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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9285033" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>I started with 1E but would not recommend that as a place to jump into an old school game. If you really want to do 1E, pick up OSRIC, which presents the rules more clearly, without any real changes.</p><p></p><p>I admire that you're approaching through an Orthodox lens -- it's a pretty good way to grapple with Gygax's text, IMO -- but having OSRIC on hand as a study guide will probably be invaluable. I believe you can get a text-only version for free, still.</p><p></p><p>The T1 moathouse would be my suggestion for a 1E starter adventure. It stands up, even today.</p><p></p><p>I would agree with going with Moldvay BD&D (or, shhhh, just use OSE, which is a better organized version of the same, so long as you don't add on the Advanced Fantasy optional modules, which convert 1E content).</p><p></p><p>Keep on the Borderlands, played straight, is a pretty good intro, especially since you'll probably need to make new characters and hire NPC hirelings after your first visit to the Caves of Chaos.</p><p></p><p>I think the Lost City is probably more fun for modern players, though.</p><p></p><p>And this is heresy, I know, but I think that the old school play actually works better with OSR/NSR rulesets than the actual TSR D&D rules, all of which have enough fiddly bits that not even Gygax consistently used and you will probably find yourself frustrated with and discarding after playing with them longer than you enjoy. The OSR and NSR fast forward you past that stage to the good stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 9285033, member: 11760"] I started with 1E but would not recommend that as a place to jump into an old school game. If you really want to do 1E, pick up OSRIC, which presents the rules more clearly, without any real changes. I admire that you're approaching through an Orthodox lens -- it's a pretty good way to grapple with Gygax's text, IMO -- but having OSRIC on hand as a study guide will probably be invaluable. I believe you can get a text-only version for free, still. The T1 moathouse would be my suggestion for a 1E starter adventure. It stands up, even today. I would agree with going with Moldvay BD&D (or, shhhh, just use OSE, which is a better organized version of the same, so long as you don't add on the Advanced Fantasy optional modules, which convert 1E content). Keep on the Borderlands, played straight, is a pretty good intro, especially since you'll probably need to make new characters and hire NPC hirelings after your first visit to the Caves of Chaos. I think the Lost City is probably more fun for modern players, though. And this is heresy, I know, but I think that the old school play actually works better with OSR/NSR rulesets than the actual TSR D&D rules, all of which have enough fiddly bits that not even Gygax consistently used and you will probably find yourself frustrated with and discarding after playing with them longer than you enjoy. The OSR and NSR fast forward you past that stage to the good stuff. [/QUOTE]
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