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<blockquote data-quote="Holy Bovine" data-source="post: 502514" data-attributes="member: 203"><p>I started with the red & blue boxes Basic & Expert D&D but moved on to AD&D (1E) thinking that it was the next step up in the rules (boy was I wrong!). After struggling with getting my group at the time to switch to AD&D I finally managed to convince them and we played it for 3 years in high school during lunch breaks. Then at university it seemed that everyone was making the switch to 2E. I did too but aside from the specialty priests never really liked the rule changes. </p><p></p><p>By the end of my 4th year at university 2E had lost its luster and most people had switched back to 1E or house ruled 2E to death and beyond. About 6 months before 3E came out I tried to start a new campaign (my first RPG game since my Warhammer RPG group self destructed 3 years earlier) using 2E with some house rules. That group also nearly self destructed (twice! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> ) but I managed to keep it together and switched to 3E when I picked up a 'used' (it was in perfect shape) copy of the PHB at a second hand book store. After reading it I was very excited to convert my campaign immediately - and I haven't looked back yet.</p><p></p><p>Except for Hackmaster - I am going to start a new campaign in the new year using this - it is an amazing system. Really what 2E should have been.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Holy Bovine, post: 502514, member: 203"] I started with the red & blue boxes Basic & Expert D&D but moved on to AD&D (1E) thinking that it was the next step up in the rules (boy was I wrong!). After struggling with getting my group at the time to switch to AD&D I finally managed to convince them and we played it for 3 years in high school during lunch breaks. Then at university it seemed that everyone was making the switch to 2E. I did too but aside from the specialty priests never really liked the rule changes. By the end of my 4th year at university 2E had lost its luster and most people had switched back to 1E or house ruled 2E to death and beyond. About 6 months before 3E came out I tried to start a new campaign (my first RPG game since my Warhammer RPG group self destructed 3 years earlier) using 2E with some house rules. That group also nearly self destructed (twice! :( ) but I managed to keep it together and switched to 3E when I picked up a 'used' (it was in perfect shape) copy of the PHB at a second hand book store. After reading it I was very excited to convert my campaign immediately - and I haven't looked back yet. Except for Hackmaster - I am going to start a new campaign in the new year using this - it is an amazing system. Really what 2E should have been. [/QUOTE]
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