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<blockquote data-quote="Catwithafez" data-source="post: 6567207" data-attributes="member: 6791442">My journey to 5e began with the a borrowed copy of the OSR. I then purchased (or, rather, my mom did) the Basic Set, followed by the Expert Set. This very quickly lead to 1st Edition which we played a ton of as well as branching out into other TSR games such as Gamma World, Top Secret, Twilight 2000, and non-TSR games like Stormbringer, Mechwarrior, etc. Next came 2nd edition, and much fun was had. I was in the military by this time and it was difficult to keep a group intact but we gave it our best shot and played as much as we could. I also got into CoC but didn't play much as it was even harder to get a group together when most of the people I approached had never heard of Cthulhu. I was no longer in the military when 3rd edition came around and I first heard about it via Eric's old site. I remember counting the days until release. It was a big change from prior editions but with the community that Eric had built (it's good to see so many familiar people here!) the transition was relatively painless. I liked&nbsp; this edition quiet a bit and really enjoyed how former fodder like kobolds (Yay Meepo!) could become a threat. I didn't pick up much of the 3.5 material as the sheer volume of products available was overwhelming. Then came 4th edition. My purchase began and ended with the basic/begginer/starter box. This was not D&amp;D to me. I thought I'd never play my beloved game again unless I went back to an earlier edition and even with that plan in mind it was frustrating to find anyone in my area that wasn't consumed by the edition wars mentality. Finally, fifth edition, or what would become fifth edition. I heard some one speak of &quot;D&amp;D Next&quot; on a forum some where and began looking into it. Everything I found was positive and it sounded like the old school game I grew up with but with some good changes thrown in. I eagerly awaited the launch of 5e and have been hooked once more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Catwithafez, post: 6567207, member: 6791442"] My journey to 5e began with the a borrowed copy of the OSR. I then purchased (or, rather, my mom did) the Basic Set, followed by the Expert Set. This very quickly lead to 1st Edition which we played a ton of as well as branching out into other TSR games such as Gamma World, Top Secret, Twilight 2000, and non-TSR games like Stormbringer, Mechwarrior, etc. Next came 2nd edition, and much fun was had. I was in the military by this time and it was difficult to keep a group intact but we gave it our best shot and played as much as we could. I also got into CoC but didn't play much as it was even harder to get a group together when most of the people I approached had never heard of Cthulhu. I was no longer in the military when 3rd edition came around and I first heard about it via Eric's old site. I remember counting the days until release. It was a big change from prior editions but with the community that Eric had built (it's good to see so many familiar people here!) the transition was relatively painless. I liked this edition quiet a bit and really enjoyed how former fodder like kobolds (Yay Meepo!) could become a threat. I didn't pick up much of the 3.5 material as the sheer volume of products available was overwhelming. Then came 4th edition. My purchase began and ended with the basic/begginer/starter box. This was not D&D to me. I thought I'd never play my beloved game again unless I went back to an earlier edition and even with that plan in mind it was frustrating to find anyone in my area that wasn't consumed by the edition wars mentality. Finally, fifth edition, or what would become fifth edition. I heard some one speak of "D&D Next" on a forum some where and began looking into it. Everything I found was positive and it sounded like the old school game I grew up with but with some good changes thrown in. I eagerly awaited the launch of 5e and have been hooked once more. [/QUOTE]

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