D&D 1E Seriously contemplating an attempt at a retro AD&D

[ART!]

have fun, I don't see the point of it when other 1e clones already exist that do it better. Ive been playing 5e for 10 years for a reason.

I'm going to assume you're trying to say that there are 1E clones that do 1E better than 1E (although that would be subjective), and not that there are 1E clones that do 1E better than the OP's version would.

 

[TiQuinn]

just statin the facts.

A threadcrap is still a threadcrap.

 

[Quickleaf]

Happy Friday!

First, I have never played AD&D 1e, nor played in Greyhawk, aside from beating the ToEE game 20 years ago (oof, I’m getting old).

Second, while I enjoy a wide variety of play styles and games, my preferences tend to be towards games with less crunch than the WotC editions of D&D have had, at least when it comes to traditional fantasy or swords and sorcery tales.

Third, I am something of an originalist when it comes to creative endeavors, or, if you prefer, I have the Primordial nature from the old World of Darkness. I like taking old things, finding what’s neat about them, and the sharing them with other as I make something new.

I have long flirted with the idea of buying, and then learning, AD&D 1.0/1.5, and then running some of the classic modules in Greyhawk for my group (who also have never played either).

1.0 and Greyhawk seem to be what AD&D was designed for; all the classes and races which have now practically become tropes feeding upon themselves have a natural place in Greyhawk. The feel is less high or heroic fantasy, and more swords and sorcery, which I generally prefer over other types.

Given the above, I am going to make the jump into it, learn it, run modules, and aim for a campaign that lasts the remainder of my natural life (hey, I’m aiming high).

For this, what books and editions of them are the best? What do I need to know when reading these? Is it true that knowledge of how to play is passed on more as an oral tradition than through the books (a concept with which I’m familiar, given my Orthodox background)?

Any help from those who have played, are still playing, and/or loved it would be greatly appreciated.

Maybe this will be useful to you? It's my short "compilation" of 1e AD&D rules (and a few simple variants) based on re-reading the rules and running for a group of younger players who'd never played AD&D. Uh, also tons of classes adapted from Dragon magazine.

 

[Queer Venger]

It could be the facts that I'm ugly and my mother dresses me funny, but it still wouldn't be cool to say it here.

but then that could make you hot, beauty is in the eye of the Beholder