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<blockquote data-quote="evil_rmf" data-source="post: 265991" data-attributes="member: 6031">Re: On Golden AgesThat's true to a large extent.&nbsp; Things new to us often have extra thrill attached.&nbsp; Besides, when you are 12, you think the first time you do something is the first time *anyone* has done it.However, there was a time when&nbsp; people really were the first (or in the first wave of) people to do something.&nbsp; With D&amp;D, it was the late 70's into the early 80's.&nbsp; First with D&amp;D, the AD&amp;D.&nbsp; I remember waiting for A3 to come out.&nbsp; Couldn't wait.&nbsp; I remember very clearly the first time the word &quot;Drow&quot; was uttered.&nbsp;&nbsp; I remember thinking how cool and an improvement the boxed Greyhawk set was over the cardstock folder version.&nbsp; The game was thriving and expanding, but didn't feel cluttered.For my money, the period between the original game coming out, through AD&amp;D 1E (including the pre 84 basic and expert sets), up to (but not including) the release of Oriental Adventures and Unearthed Arcana is the golden of D&amp;D.&nbsp; After the release of those two hardbacks, the game did feel very different.&nbsp; That different feel extended into the hardbacks as well as the modules.Please note that I'm not trying to diminish anyone else's fond memories, nor am I slagging what DnD became post OA and UA.&nbsp; It was just different.&nbsp; Any other greybeards have similar (cause it be the same) recollections.And I am sorry about all of the parenthesis (really, I am.)--evil_rmf</blockquote>

[QUOTE="evil_rmf, post: 265991, member: 6031"] [b]Re: On Golden Ages[/b] That's true to a large extent. Things new to us often have extra thrill attached. Besides, when you are 12, you think the first time you do something is the first time *anyone* has done it. However, there was a time when people really were the first (or in the first wave of) people to do something. With D&D, it was the late 70's into the early 80's. First with D&D, the AD&D. I remember waiting for A3 to come out. Couldn't wait. I remember very clearly the first time the word "Drow" was uttered. I remember thinking how cool and an improvement the boxed Greyhawk set was over the cardstock folder version. The game was thriving and expanding, but didn't feel cluttered. For my money, the period between the original game coming out, through AD&D 1E (including the pre 84 basic and expert sets), up to (but not including) the release of Oriental Adventures and Unearthed Arcana is the golden of D&D. After the release of those two hardbacks, the game did feel very different. That different feel extended into the hardbacks as well as the modules. Please note that I'm not trying to diminish anyone else's fond memories, nor am I slagging what DnD became post OA and UA. It was just different. Any other greybeards have similar (cause it be the same) recollections. And I am sorry about all of the parenthesis (really, I am.) --evil_rmf [/QUOTE]

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