When Did You Start Playing D+D?

[Mercule]

1983. I think I was introduced in 1981 or 1982, but 83 was the year I paid attension.

 

[Jdvn1]

2001. Hail the advent of 3e.

 

[Andok]

1978, baby! Blue book.

Ditto

 

[Jack Morgan]

it's 78 or 79 for me, but i can' remeber which. I do know, however, that it was the blue box.

 

[The_Gneech]

I started playing in '83, although I'd had a copy of the old blue book for many years (since '78-'79 or so) and just never had players before.

I stopped playing D&D in 1987 when I got to college and finally found people willing to play the HERO System.

I started again in 2001 with the publication of 3.0.

-The Gneech

 

[KaosDevice]

Ugh, I HATE these kinds of threads. They make me feel soooooo old.

 

[megamania]

Dec 89 Ravenloft- Goblyn Crown or Crown of Goblyn's. Something like that.

Then Darksun

Then 3.0 Forgotten Realms


Now 3.5 Eberron and looking to ignore 4.0

 

[messy]

1982. thanx for introducing me, sis

messy

 

[sniffles]

Oops. I checked the wrong box because I didn't scroll down and read your initial post thoroughly.

I started playing D&D in about 1998. We played 2E for a couple of years before 3E was released. Our 2E campaign continued for a while after all the others had switched to 3E because the GM was reluctant to give up all the materials he'd accumulated over the years.

But I'm an anomaly because I'm older than most of the people on these boards and didn't begin roleplaying in anything like the 'usual' way. I was over 30 and didn't start with D&D. I've never played D&D with fellow students, siblings, or at my local game store.

 

[National Acrobat]

1979 Basic DnD. The Blue Book with the Dragon on the cover.