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<blockquote data-quote="JonnyP71" data-source="post: 7012708" data-attributes="member: 6788862"><p>Hmmmmm....</p><p></p><p>1983 - got Red Box</p><p>1984 - got 1E AD&D</p><p>1990 - school friends scatter to universities all over the country, discovered beer, clubs, women and illegal substances.</p><p>1993 - dabbled again due to money shortages at University, but one guy spoiled it for everyone else, books got put away, graduated, Uni friends scattered finding work, chasing women, etc</p><p>1999-2000 - books got thrown in the bin when I bought a house with fiancee - "never needing these again", but continued to have a little yearning, played some Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale</p><p>2003 - played Neverwinter Nights - "But this said D&D on the box? Nice game, but the rules are all wrong. It's not D&D as I know it and I couldn't imagine playing this game with dice and real people!". Continue to drift in and out, replaying various Baldurs Gates, NWN, etc, reminisce a lot. </p><p>2010 - browse a pdf of some 4E rules, "And what the hell is this???? Who are these 'Wizards' of the Coast, and what have they done to my game?"</p><p>2013 - find some old 1e/2e stuff that survived my 2000 purge, play a few games with my daughter. Find local group playing old school games. Make point of avoiding 3e and 4e.</p><p>2015 - find more local gamers, embrace 5E, play/DM several campaigns at levels 1-10, love it</p><p>late 2016 - get annoyed with 5E at higher levels, introduce people to 1E, play some BECMI too</p><p></p><p>Life has come full circle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonnyP71, post: 7012708, member: 6788862"] Hmmmmm.... 1983 - got Red Box 1984 - got 1E AD&D 1990 - school friends scatter to universities all over the country, discovered beer, clubs, women and illegal substances. 1993 - dabbled again due to money shortages at University, but one guy spoiled it for everyone else, books got put away, graduated, Uni friends scattered finding work, chasing women, etc 1999-2000 - books got thrown in the bin when I bought a house with fiancee - "never needing these again", but continued to have a little yearning, played some Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale 2003 - played Neverwinter Nights - "But this said D&D on the box? Nice game, but the rules are all wrong. It's not D&D as I know it and I couldn't imagine playing this game with dice and real people!". Continue to drift in and out, replaying various Baldurs Gates, NWN, etc, reminisce a lot. 2010 - browse a pdf of some 4E rules, "And what the hell is this???? Who are these 'Wizards' of the Coast, and what have they done to my game?" 2013 - find some old 1e/2e stuff that survived my 2000 purge, play a few games with my daughter. Find local group playing old school games. Make point of avoiding 3e and 4e. 2015 - find more local gamers, embrace 5E, play/DM several campaigns at levels 1-10, love it late 2016 - get annoyed with 5E at higher levels, introduce people to 1E, play some BECMI too Life has come full circle [/QUOTE]
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