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<blockquote data-quote="Keldryn" data-source="post: 1640082" data-attributes="member: 11999">It was the Mentzer 1983 Basic Set for me, in 1986.Well, the first time that I played was at Scout camp (during the 5 or 6 months I was in that, then I quit).&nbsp; One of the older boys (2 years older, I think) brought his D&amp;D &quot;books,&quot; which was basically a couple of binders full of photocopies of selected sections of the AD&amp;D PH, DMG, MM, and Unearthed Arcana.&nbsp; I'd seen ads for the D&amp;D sets in my G.I. Joe comics, and I'd read a lot of the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure and some of the TSR Endless Quest books, so I was quite interested in D&amp;D.&nbsp; I'd looked at the sets in the store as well.After playing that first game, in which I didn't really have much of an idea what I was doing (I think I was given an Illusionist to play), I went out and bought the D&amp;D Basic Set, played through the solo adventure in that, then read the DM's book and DMed an adventure while a few of my friends learned how to play.&nbsp; So I sort of started DMing before I was really a player.&nbsp; A trend which has still continued...&nbsp; I have spent far more time as a DM than a player, and since I haven't had a lot of time for playing the past few years, I estimate that I've probably only played D&amp;D 3.x about a dozen times since it came out in 2000.&nbsp; And I've only ever DMed.&nbsp; I've never actually been a player using the 3.x rules.Anyway, that's neither here nor there.&nbsp; Quickly moved on from the Basic Set to the Expert, Companion, and Masters sets.&nbsp; I got the AD&amp;D PH, DMG, MM, and UA books over the course of the next year, and we played a mish-mash of both systems for a long time, using the Gazetteers and B-X-CM series modules.&nbsp; Eventually, we retired the D&amp;D sets, and played first edition AD&amp;D entirely, first in the Known World, and then moving over to Greyhawk and the &quot;gray box&quot; Forgotten Realms set.But the old &quot;Red Box&quot; Basic Set still defines the look and feel of D&amp;D/AD&amp;D to me, even to this day.&nbsp; As well as the Elmore, Easley, and Caldwell oils that graced the covers of much of the D&amp;D product line from that era.&nbsp; As well as the Elmore and Easley interior illustrations from the Basic, Expert, and Companion sets.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keldryn, post: 1640082, member: 11999"] It was the Mentzer 1983 Basic Set for me, in 1986. Well, the first time that I [I]played[/I] was at Scout camp (during the 5 or 6 months I was in that, then I quit). One of the older boys (2 years older, I think) brought his D&D "books," which was basically a couple of binders full of photocopies of selected sections of the AD&D PH, DMG, MM, and Unearthed Arcana. I'd seen ads for the D&D sets in my G.I. Joe comics, and I'd read a lot of the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure and some of the TSR Endless Quest books, so I was quite interested in D&D. I'd looked at the sets in the store as well. After playing that first game, in which I didn't really have much of an idea what I was doing (I think I was given an Illusionist to play), I went out and bought the D&D Basic Set, played through the solo adventure in that, then read the DM's book and DMed an adventure while a few of my friends learned how to play. So I sort of started DMing before I was really a player. A trend which has still continued... I have spent far more time as a DM than a player, and since I haven't had a lot of time for playing the past few years, I estimate that I've probably only played D&D 3.x about a dozen times since it came out in 2000. And I've only ever DMed. I've never actually been a player using the 3.x rules. Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Quickly moved on from the Basic Set to the Expert, Companion, and Masters sets. I got the AD&D PH, DMG, MM, and UA books over the course of the next year, and we played a mish-mash of both systems for a long time, using the Gazetteers and B-X-CM series modules. Eventually, we retired the D&D sets, and played first edition AD&D entirely, first in the Known World, and then moving over to Greyhawk and the "gray box" Forgotten Realms set. But the old "Red Box" Basic Set still defines the look and feel of D&D/AD&D to me, even to this day. As well as the Elmore, Easley, and Caldwell oils that graced the covers of much of the D&D product line from that era. As well as the Elmore and Easley interior illustrations from the Basic, Expert, and Companion sets. [/QUOTE]

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