gen Cons, 2 Origins, and one Lake Geneva Con)</p><p> - meeting Gary Gygax. I had a long conversation with him at Gen Con before he got pissed at TSR, and he personalized my Tomb of Horrors.</p><p> - playing "Dark Tower" by Judges Guild and the TSR Giant modules. 9-12th are my favorite levels.</p><p> - Steve Chenault killing me with a troll in a C&C game at Lake Geneva Con</p><p> - playing my 1E half orc fighter/cleric and surviving a near TPK for sole possession of the final treasure in the fire giant module</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitcik, post: 5403587, member: 98256"] [b]Fall 1978[/b] In fall 1978, I just started junior high - a new school. I am in NYC and a new friend introduced me to wargaming and the Compleat Strategist. I bought the basic D&D set (I still have the dice, albeit the D20 is basically round). I remember when the "Advanced D&D DMG preview" issue of Dragon magazine came out. Like - there are rules to this game?!? But we quickly adapted to 1st edition and I played through 11th grade. Then I quit for a long time - I missed 2nd Ed entirely - but I started playing again when 3rd Ed came out and have been playing ever since. Not to start the flame war, but I am playing 3.5 now b/c I think 4E is a live action MMO, not an RPG. Anyways, some of the best memories: - meeting my wife and her supporting my dream to attend Gen Con (I have now been to 6 Gen Cons, 2 Origins, and one Lake Geneva Con) - meeting Gary Gygax. I had a long conversation with him at Gen Con before he got pissed at TSR, and he personalized my Tomb of Horrors. - playing "Dark Tower" by Judges Guild and the TSR Giant modules. 9-12th are my favorite levels. - Steve Chenault killing me with a troll in a C&C game at Lake Geneva Con - playing my 1E half orc fighter/cleric and surviving a near TPK for sole possession of the final treasure in the fire giant module [/QUOTE]
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