La Bete
First Post
Speaking as somone running B2 with the Rules Compendium - I can agree - there's definitely some "Man, What?" moments....
I love AD&D
Speaking as somone running B2 with the Rules Compendium - I can agree - there's definitely some "Man, What?" moments....
ExploderWizard
Hero
Alaxk Knight of Galt
First Post
I enjoy the pre-3E stuff too. Just this week I purchased T1-4 and S1. I've been on a classic DnD kick for a while now.
thedungeondelver
Adventurer
Be aware that there are two distinct print runs of B2 KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS with regards to rules - and it's one of the rare cases where a module was rule-amended during the pre 2e days.
The edit for the J.E. Holmes basic denotes monster Dex scores (with DX in the stat line). Additionally, there is a half-plate illustration in the back of the module of the minotaur at the end, rendered by Erol Otus.
The edit for the Moldvay/Cook Basic D&D rules features no monster Dex score and different artwork (a new minotaur rendition by Bill Willingham, as well as a medusa). This later printing is probably more compatible with the the D&D RULES COMPENDIUM.
At least, I think it is.
Derulbaskul
Adventurer
Two years ago thanks to the efforts of a member on these boards in the Philippines I was able to buy unopened copies of D1-2 and D3 which I believe are Gary's finest. The writing is simply outstanding. His ability to capture the feel of the what is now known as the Underdark and the subtle and overt evil of the drow and their society as made all the more astonishing by the absence of art. Gary did it all by the power of his writing.
Such a shame he wasted time attempting to run a business when he could have been writing instead.
The wilderness portions of those two were fantastic. I learnt a lot about building the "en route" part of a campaign from those adventures.
WG4 is one of my favourite sites of all time. I'm not too fond of certain elements of the adventure above ground but the forgotten temple itself is simply outstanding.
Hey thanks, but I am in Virginia. That would be a legendary commute for a game.
My commute is a tad longer: 7,000 kilometres from Singapore to Australia just for a game (and sometimes I have done it only for the game).
ExploderWizard
Hero
The later edit for B2 is compatible with the Moldvay, and Mentzer editions of Basic. If the full rules from the RC were used additional material such as skills and weapon mastery would need to be taken into consideration.
Insight
Adventurer
I've wanted to run ToEE, Slavers, and Queen of the Spiders for some time now. My current group is composed of all post 1E gamers (some post 2E), so they have little interest in *my* nostalgia trip. You see, despite the fact that I've been gaming since 1984, I have never played those particular modules, and I am now bound and determined to do so, in AD&D, the way it should be done.
What I'm going to do, and what may be a farcical trip of the highest order, is to run ToEE across 6 events at Origins 2010. Unfortunately, I didn't come up with this "gem" until it was far too late for this year's show, but on the flip side, I have an entire year to prepare! If it works out, I would then do Slavers at Origins 2011 and Queen of the Spiders at Origins 2012 (the end of the world, dontcha know!)
I like the suggestion about switching up the elemental nodes. I may have to do something along those lines because, from reading ToEE, it seems like it might be difficult to do at a convention.
What I'm going to do, and what may be a farcical trip of the highest order, is to run ToEE across 6 events at Origins 2010. Unfortunately, I didn't come up with this "gem" until it was far too late for this year's show, but on the flip side, I have an entire year to prepare! If it works out, I would then do Slavers at Origins 2011 and Queen of the Spiders at Origins 2012 (the end of the world, dontcha know!)
I like the suggestion about switching up the elemental nodes. I may have to do something along those lines because, from reading ToEE, it seems like it might be difficult to do at a convention.
La Bete
First Post
Yep, I've got the first one (with the DEX score).
I mean they are both RC-compatible (enough), but it's the little differences that make you go Hmmmm....
Falstaff
First Post
-Sigh- I LOVE AD&D First Edition. I fondly remember the days as a young teenager, playing AD&D with my older brother and his friends. I keenly remember playing a thief in the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh modules because my character was the PC the pseudodragon bonded with. I remember being really bummed when a lizardman killed him!
I have continued to play AD&D at every chance I get. It is fun to meet young gamers today that have never played the classic modules - like Keep on the Borderlands and White Plume Mountain - and show them AD&D and run them through the adventures.
Game on!
I have continued to play AD&D at every chance I get. It is fun to meet young gamers today that have never played the classic modules - like Keep on the Borderlands and White Plume Mountain - and show them AD&D and run them through the adventures.
Game on!
I liked AD&D. It will always be my first (edition).
But I loved 2e. I ran my best and longest-running campaign using it.
(Am I about to be pelted with dice?
)
Which is to say, while I have opinions on all the editions of D&D I've played (1-4), in the end, what matters most is what my friends and I do with the game, not the game system itself.
I care more about the painting, less about the blank canvass and assortment of paints.
But I loved 2e. I ran my best and longest-running campaign using it.
(Am I about to be pelted with dice?
)Which is to say, while I have opinions on all the editions of D&D I've played (1-4), in the end, what matters most is what my friends and I do with the game, not the game system itself.
I care more about the painting, less about the blank canvass and assortment of paints.
