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<blockquote data-quote="Killer Shrike" data-source="post: 48055" data-attributes="member: 1829">1st edition feel means all players and the DM agree to only use thier right brain for the course of the adventure. No logical left brain thinking allowed.Most 1st edition adventures seemed to be designed so that copious amounts of alchohol or other chemicals consumed while playing would make the whole thing make much more sense.1st edition was all about Elf, Dwarf, Fighter, and MU (names pretty much optional) wandering thru randomly assembled &amp; populated dungeons in the pursuit of things to kill and stuff to take. And stirges hiding in the rafters. And lots of stupid giant animals, particularly poisoned rats. Kill or be killed. Stupid pointless death traps at -7. More death traps. Occasionally, an entire dungeon made of 3 encounters and a double box full of death traps. After a few months of this, you leveled up, but only got something for leveling every 3 levels or so.Really, think Diablo minus the computer and you have a decent grasp on the majority of 1st edition games.On the other hand, for mindless fun you couldnt beat it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Killer Shrike, post: 48055, member: 1829"] 1st edition feel means all players and the DM agree to only use thier right brain for the course of the adventure. No logical left brain thinking allowed. Most 1st edition adventures seemed to be designed so that copious amounts of alchohol or other chemicals consumed while playing would make the whole thing make much more sense. 1st edition was all about Elf, Dwarf, Fighter, and MU (names pretty much optional) wandering thru randomly assembled & populated dungeons in the pursuit of things to kill and stuff to take. And stirges hiding in the rafters. And lots of stupid giant animals, particularly poisoned rats. Kill or be killed. Stupid pointless death traps at -7. More death traps. Occasionally, an entire dungeon made of 3 encounters and a double box full of death traps. After a few months of this, you leveled up, but only got something for leveling every 3 levels or so. Really, think Diablo minus the computer and you have a decent grasp on the majority of 1st edition games. On the other hand, for mindless fun you couldnt beat it. [/QUOTE]

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