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GreyLord reacted to Argyle King's post in the thread How many were abused due to their love of D&D, RPGs, and related items when they were young? with
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I don't think I suffered "abuse" like what the original post describes, but I was treated negatively because of my interest in games. I... -
GreyLord reacted to Thagdal's post in the thread How many were abused due to their love of D&D, RPGs, and related items when they were young? with Like.
I was made to burn my extensive collection when I joined up with a church in my teen years. The youth pastor declared he saw demonic...
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GreyLord reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread Which 80s wargames and adventure games do you still play? with Like.
Talisman, though I no longer have my 80's version. Cosmic Encounter Illuminati
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I didn't even realize Red Sonja had come out in theaters yet.....youch.
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GreyLord replied to the thread Which 80s wargames and adventure games do you still play?.Too many to really list. Some more popular ones though... Dungeons and Dragons (BX/BECMI) Star Frontiers Axis and Allies (2e, which is...
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GreyLord replied to the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome.I had a magic-user that used a Sword (ala...Gandalf). I think he had one level of Fighter though (common popular thing at times, start...
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GreyLord reacted to jdrakeh's post in the thread How many were abused due to their love of D&D, RPGs, and related items when they were young? with
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I do recall that I did have a friend (sadly, no longer with us) who purchased nearly the entire Exalted 1e line when we met in Topeka... -
GreyLord reacted to Flying Toaster's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
When I started playing 1E c. 1986-87, UA was “the new shiny” and everyone was excited to own and read the book, simply because it was...
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GreyLord reacted to jolt's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
This is exactly the conclusion that our group came to as well. The Barbarian only worked in a 1-1 game and it's slow advancement made...
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GreyLord reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I remember quite liking it when it came back. Revisiting it, I have a sneaking suspicion that the Barbarian and Cavalier classes were...
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GreyLord reacted to Emerikol's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I think as a group we never used any of the new classes but I liked some of the other stuff. I don't remember any widespread rejection...
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GreyLord replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I loved using UA, but I found that it was easier for class combinations to use Dragon lance Adventures for class and race rather than...
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GreyLord reacted to Bunch's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
The comment about UA feeling like a collection of Dragon articles is dead on. I know probably most of you know it was but for the...
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GreyLord reacted to Moving Pictures's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
The good: weapon spec for fighters; added spells/spell lists. The bad: Barbarians. Was always stupid to have this as a class, and that...
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GreyLord reacted to haakon1's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Same for my groups. The parts we used were the Nonhuman Deities, rarely the polearms, rarely the birth and class tables, and some of the...