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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Templetroll" data-source="post: 3004158" data-attributes="member: 2201">I first got to play due to finding a fanzine published by some college students with an article about D&D early in 79.  The guy described the game and at the end, put his phone number if anyone was interested in trying the game!  Man, were things different back then!  I was the only one who called and got into a game.  It was using the PrinceCon variation of the original D&D books.  The group were students at Temple university, and that is where my name comes from, The Temple Trolls.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Rolling up my first character, I was told I had to roll up a dwarf because that was what was penciled in the marching order!   I didn't understand that but I liked dwarves so it was okay.  I named it the only serious dwarf name I knew, Gimli, and he ended up with a 19 strength and a 3 charisma!  First adventure I went along with characters of 2nd and even 3rd level <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> and they looted some tombs.  The paladins were seeking undead, and we found one, which happily was destroyed quickly.   Part of the loot was a footmans mace which no one was interested in, so, being mildly bold I asked if I could have it.  There was a quick discussion between the DM and a couple players and they handed it over to me.  Ended up being a +2 mace!  He used it for the next several years, got up to F6/T6 on a slow growth exp style.  Haven't played it for a while but Gimli Dragonbane (killed a baby dragon with a surprise attack in one shot.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  ) still lives in Avranches.</blockquote>

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