And just think, back then they had to write their own character sheets. None of these fancy "pdfs" and photo copiers! No siree, they had to take a pencil and write out "HP" and "AC." Savages, I tell ya!
Wow, I knew D&D was created in Jan of '75, but I didn't know it was on the day before my own birthday! I like that almost shared B-Day better than the one I do share w/ Elvis.