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<blockquote data-quote="hedgeknight" data-source="post: 8499723" data-attributes="member: 49396">This is a fantastic thread, if nothing else for information alone. I've ran a FR game/campaign in some form or fashion since the OGB came out, and like many of us, my first real introduction to the Realms was in a random article in DRAGON by Ed Greenwood. Then came the novel, Darkwalker on Moonshae by Douglas Niles, and I was hooked after that. Reading through this thread has me pining for the 1st Edition days of FR, when all I had was the box set and the wonderful Savage Frontier supplement. I was never interested in any lands beyond the North, and all of my games were dirty and dangerous, after all, when I started playing in '82, it was in Moldvay's purple box and then later in Greyhawk, so that's the type of fantasy gaming I knew and loved. I grew up in Virginia and Eastern TN and played quite regularly there, running a FR game in the North of course and soaked up 2nd Edition like a sponge. I moved to NC in '98 and since I didn't really know anyone, I began a series of email campaigns with old gaming buddies that lasted for years. This was some of the best times of my life in D&amp;D. And this was before the popular pbp forums; I think there were Yahoo Groups, and it was exciting to discover there were other people &quot;just on the other side of the screen&quot; who you could interact with (via post of course) and game with. Currently, I run a version of 5E Baldur's Gate on a pbp forum, skimming from the Descent Into Avernus hardcover, and have turned the city into a big sandbox-type. But I have to admit, it's not as fun as those early days of 1E FR. This thread has tugged at my gaming heart enough that I'm going to have to explore a possible return to that time. Good gaming all, and happy new year!~ Hedge</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hedgeknight, post: 8499723, member: 49396"] This is a fantastic thread, if nothing else for information alone. I've ran a FR game/campaign in some form or fashion since the OGB came out, and like many of us, my first real introduction to the Realms was in a random article in DRAGON by Ed Greenwood. Then came the novel, Darkwalker on Moonshae by Douglas Niles, and I was hooked after that. Reading through this thread has me pining for the 1st Edition days of FR, when all I had was the box set and the wonderful Savage Frontier supplement. I was never interested in any lands beyond the North, and all of my games were dirty and dangerous, after all, when I started playing in '82, it was in Moldvay's purple box and then later in Greyhawk, so that's the type of fantasy gaming I knew and loved. I grew up in Virginia and Eastern TN and played quite regularly there, running a FR game in the North of course and soaked up 2nd Edition like a sponge. I moved to NC in '98 and since I didn't really know anyone, I began a series of email campaigns with old gaming buddies that lasted for years. This was some of the best times of my life in D&D. And this was before the popular pbp forums; I think there were Yahoo Groups, and it was exciting to discover there were other people "just on the other side of the screen" who you could interact with (via post of course) and game with. Currently, I run a version of 5E Baldur's Gate on a pbp forum, skimming from the Descent Into Avernus hardcover, and have turned the city into a big sandbox-type. But I have to admit, it's not as fun as those early days of 1E FR. This thread has tugged at my gaming heart enough that I'm going to have to explore a possible return to that time. Good gaming all, and happy new year! ~ Hedge [/QUOTE]

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