Fyrestryke
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I'm still jiggy wid it! =)
1st Ed D&D
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thormagni
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Folks,
Assuming I can get enough players, in honor of the recent passing of Gary Gygax, on Saturday, I am planning on running an old-skool D&D game using nothing more than the 1981 Basic D&D game rules and the Keep on the Borderlands adventure. These are the very first D&D books I ever owned and I think it would be a blast to play these again, even if it were just for one session.
Return with me to a time when the game was simultaneously simpler and yet more complicated. When Elf and Dwarf were classes and saving throws included those against "Death Magic." When a 64-page rulebook contained all of the rules for players and DMs -- including treasure, spells AND monsters.
And yes, I may even have to come up with some dice we will need to color in with a crayon (but that we will all have to share at the table, since nobody was selling custom dice back in those days.)
It is a pure nostalgia trip, but just thinking about it is putting a smile on my face.
Assuming I can get enough players, in honor of the recent passing of Gary Gygax, on Saturday, I am planning on running an old-skool D&D game using nothing more than the 1981 Basic D&D game rules and the Keep on the Borderlands adventure. These are the very first D&D books I ever owned and I think it would be a blast to play these again, even if it were just for one session.
Return with me to a time when the game was simultaneously simpler and yet more complicated. When Elf and Dwarf were classes and saving throws included those against "Death Magic." When a 64-page rulebook contained all of the rules for players and DMs -- including treasure, spells AND monsters.
And yes, I may even have to come up with some dice we will need to color in with a crayon (but that we will all have to share at the table, since nobody was selling custom dice back in those days.)
It is a pure nostalgia trip, but just thinking about it is putting a smile on my face.
New poster here and I live in Columbus, or Armstrongburgh as I like to think of it. 'Course it's just because it makes me laugh.
Is this game still going? I don't have these rules anymore, my wife having just sold them on e-bay but I might be interested in this type of gaming, or something similar.
Is this game still going? I don't have these rules anymore, my wife having just sold them on e-bay but I might be interested in this type of gaming, or something similar.
Fyrestryke
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Well, we've only played that once and it was pretty fun. I'd never played with those rules before. It was really...different.
Some of us still play d20 games on a rather infrequent basis.
Some of us still play d20 games on a rather infrequent basis.
Sounds interesting then. Sounds like you all are gamers through and through. My problem is that I switched to computer games ages ago so I am out of the loop, but lately I've thought that I'm missing the old days of pen and paper gaming.
Anyway, let me know what you need to know from/about me and we'll see how it works out. Thanks!
Anyway, let me know what you need to know from/about me and we'll see how it works out. Thanks!
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