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It's all a matter of perspective. The Basic, Expert, Companion, Master, & Immortal Rules altogether were fairly complex. By themselves, all the D&D Basic Rules I've seen were pretty light and breezy by today's standards. The '81 Basic/Expert duo was pretty simple but still had tons and tons...

Don't hold back, Ranes. Tell us what you really think. ;) But seriously, some of us didn't come to 3e "through" OD&D/Basic/whatever. You make it sound like we all grew up and now of course play 3e in preference to other versions. Some of us think that OD&D is still just as valid a way to...

I own Greyhawk and Arcana Unearthed. I run Greyhawk. I haven't had an opportunity to run AU yet. I'll probably buy the new Blackmoor book when it comes out.

A Toja-what?

Maybe if you're a greybearded grognard, but the cool kids play the '81 Basic/Expert rules. :)

For iconic monsters in D&D, nothing beats the dragon. As far as original monsters go, I think the beholder wins. Its image has been with us since almost the beginning:

I really like BESM d20, but it strikes me as way out there compared to a lot of d20 products. I don't think I would want to try mixing the D&D classes with the BESM ones.

No assassin levels for Zarak still? :(

Hmmm. I thought he was in XL1 Quest for the Heartstone. I remember as a youth that being the only module I ever returned to a store. I couldn't get the clerk to understand that statting Zarak, evil half-orc assassin, as a human thief was wrong, WRONG! But I was insistent enough they took it...

A-MEN! For boxed sets I'd add the Call of Cthulhu 3rd edition boxed set and the original Traveller boxed sets. For supplements no one beats Aaron Allston's Strike Force or Ron Edwards' Sorcerer & Sword. Best single book RPG is a toughie, either Adventure! by White Wolf or the D&D Cyclopedia.

I've considered doing something similar at our next Winter War in Champaign, Illinois. I recently acquired the second half of the tournament module used at Winter War 4, some 26 years ago. (The tournament was published by Judges Guild as the modules Tower of Ulission and Sword of Hope.) EDIT...

Talk about no respect for your elders. :mad:

I don't think the red box was out in 1980. The purplish/pinkish/mauve box with the orange book was '81 (editor: Tom Moldvay, cover art: Erol Otus). The red box was '83 (editor: Frank Mentzer, cover artist: Larry Elmore, IIRC).

That balrog-dragon fig of Ral's is the one that always sticks in my mind.

What a couple of relics. :) I didn't get started until '81 myself.

Was he one of the pre-gens from the back of G1-2-3? They all had great Gygaxian names. *digs around* Gleep Wurp the Eyebiter, NG human magic-user 12 Cloyer Bulse the Magsman, N human thief 13 Roaky Swerked, LN human cleric 12 Frush O'Suggill LG human fighter 14 Fonkin Hoddypeak (called it!)...

Quick clarification: Hardhead last post quoted Hammerhead but the quote was accidentally misattributed to me.

I finally remembered to dig up my Little Beige Books. Here, friends, is the original D&D iconic, as far as I can tell he is the only named character in the original D&D boxed set. Name: Xylarthen Class: Magic-User Strength: 6 Intelligence: 11 Wisdom:13 Constitution: 12 Dexterity: 9 Charisma: 8...

Personally I find the author, Johnny Nexus, to be a pretty funny guy, in an unabashedly immature way. Anyone on the fence about getting the Slayer's Guide to Gamemasters should check out his netzine Critical Miss (www.criticalmiss.com).

I have no idea. I would guess that since weapons and magic were the only obvious solutions to life's little trials, weapons and magic were what most players employed. Fighting man, cleric, and magic-user. Human, elf, dwarf, and hobbit. These were your only options in the original boxed set.