Just Curious ... Hom many come from AD&D?

[The Shaman]

My question is: Who is more hard core -- you, or Diaglo? I know D. was a wargamer before he was a D&D'er...

I was a miniatures wargamer before I picked up D&D, so we do share common background there too - but I think we can all agree that diaglo is the hardest of the hardcore.

If I was as 'core, I'd still be playing the one true game, too.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Late 1977: D&D (the3 little books)/AD&D, then Traveller, soon followed by Star Fleet Battles, Starfire, Melee/Wizard/In The Labyrynth (and all the Microgames), Squad leader, Champions, and so forth.

Gamer 'till I die (and if I get a phylactery, after I die as well).

Now, if I could just convince my current game group to play something other than 3Ed.

 

[Greylock]

Switched from Avalon Hill to ADD at BealeKnights invite sometime around '80 or '81. Whenever it was he finally figured out the rules.

[Edit: In case anyone misses the connection via my sig-link, I consider myself one lucky to still be playing with BK.]

 

[HellHound]

Although this thread topic has been done to death in the past - I started in 1980 with OD&D, played a while with AD&D, and then gave up when the whole 2e thing started, returning to my OD&D campaign.

Never played 2e, and had basically stopped playing D&D in any form until 3.0 came out.

 

[Agamon]

We are legion. I started in '83 with the red book D&D and quickly 'upgraded' to AD&D (the quotes mean AD&D isn't so much an upgrade than a slightly different experience). I kept on playing pretty much until I finally got fed up with the ridiculousness of 2E...about 3 weeks before 3E was announced.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

Started in 1979 when I was 13 with the book that had the Dave Sutherland pic of the dragon sitting on its hoard, with a bowman and a wizard just about to attack. It was the blue second printing version. Bought the AD&D books as soon as I was able to locate 'em. Played 1e AD&D until 1989, when 2e appeared. Kinda lost interest about 1996, was brought back into RPGs by the release of 3e.

 

[pogre]

1975 O-D&D -> A-D&D -> WFRP -> 3.0 ed.

 

[lgburton]

my father got me started when i was six years old, in 1987, with ad&d... been hooked ever since.

 

[A'koss]

Chalk up another who started in 1980, played OD&D & BD&D.

A'koss.

 

[Arrellion]

My friends father ran us through our first dungeon around 1981. I was hooked. Went
home and asked for the D&D red box set. A few weeks later I got the box set and the
players guide. Play every other Saturday and may start DM'ing a group of newbies
at a new game shop, if I can find the time.

Arrel