AD&D1 DMG & MM pics

[Bullgrit]

I was browsing a used book store this past weekend and came across some old AD&D1 books. I found a couple of interesting things.

The first interesting thing is something I've never seen before, and I'm curious about its meaning. The Monster Manual had a red inside cover, (front and back covers), and a red first and last page.

The second interesting thing is something I didn't think existed. Apparently a girl DMed AD&D1!

Of course I'm kidding about the existence of female DMs for AD&D1. But the cliche of no/few girl gamers, (at least back in the early days), is based on some truth. So honestly, it did surprise me to see a feminine name in this classic book.

Bullgrit

 

[MerricB]

You were holding one of the first five printings of the Monster Manual, apparently - http://acaeum.com/ddindexes/setpages/monster.html - they had red endpapers and flyleaves.

Some of my early experiences with RPGs were with girls. (I had a female GM for Runequest, for instance). They did exist, even back then! (See also Laura Hickman and Jean Wells).

Cheers!

 

[Bullgrit]

You were holding one of the first five printings of the Monster Manual

Hmm. It says "4th Edition 1979", which is exactly what my personal MM says.

Maybe I should go back and buy it. It's in better shape than the DMG, for less than $10.

Bullgrit

 

[MerricB]

According to the Acaeum, the first four printings correctly incremented the number, then the 5th-8th all said "4th Edition", before 9th+ restored the printing details.

 

[Cadence]

The second interesting thing is something I didn't think existed. Apparently a girl DMed AD&D1! Of course I'm kidding about the existence of female DMs for AD&D1. But the cliche of no/few girl gamers, (at least back in the early days), is based on some truth. So honestly, it did surprise me to see a feminine name in this old school book.

Almost all the people I played with until college were guys, but thinking back on it, two of the most important DMs were women...

DM who ran the first adventure I ever played in back in 81 was a teenage girl using the edition of Moldvay's Basic I had just gotten (I was 10 or 11 and she was a sitter that night while my folks were out) . The dwarf and halfling I played that night stuck around for years (eventually transferring to AD&D). I can remember the dwarf cut off his own hand with a cursed sword towards the end of that first brief adventure, but not much else - including who the sitter was.

Favorite DM I every played with was also a woman. Bev Mason who ran Toad Hall (worlds greatest book/game/toy/record/comic) shop. One night a week in the early 80s there'd be a dozen or more players ranging from pre-teens to 40-year olds around a big table in the store playing a hodge-podge OD&D/B-X/AD&D game. Most lethal campaign I've ever played in. I only remember there being one other female player in that group though.

 

[grodog]

According to the Acaeum, the first four printings correctly incremented the number, then the 5th-8th all said "4th Edition", before 9th+ restored the printing details.

If you do buy the book, please check the listing for the vampire errata for me?: in the vampire entry on page 99, how does the third sentence in the 7th paragraph read---"The vampire loses one-third of its hit points per ROUND of immersion." or "The vampire loses one-third of its hit points per TURN of immersion."? I've been trying to ID another printing variation for awhile now, without too much luck thus far.

 

[Stormonu]

First girl I played D&D with was my cousin, back in '80 (Holmes D&D). A couple of years later in '83 two girls in my 7th grade class asked me to teach them how to play (Moldvay Basic).

And since about '89 I've always had someone of the female persuasion, ranging from just one up to five ladies in one campaign (and no guysin that particular game).

 

[Bullgrit]

in this old school book.

It's disappointing how a phrase in my post got automatically hijacked into linking to a forum/subject I disagree with. Auto-linking my text makes it look like I'm supporting something I do not support. So I just edited the phrase in my original post to the word I will use from now on: "classic".

Bullgrit

 

[Bullgrit]

Well damn. I just went back to that used book store, (2 days later), and the books are gone. Now that I know what the red paper means, I really wanted that MM.

Bullgrit

 

[Crothian]

I've never heard or seen that red paper issue. Now I have to go out to all my used bookstores and see if anyone them have that.