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<blockquote data-quote="Theo R Cwithin" data-source="post: 5046610" data-attributes="member: 75712"><p>I was never really <em>introduced</em> to D&D. When I was 9, I was visiting a an uncle for Thanksgiving. I came across a 1e Monster Manual on a shelf in his son's room (he was in highschool, iirc). I remember flipping through it and being totally fascinated by the goofy pictures and <em>all those glorious stats</em>. I don't even recall mentioning it to anyone, but for some reason Santa brought me a Red Box that Christmas. </p><p></p><p>I didn't have much luck getting the brothers to play with me, but a few neighbor kids did now and then throughout middle and high school. I never really had a steady group or campaign to play in until I was a few semesters into university, though.</p><p></p><p>A few memories from the old days:</p><p></p><p>- I was saving allowance money to get a couple modules, but lost most of it on the walk up to the local game shop. The guy who worked there showed pity and let me take home the modules for 90% off the price! He was AWESOME! ...but obviously not a very good businessman; the shop folded within a few years <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>- While going to my elementary school way back when (I think I had just received my first D&D box), there was a kid out front passing out pamphlets that said "Dungeons and Dragons" on the front. I got excited and told him how much I loved the game; he frowned and handed me a flyer., Turns out it was one of those old screeds against gaming that were so common back in the 80's-- my first experience with that whole aspect of history. I really wish I still had that pamphlet!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Theo R Cwithin, post: 5046610, member: 75712"] I was never really [I]introduced[/I] to D&D. When I was 9, I was visiting a an uncle for Thanksgiving. I came across a 1e Monster Manual on a shelf in his son's room (he was in highschool, iirc). I remember flipping through it and being totally fascinated by the goofy pictures and [I]all those glorious stats[/I]. I don't even recall mentioning it to anyone, but for some reason Santa brought me a Red Box that Christmas. I didn't have much luck getting the brothers to play with me, but a few neighbor kids did now and then throughout middle and high school. I never really had a steady group or campaign to play in until I was a few semesters into university, though. A few memories from the old days: - I was saving allowance money to get a couple modules, but lost most of it on the walk up to the local game shop. The guy who worked there showed pity and let me take home the modules for 90% off the price! He was AWESOME! ...but obviously not a very good businessman; the shop folded within a few years :( - While going to my elementary school way back when (I think I had just received my first D&D box), there was a kid out front passing out pamphlets that said "Dungeons and Dragons" on the front. I got excited and told him how much I loved the game; he frowned and handed me a flyer., Turns out it was one of those old screeds against gaming that were so common back in the 80's-- my first experience with that whole aspect of history. I really wish I still had that pamphlet! [/QUOTE]
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