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<blockquote data-quote="Silverleaf" data-source="post: 2149132" data-attributes="member: 30790">Yes!I started out with the '81 Basic set back in the early 80's.&nbsp; Then moved on to AD&amp;D, then AD&amp;D 2e when I went into the military and had to buy new books (they were no longer printing 1e stuff).&nbsp; I played that and various other games until '94 when I went to college, and basically dropped gaming altogether in favor of other things (school, work, learning Unix, hacking code, playing online games, etc.)I didn't really have a problem with any of the editions back then, though I preferred 2e for some of the cool stuff it brought to the table, like the schools of magic, priest spheres, simplified combat (never really felt up to figuring out 1e surprise, initiative and unarmed combat... had just used the Basic combat rules instead), etc.A few years ago I wanted to do some gaming again, but none of the systems I tried really worked for me, and it felt kinda depressing.&nbsp;&nbsp; Eventually I ordered the '81 Basic &amp; Expert sets from eBay, for nostalgia reasons.&nbsp; It turned out to be the only fantasy game that really sparks my imagination, and makes me want to play.&nbsp; I'm sure part of it is because it was my introduction to RPGs, but besides that it's a game that focusses more on fantastic adventure instead of the simulation aspect (it's almost devoid of crunch), and has very solid archetypes and a somewhat generic feel to it (no named spells, no devils/demons, no planar topology, etc.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silverleaf, post: 2149132, member: 30790"] Yes! I started out with the '81 Basic set back in the early 80's. Then moved on to AD&D, then AD&D 2e when I went into the military and had to buy new books (they were no longer printing 1e stuff). I played that and various other games until '94 when I went to college, and basically dropped gaming altogether in favor of other things (school, work, learning Unix, hacking code, playing online games, etc.) I didn't really have a problem with any of the editions back then, though I preferred 2e for some of the cool stuff it brought to the table, like the schools of magic, priest spheres, simplified combat (never really felt up to figuring out 1e surprise, initiative and unarmed combat... had just used the Basic combat rules instead), etc. A few years ago I wanted to do some gaming again, but none of the systems I tried really worked for me, and it felt kinda depressing. Eventually I ordered the '81 Basic & Expert sets from eBay, for nostalgia reasons. It turned out to be the only fantasy game that really sparks my imagination, and makes me want to play. I'm sure part of it is because it was my introduction to RPGs, but besides that it's a game that focusses more on fantastic adventure instead of the simulation aspect (it's almost devoid of crunch), and has very solid archetypes and a somewhat generic feel to it (no named spells, no devils/demons, no planar topology, etc.) [/QUOTE]

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