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<blockquote data-quote="P1NBACK" data-source="post: 5876816" data-attributes="member: 83768"><p>My D&D career in a nutshell: </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Started with 2E when I was 10 or 11.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Played that until I was 15 or so.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Quit D&D until I graduated high school in 2000.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Moved back to my home state and my nephew showed me the shiny new 3E book.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Looked fun, so we started a campaign. Renewed my appetite for D&D.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Played 3E and bought 3.5 as soon as it came out. Dissed on old D&D a lot - no "balance", random stats, blah blah blah.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Became jaded with 3.x.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">4E released and we adopted it enthusiastically.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Played the hell out of 4E for a while and eventually started disliking it a lot. Thought it was because I was burnt out of D&D in general.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spent a long time away from D&D playing everything but D&D and lots of indie and "story" games. Learned a lot.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Started delving into OSR. Got interested in D&D again.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Joined B/X campaign. Absolutely loved it. Remembered why I loved D&D in the first place.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Realized most of the <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> talking I did about early editions was unfounded and that early D&D was amazing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Started checking out other D&D clones, like Lamentations of the Flame Princess and Adventurer Conqueror King System.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Backed ACKS Kickstarter. Currently running ACKS. Love it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Interested in seeing 5E. Will probably pick it up when it releases. But, will it be good enough to run a full-fledged campaign? Depends a lot on how closely it harkens back to the fundamentals of early D&D, which I have realized is really where a lot of the magic is for me.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P1NBACK, post: 5876816, member: 83768"] My D&D career in a nutshell: [LIST] [*]Started with 2E when I was 10 or 11. [*]Played that until I was 15 or so. [*]Quit D&D until I graduated high school in 2000. [*]Moved back to my home state and my nephew showed me the shiny new 3E book. [*]Looked fun, so we started a campaign. Renewed my appetite for D&D. [*]Played 3E and bought 3.5 as soon as it came out. Dissed on old D&D a lot - no "balance", random stats, blah blah blah. [*]Became jaded with 3.x. [*]4E released and we adopted it enthusiastically. [*]Played the hell out of 4E for a while and eventually started disliking it a lot. Thought it was because I was burnt out of D&D in general. [*]Spent a long time away from D&D playing everything but D&D and lots of indie and "story" games. Learned a lot. [*]Started delving into OSR. Got interested in D&D again. [*]Joined B/X campaign. Absolutely loved it. Remembered why I loved D&D in the first place. [*]Realized most of the :):):):) talking I did about early editions was unfounded and that early D&D was amazing. [*]Started checking out other D&D clones, like Lamentations of the Flame Princess and Adventurer Conqueror King System. [*]Backed ACKS Kickstarter. Currently running ACKS. Love it. [*]Interested in seeing 5E. Will probably pick it up when it releases. But, will it be good enough to run a full-fledged campaign? Depends a lot on how closely it harkens back to the fundamentals of early D&D, which I have realized is really where a lot of the magic is for me. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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