BastionLightbringer
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1981
Forced to play by my older brother and neighbor in 1981.
Forced to play by my older brother and neighbor in 1981.
Which year did you start playing D&D
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EricNoah
Adventurer
1979, I was 11 years old. My older foster brother had been acting kind of sneaky for a few weeks, and it turned out he had been learning about D&D from a schoolmate. He avoided introducing me to it for some time, as he was concerned that our parents (my dad in particular, a minister) would disapprove (turns out my dad was fine with it, though his views on D&D and other topics would come back to haunt him much later). At some point, though, he discovered that he had a captive audience in me and started me off in module B1, In Search of the Unknown, which I believe he failed to stock with monsters.
MrFilthyIke
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diaglo said:too late.
We now know who the imposter Pladoh is!
MrFilthyIke
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My start year was 1989, though my collection of RPGs would suggest an earlier-ish start date.
Breakdaddy
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I played my first game in '85. It was the Moldvay red basic book, and we had a friggin blast. I played a Thief named, of all things, Strider (hmm, wonder where I got that one from). Simpler times back then, I miss em a lot sometimes.
Virel
Explorer
First time was in ~1978 and was a one shot only. Didn't think it was much of a game as we had no idea how to play and were trying to figure it out from the blue box booklet. We actually started playing with AD&D. I wasn't very happy about it either at the time as I was stuck DMing and like wargaming.
I seldom play wargames anymore but still DM & play 1st ed AD&D and/or play 3e a few times a month these days. Sort of funny how that worked out.
I seldom play wargames anymore but still DM & play 1st ed AD&D and/or play 3e a few times a month these days. Sort of funny how that worked out.
francisca
I got dice older than you.
1981, Moldvay Basic set, owned by a fellow 7th grader. We played before school, at lunch, after school at a local lib.
I didn't get my own copy of the boxed set until about 4 months later. When I wrote up my own verison of the game, and conned my dad into playing, he figured something was up. He bought me a copy of the Basic set shortly afterward, and a copy of the 1E Gamma World boxed set a few months later.
I didn't get my own copy of the boxed set until about 4 months later. When I wrote up my own verison of the game, and conned my dad into playing, he figured something was up. He bought me a copy of the Basic set shortly afterward, and a copy of the 1E Gamma World boxed set a few months later.
1985, I think, but possibly in the later stages of 1984. Basic Red Box got gifted as a present one year, possibly December 1984. Oh, and for the record and before I die a horrible sinful death, I cheated on that solo adventure in the red box game. Both the cleric and my fighter were toast by the end of it, Charmed, I believe.
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