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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9364785" data-attributes="member: 6684958">BeforeNot to long after I learned how to read, I discovered that I liked reading.&nbsp; This was the early 80's and I read any book I could get.&nbsp; As a kid I never had much money.&nbsp; But lucky at lots of yard, garage and barn sales, along with flea markets, books were cheep.&nbsp; There were tons of re prints of 'pulp fiction' printed in small &quot;pocket books&quot;(and many were by a company called Pocket Books).&nbsp; A lot of them were sci-fi or fantasy, so I got hooked.&nbsp; I would read the small books quickly, so I always needed more books.&nbsp; One day I found Choose Your Own Adventure books and loved the idea that you got to pick and ending and each book had like three endings.&nbsp; Then there were lots of other choose type books, like The Time Machine and some fantasy &quot;D&amp;D&quot; choose your own adventure books.&nbsp; And in the very back of those books was an add &quot;if you liked this book, try this game(D&amp;D)&quot;.&nbsp; So I did.BECMIWith some saved money I bought the Basic Set.&nbsp; It was all a bit confusing, but I just muddled through.&nbsp; I introduced D&amp;D to my friends and off we went.&nbsp; Running through all the B modules.&nbsp; And a lot of the D&amp;D stuff at the stores did not fit with our game, and that was odd.&nbsp; It was all the AD&amp;D 1E stuff, of course, but we were just confused.&nbsp; Still I bought and used it, just sticking to more the BECMI rules.&nbsp; And all the Judges Guild stuff, those books were everywhere too.InterludeTo make room for Traveler, Star Wars D6 and Marvel Super Heroes.AD&amp;D 1EAfter figuring out it was another D&amp;D game, I got into this.&nbsp; There sure were more players to pick from too.&nbsp; Dragonlance is a couple years old at this point, but new to me.&nbsp; And they had D&amp;D novels!&nbsp; I play through the &quot;Dragons Of&quot; modules a bunch.&nbsp;&nbsp; I jump right into the Forgotten Realms as soon as it was released.AD&amp;D 2EIn high school and 2E helps gaming explode.&nbsp; A lot of new players are attracted by the 'new' fancy rules.&nbsp; I run games for a lot of different types of people.&nbsp; A bunch of jocks have me run a game at a closed Taco Bell and a group of cheerleaders have me run a game for them.High school ends, and everyone scatters.&nbsp; My long time friends each move on to something, as do I, and there is not much time for any games in the next couple years.&nbsp; Though by the end of the millennium we are all more or less back in our home area.&nbsp; Now all working adults, waiting to see if the world was going to end of Y2K.D&amp;D 3EThe world did not end, but a new edition of D&amp;D came out.&nbsp; We dove right back in.&nbsp; With game stores in malls, and WotC short lived The Keep store, malls became a hot place to play RPGs....and card games.&nbsp; 3E brought in a bunch of new players.3.5EWas a bit of a bump, but we gamed on.&nbsp; RPGs where everywhere, with D&amp;D leading the way.&nbsp; Malls, game stores, libraries, and more were full of games.&nbsp; It was amazing.Then it just all fell apart.&nbsp; Suddenly there were less gamers.&nbsp; Less hype.&nbsp; Less everything.&nbsp; Game stores closed, Borders was gone, and even many malls died.&nbsp; D&amp;D 4EThis game was not made for me.&nbsp; I continued on with a couple of 3.5E games, including my age old childhood friends. D&amp;D 5EMy old group stayed with 3.5E.&nbsp; I was slow to pick up yet another &quot;new&quot; D&amp;D.&nbsp; But with most people only playing 5E I came around to running a few games.&nbsp; As part time game organizer at my rec I brought a lot of new people to the game.&nbsp; Using 5E as it is so 'easy'.And today, running a couple games a week...3.5E and 5E.&nbsp; Just waiting fr what &quot;not 6E&quot; will be.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9364785, member: 6684958"] [B]Before[/B] Not to long after I learned how to read, I discovered that I liked reading. This was the early 80's and I read any book I could get. As a kid I never had much money. But lucky at lots of yard, garage and barn sales, along with flea markets, books were cheep. There were tons of re prints of 'pulp fiction' printed in small "pocket books"(and many were by a company called Pocket Books). A lot of them were sci-fi or fantasy, so I got hooked. I would read the small books quickly, so I always needed more books. One day I found Choose Your Own Adventure books and loved the idea that you got to pick and ending and each book had like three endings. Then there were lots of other choose type books, like The Time Machine and some fantasy "D&D" choose your own adventure books. And in the very back of those books was an add "if you liked this book, try this game(D&D)". So I did. [B]BECMI[/B] With some saved money I bought the Basic Set. It was all a bit confusing, but I just muddled through. I introduced D&D to my friends and off we went. Running through all the B modules. And a lot of the D&D stuff at the stores did not fit with our game, and that was odd. It was all the AD&D 1E stuff, of course, but we were just confused. Still I bought and used it, just sticking to more the BECMI rules. And all the Judges Guild stuff, those books were everywhere too. [B]Interlude[/B] To make room for Traveler, Star Wars D6 and Marvel Super Heroes. [B]AD&D 1E[/B] After figuring out it was another D&D game, I got into this. There sure were more players to pick from too. Dragonlance is a couple years old at this point, but new to me. And they had D&D novels! I play through the "Dragons Of" modules a bunch. I jump right into the Forgotten Realms as soon as it was released. [B]AD&D 2E[/B] In high school and 2E helps gaming explode. A lot of new players are attracted by the 'new' fancy rules. I run games for a lot of different types of people. A bunch of jocks have me run a game at a closed Taco Bell and a group of cheerleaders have me run a game for them. High school ends, and everyone scatters. My long time friends each move on to something, as do I, and there is not much time for any games in the next couple years. Though by the end of the millennium we are all more or less back in our home area. Now all working adults, waiting to see if the world was going to end of Y2K. [B]D&D 3E[/B] The world did not end, but a new edition of D&D came out. We dove right back in. With game stores in malls, and WotC short lived The Keep store, malls became a hot place to play RPGs....and card games. 3E brought in a bunch of new players. [B]3.5E[/B] Was a bit of a bump, but we gamed on. RPGs where everywhere, with D&D leading the way. Malls, game stores, libraries, and more were full of games. It was amazing. Then it just all fell apart. Suddenly there were less gamers. Less hype. Less everything. Game stores closed, Borders was gone, and even many malls died. [B]D&D 4E[/B] This game was not made for me. I continued on with a couple of 3.5E games, including my age old childhood friends. [B]D&D 5E[/B] My old group stayed with 3.5E. I was slow to pick up yet another "new" D&D. But with most people only playing 5E I came around to running a few games. As part time game organizer at my rec I brought a lot of new people to the game. Using 5E as it is so 'easy'. And today, running a couple games a week...3.5E and 5E. Just waiting fr what "not 6E" will be..... [/QUOTE]

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