Is the AD&D 1E Revival here to stay?

[Aaron L]

D&D 3.5 is the only true game. All other editions were just half finished beta versions.


Wow, that's fun, isn't it?


That being said, I wouldn't mind playing a game of 1E every now and then. But not on an ongoing basis.

I've still got all my books. I read my 1E DMG just for fun every once in a while.

 

[Dragonhelm]

I'm glad to see this interest in old school gaming. There's definitely a market for it, and a lot of ways that companies tap into that market.

I like the revival of old school gaming modules. In particular, I like the Dungeon Crawl Classics. Old school art combined with fun adventures is good. I'd like to implement The Transmuter's Last Touch into the Dragonlance Age of Mortals campaign. That one looks fun.

Necromancer Games' motto is "3rd edition rules, 1st edition feel." It is a reputation well earned. I've enjoyed their Tome of Horrors and Eldritch Sorcery books especially.

Troll Lord Games have impressed me with Castles & Crusades. I love the rules. Very simple, very elegant, and you can add any number of subsystems to it. It is designed for any number of house rules, and yet works nicely on its own. It feels old school, but uses some of the better parts of new school. Plus, Castle Zagyg is a real treat. The Trolls are really nice guys, too.

And kudos to all the other efforts out there too, such as OSRIC.

Though we all share a love of gaming, we are all different in our tastes. It is good to see that there are options out there for all different types of gaming.

 

[tx7321]

So, I wonder how to push this wagon up the hill to the top so it can role on down the other side. Seriously, how do you get New Schoolers to even try AD&D (even though everyone has a copy of OSRIC by now, few really read it or run it).

What about some kind of AD&D 1E online game competition, maybe use online DMs who worked GENCON back in the day, use the same modules (maybe slightly shorter) rules (timed play etc.). Like an OSRIC online GENCON. Or is this just insane?

You could host it at Knights and Knaves, or here. Maybe sell stuff that relates to AD&D, have guest speakers. I bet some of the new publishers would put up prizes (ER could put up Pods, Kuntz something he autographs .

 

[CRGreathouse]

old timer from the 70's here.

i'm not really interested in that new fangled edition.

OD&D(1974) is the only true game. All the other editions are just poor imitations of the real thing.

diaglo, while I like the current editions (3.0/3.5), I'd like to get to know more about the original game (1974 boxed set, not 1E). I'm trying to find a copy of the game -- is there anywhere better than eBay to get it? (I'm bidding on a boxed set now, but I have not particular reason to think I'll win.)

Edit: This is a bit off-topic, I suppose. You can email me (via my profile) if you'd like.

 

[Crothian]

diaglo, while I like the current editions (3.0/3.5), I'd like to get to know more about the original game (1974 boxed set, not 1E). I'm trying to find a copy of the game -- is there anywhere better than eBay to get it? (I'm bidding on a boxed set now, but I have not particular reason to think I'll win.)

You might get lucky at places like Noble Knight, but I do think e-bay is the place to find them.

 

[diaglo]

You might get lucky at places like Noble Knight, but I do think e-bay is the place to find them.

hitpointe, noble knight, crazy igors, and the like have them.

but your best bet if you just have patience is ebay or other auction sites.

i've purchased them for as little as $45. mostly they run for about $100-120.

 

[w_earle_wheeler]

hitpointe, noble knight, crazy igors, and the like have them.

but your best bet if you just have patience is ebay or other auction sites.

i've purchased them for as little as $45. mostly they run for about $100-120.

Is it available to buy in .pdf form?

 

[T. Foster]

Not legally (though, oddly enough, all of the supplements are).

 

[Garnfellow]

hitpointe, noble knight, crazy igors, and the like have them.

Crazy Igors? Now that's a name I haven't heard in a while. Is he still doing business?

 

[grodog]

So, I wonder how to push this wagon up the hill to the top so it can role on down the other side. Seriously, how do you get New Schoolers to even try AD&D (even though everyone has a copy of OSRIC by now, few really read it or run it).

What about some kind of AD&D 1E online game competition, maybe use online DMs who worked GENCON back in the day, use the same modules (maybe slightly shorter) rules (timed play etc.). Like an OSRIC online GENCON. Or is this just insane?

Or, go one better: do the online con, sure, but run AD&D events at your local and national conventions. Jon Hershberger, who did the 3.x-->AD&D conversion of Iron Crypt of the Heretics for Goodman Games, ran four slots of the event at GenCon last year, and had to turn away players (IIRC).