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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 5314244" data-attributes="member: 336">I remember the Magenta box, I didn't start with the Red Box.&nbsp; We created characters with it, played one adventure with it, that crazy Rodemus family, and quickly stepped into AD&amp;D.&nbsp; I did also purchase the Blue Box Expert Set but only used it for the Isle of Dread that was included.&nbsp;&nbsp; The boxes collected dust after that.&nbsp; I remember scratching my head at the beginning of our step into AD&amp;D because the races were classes in Basic and I had no idea what was going on.&nbsp; We continued playing as if it didn't matter and, interestingly enough , it didn't.&nbsp; We had elves casting spells and fighting, next to dwarven thieves.&nbsp; For some time we played this strange hybrid and nobody cared.&nbsp; We had monsters from the Monster Manual, characters from the basic set, and combat charts from the DMG, and it all made sense.&nbsp; We were having fun, even when it was not &quot;by the book&quot;.&nbsp; None of that impeded us from moving fully to AD&amp;D later on.Tonight, when my dwarven fighter got eaten by a gelatinous cube, it didn't matter either.&nbsp; The fact that I didn't have a passive perception or passive insight on my character sheet, or that I was only adding my STR bonus when it should have been my STR and CON made no difference to the enjoyment of the game.&nbsp; The big grin on my son's face, as my dwarf melted to goo, was priceless.&nbsp; And the rules inconsistencies will not matter when he gets the other books either.I love to see the game through the eyes of new players.&nbsp; I prefer to experience it that way.&nbsp; They don't care that a skill is missing on a sheet or that a power is worded wrong.&nbsp; They just play and enjoy it.Oh, wanna guess what I'm doing tomorrow?&nbsp; Yep, some more death is planned for my dwarven fighter, and Castle Ravenloft too.&nbsp; I'm loving gaming with my son, thanks WotC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 5314244, member: 336"] I remember the Magenta box, I didn't start with the Red Box. We created characters with it, played one adventure with it, that crazy Rodemus family, and quickly stepped into AD&D. I did also purchase the Blue Box Expert Set but only used it for the Isle of Dread that was included. The boxes collected dust after that. I remember scratching my head at the beginning of our step into AD&D because the races were classes in Basic and I had no idea what was going on. We continued playing as if it didn't matter and, interestingly enough , it didn't. We had elves casting spells and fighting, next to dwarven thieves. For some time we played this strange hybrid and nobody cared. We had monsters from the Monster Manual, characters from the basic set, and combat charts from the DMG, and it all made sense. We were having fun, even when it was not "by the book". None of that impeded us from moving fully to AD&D later on. Tonight, when my dwarven fighter got eaten by a gelatinous cube, it didn't matter either. The fact that I didn't have a passive perception or passive insight on my character sheet, or that I was only adding my STR bonus when it should have been my STR and CON made no difference to the enjoyment of the game. The big grin on my son's face, as my dwarf melted to goo, was priceless. And the rules inconsistencies will not matter when he gets the other books either. I love to see the game through the eyes of new players. I prefer to experience it that way. They don't care that a skill is missing on a sheet or that a power is worded wrong. They just play and enjoy it. Oh, wanna guess what I'm doing tomorrow? Yep, some more death is planned for my dwarven fighter, and Castle Ravenloft too. I'm loving gaming with my son, thanks WotC. [/QUOTE]

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