Help with iconics from Basic D&D

[Henry]

I am hoping that someone perhaps with access to the old purple-boxed basic D&D set might help me here. I tried asking this a long time ago, but didn't get much of a response.

Does anyone here have the old Basic D&D set with the example of play in it that included Black Dougal the thief and Morgan Ironwolf the fighter in it?

If so, could you possibly tell me the names and classes of the other characters in it?

I remember a male elf and a female cleric, but I cannot remember if (a) there were any more characters in the party, and (2) what the names of these two characters were.

Any help would be appreciated. It is purely nostalgia that drives this question.

 

[Piratecat]

I've relayed this question to a 1e board as well. I'll pass on any responses.

EDIT - never mind. You beat me to it!

 

[diaglo]

poor cleric never had a chance.

Darn you Bargle.

 

[Henry]

Just in case anyone else was interested in the answer, I received a very courteous and knowledgeable reply from "Bargon" on the Dragonsfoot.org boards:

From the first paragraph of B28 "EXAMPLE OF COMBAT"

"Four player characters, Morgan Ironwolf (1st level fighter), Silverleaf (2nd Level Elf), Fredrik (1st level dwarf), and Sister Rebecca (2nd level cleric) enter a room through a secret door which was detected and opened by Silverleaf. The room appears to be empty. While they are searching it, a second secret door opens (which Silverleafdid not find) and the first pair of 12 hobgoblins walks in."

Thanks, all!

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

That is from the example of combat.

"Black Dougal" was the 2d level thief from the adventure example, who dies to a poison needle trap before the combat.

An interesting discrepacy/trivia is that Morgan Ironwolf is listed as a 2d level fighter in the adventure, and a 1st level fighter in the combat example.

 

[diaglo]

i'm currently at work without my stuff. and i have a faulty memory.

but i seem to recall the cleric's name was Aleena or something similar.

 

[kibbitz]

Aleena was the pretty cleric you met as a Fighter in the Basic set for Dungeons and Dragons in the introductory section. She gave you healing (Cure Light Wounds) because she thought you were friendly and trustworthy (14, or 13 Cha from your Fighter, I think). Went along with you, bumped into Bargle and his goblin minion, you took on minion, she took on Bargle. Died from a magic missile, rest depends on whether you make the save vs Bargle's Charm Person. I don't think you want to know more, right?

 

[chatdemon]

1981 edition, Moldvay editor
Example PC:
Morgan Ironwolf, Fighter 1

Example of Combat:
Morgan Ironwolf, Fighter 1
Silverleaf, Elf 2.
Fredrik, Dwarf 1
Sister Rebecca, Cleric 2

Sample Dungeon Expedition:
Morgan Ironwolf, Figher 2 (the party 'caller')
Silverleaf, Elf 2
Fredrik, Dwarf 1
Sister Redecca, Cleric 2
Black Dougal, Thief 2

1983 edition, Mentzer editor
Your First adventure:
Aleena, Cleric (1?)
Bargle, Magic User (3?)

Solo Adventure:
Baldwick, Armorer

Class level title examples:
Clarion, Cleric 2
Felonius, Magic User 2
Greegan, Thief 2
Rolf, Dwarf 2
Belrain, Elf 2
Touchberry, Halfling 2

 

[Estlor]

Bargle the Infamous was far more than a 3rd level Magic-User. Aleena should have never tried to mace him

 

[Zaruthustran]

The best part of that adventure example:

DM: You missed a discolored needle in the chest! Make a save vs. poison, please!
Black Dougal: (rolls) Missed it!
DM: Black Dougal gasps 'poison!' and falls to the ground. He looks dead.
Other player: I grab his stuff.

Hee hee! What a pal.

Seriously though, I enjoyed the roleplaying between Morgan and Sister Rebecca later in the adventure. The PCs had captured a goblin prisoner and Morgan wanted to kill it. The DM warned Morgan's player that doing so would be a Chaotic act and Sister Rebecca said that she wouldn't feel right about healing Morgan if Morgan did such a vile thing. Morgan changed her mind, saying it was only the pain of her wounds that made her say such things. Cool!

In your experience how many players of Clerics actually give a about their god's agenda? Heck, how many players of Clerics can actually spell their god's name correctly? It'd be nice if more cleric players spent more time evangelizing and roleplayed their characters as more than mobile first aid kits.

-z