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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 8540416" data-attributes="member: 6701124"><p>I'm not sure it was a great idea to run with race as class past the X book. I might have put a 4 or 8 page transition guide to AD&D in the X box instead of doing CMI (but that's probably because that's what I did instead of BECMI, and given some of the art in 1e might not have been a wise move for TSR).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I think I was 11 in late 1981 when I got my copy of Moldvay. The year before, my 5th grade class had seemingly all read LotR on our own and I didn't wonder at all why the elves, dwarves, and halflings were the way Moldvay presented them. Given the popularity of LotR at the time, the lower end of the target age group, and that it was aimed at those with no RPG experience, I have to vote for it being "Elegant and Simple" in B/X.</p><p></p><p>I think it was interesting in 1982 that a game run at the LGS/comic/record store a few blocks away had different players (ranging from their pre-teens to 40s) using OD&D, 1e, and B/X depending on what they owned, all at the same table. And it seemed to work fine. Once I saw different race/class mixes in action, that certainly made me want to grab 1e though.</p><p></p><p>I guess my biggest question (besides the shift in alignment between the character sheet and story later) is why LotR (or at least Hobbit) didn't make the young adult fantasy list.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]151513[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]151511[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]151512[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 8540416, member: 6701124"] I'm not sure it was a great idea to run with race as class past the X book. I might have put a 4 or 8 page transition guide to AD&D in the X box instead of doing CMI (but that's probably because that's what I did instead of BECMI, and given some of the art in 1e might not have been a wise move for TSR). Anyway, I think I was 11 in late 1981 when I got my copy of Moldvay. The year before, my 5th grade class had seemingly all read LotR on our own and I didn't wonder at all why the elves, dwarves, and halflings were the way Moldvay presented them. Given the popularity of LotR at the time, the lower end of the target age group, and that it was aimed at those with no RPG experience, I have to vote for it being "Elegant and Simple" in B/X. I think it was interesting in 1982 that a game run at the LGS/comic/record store a few blocks away had different players (ranging from their pre-teens to 40s) using OD&D, 1e, and B/X depending on what they owned, all at the same table. And it seemed to work fine. Once I saw different race/class mixes in action, that certainly made me want to grab 1e though. I guess my biggest question (besides the shift in alignment between the character sheet and story later) is why LotR (or at least Hobbit) didn't make the young adult fantasy list. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1644328209457.png"]151513[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1644328140329.png"]151511[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1644328175120.png"]151512[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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