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<blockquote data-quote="dvvega" data-source="post: 5635107" data-attributes="member: 524"><p>My first knowledge of RPGs was AD&D but I did not realise what it was. </p><p></p><p>I was about 8 at the time.</p><p></p><p>A lot of weekends my mother would go with me into the city by train and take me to the biggest bookstore at the time. I would browse and read and it was the best thing for me. Since I had been reading from age 3 I was browsing all sections of the store. </p><p></p><p>Then one day as we were leaving I saw this stand with a red demon idol hanging over the top that had books on it. I said to myself "i want to see that". My mother dragged me off "oh no you do not". That demon idol was a big negative obviously. I did sneak a look at a later time but of course would never be allowed to own a book.</p><p></p><p>Two years later a friend gave a talk on Basic D&D (the single book/module/dice box - was it pink?). Some friends got together to play and so history was made. I went out and bought the boxed set with birthday money during one of our school holidays and read the rules through and began imagining.</p><p></p><p>So my first intro was the idol-stand in the store. My first game was me DMing my friends through Keep on the Borderlands (the module that came in the box).</p><p></p><p>Of course my friends contend that the talk started us on D&D, but I quietly remembered that idol calling to me from the back of the bookstore.</p><p></p><p>About 6 months later my mother was on a business trip (her first) and allowed me to put an order in for a gift. I just asked for the 3 AD&D books in print that I knew of ... she came back with 5 (PHB,DMG,MM,FF,DDG).</p><p></p><p>D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dvvega, post: 5635107, member: 524"] My first knowledge of RPGs was AD&D but I did not realise what it was. I was about 8 at the time. A lot of weekends my mother would go with me into the city by train and take me to the biggest bookstore at the time. I would browse and read and it was the best thing for me. Since I had been reading from age 3 I was browsing all sections of the store. Then one day as we were leaving I saw this stand with a red demon idol hanging over the top that had books on it. I said to myself "i want to see that". My mother dragged me off "oh no you do not". That demon idol was a big negative obviously. I did sneak a look at a later time but of course would never be allowed to own a book. Two years later a friend gave a talk on Basic D&D (the single book/module/dice box - was it pink?). Some friends got together to play and so history was made. I went out and bought the boxed set with birthday money during one of our school holidays and read the rules through and began imagining. So my first intro was the idol-stand in the store. My first game was me DMing my friends through Keep on the Borderlands (the module that came in the box). Of course my friends contend that the talk started us on D&D, but I quietly remembered that idol calling to me from the back of the bookstore. About 6 months later my mother was on a business trip (her first) and allowed me to put an order in for a gift. I just asked for the 3 AD&D books in print that I knew of ... she came back with 5 (PHB,DMG,MM,FF,DDG). D [/QUOTE]
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