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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread D&D General The Disappearance of D&D from Mainstream Retailers.I remember the 3rd starters (both of them, I think; the ones with the set of painted minis) at TRU, but nothing else during the 3rd-3.5...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to aramis erak's post in the thread D&D General The Disappearance of D&D from Mainstream Retailers with
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Almost - They couldn't get me TFT materials in 1984... (It went oop in 1982.) At one point, you could even get kit houses. -
AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread The One Ring & Lord of the Rings RPG New Starter Sets Announced.I'm very excited about The One Ring one (still need to run the first one of those), but I REALLY want to see what they do and how they...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread Do you buy new versions of TTRPG games when you haven't had time to play the older version sitting on your shelf?.Do I have a countdown until the Free League Alien 2nd Edition Kickstarter drops? Yes. Is the first edition starter set sitting on my...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Do you buy new versions of TTRPG games when you haven't had time to play the older version sitting on your shelf? with
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No. I am simply polygamerous. Edit to add: That may have been funny, but really, no. Games are not people, and marriage is an... -
AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread D&D General The Disappearance of D&D from Mainstream Retailers.Back in the day, you could buy ANYTHING at Sears. That's awesome; I fully admit I could just be misremembering. The last time I was in...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to MGibster's post in the thread D&D General The Disappearance of D&D from Mainstream Retailers with Like.
While I wouldn't say B. Dalton and Waldenbooks had an extensive collection, I could very often find GURPS, Rolemaster, Middle Earth Role...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D General What is your personal Appendix N? with Like.
Oh yea! I forgot to mention that. I was born in '78, so '80s cartoons (He-Man and She-Ra come immediately to mind) definitely were...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General What is your personal Appendix N? with Like.
Since it's Dungeons & Dragons im going with a (mostly) fantasy theme. Game of Thrones Conan The Barbarian + Red Sonja Clash of the...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread D&D General The Disappearance of D&D from Mainstream Retailers.That is data I'd love to see some day: what stores carried what in the BECMI/AD&D/2E days.
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi reacted to Hriston's post in the thread D&D General What is your personal Appendix N? with Like.
I'm not widely read in 20th century or any other era of fantasy, but, when I run D&D, I try to maintain a certain amount of fidelity to...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread D&D General The Disappearance of D&D from Mainstream Retailers.In my younger and more vulnerable years, I most remember the only place I could find D&D game books and box sets was a small bookstore...
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AArnie_Wan_Kenobi replied to the thread D&D General What is your personal Appendix N?.I like this topic (and I missed it originally)! Some awesome ideas above! 2nd Edition D&D: I'm in complete agreement on Dragonlance...