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<blockquote data-quote="Keldryn" data-source="post: 5047659" data-attributes="member: 11999"><p>My first exposure to D&D was the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game cartridge for the Intellivision, in 1983 or 1984:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Ad%26d_cm_cover.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>Around the same time, or shortly after, my enjoyment of the Choose Your Own Adventure books led me to the similar Endless Quest books:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/Dungeon_of_Dread.jpg/180px-Dungeon_of_Dread.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>We moved into town (where we got more than two TV channels) in 1985, and I started watching the D&D cartoon along with the Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour.</p><p></p><p>In 1986, I began to notice the ads in my G.I. Joe comics for the Dungeons & Dragons game boxed sets, and it looked intriguing; I believe the highlighted product in those ads was SET 5: Immortals Rules.</p><p></p><p>At the winter Scout Camp in February 1987, one of the older boys had brought his D&D books and tried to get some of us to play. I think he mostly had photocopies of sections of AD&D books, and he gave me an Illusionist character to play. I had no idea what I was doing, but it was cool. The next week, I made my first D&D purchase:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddbasicset1rev.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>Dungeons & Dragons SET 1: Basic Rules (Mentzer Edition)</p><p></p><p>My life was forever changed <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/glasses.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="B-)" title="Glasses B-)" data-shortname="B-)" />. It took me some time to grasp the distinction between "Advanced D&D" and the D&D boxed sets, and at first I saw them as more or less interchangable. </p><p></p><p>There are a number of images here, so please bear with me. I include them because these are the iconic images of what D&D is in my eyes, and seeing them instantly takes me back to being 12 years old and discovering the game for the first time.</p><p></p><p>The other early acquistions were, in rough order:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddxbox2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Dungeons & Dragons SET 2: Expert Rules (Mentzer Edition)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddb7a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>B7 Rahasia</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/bestdragon1rev.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Best of The Dragon, Vol. 1</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddb10a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>B10 Night's Dark Terror</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddcm1a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>CM1 Test of the Warlords</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddx10a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>X10 Red Arrow, Black Shield (I think back to how horribly we mangled the pronunciation of the "Soderfjord Jarldoms")</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/dl11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>DL11 Dragons of Glory (missing the counters and might actually have just been the maps, but they were cool)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddcbox.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Dungeons & Dragons SET 3: Companion Rules</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/s4a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (monsters & treasure book only; the 32-page adventure booklet was missing)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/monstermanual12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (my original one was a somewhat beat-up version with this cover. My mom later found a set of the AD&D PH, MM, and DMG in excellent condition with their original covers -- along with a Field Folio -- which I received for Christmas in 1987)</p><p></p><p></p><p>I also photocopied my friend's photocopies of the races, classes, and magic items sections from the AD&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Oriental Adventures, and Unearthed Arcana. These supplemented my BECM rules until I eventually obtained the hardcover books that actually contained the full AD&D rules.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keldryn, post: 5047659, member: 11999"] My first exposure to D&D was the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game cartridge for the Intellivision, in 1983 or 1984: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Ad%26d_cm_cover.png[/IMG] Around the same time, or shortly after, my enjoyment of the Choose Your Own Adventure books led me to the similar Endless Quest books: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/55/Dungeon_of_Dread.jpg/180px-Dungeon_of_Dread.jpg[/IMG] We moved into town (where we got more than two TV channels) in 1985, and I started watching the D&D cartoon along with the Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour. In 1986, I began to notice the ads in my G.I. Joe comics for the Dungeons & Dragons game boxed sets, and it looked intriguing; I believe the highlighted product in those ads was SET 5: Immortals Rules. At the winter Scout Camp in February 1987, one of the older boys had brought his D&D books and tried to get some of us to play. I think he mostly had photocopies of sections of AD&D books, and he gave me an Illusionist character to play. I had no idea what I was doing, but it was cool. The next week, I made my first D&D purchase: [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddbasicset1rev.jpg[/IMG] Dungeons & Dragons SET 1: Basic Rules (Mentzer Edition) My life was forever changed B-). It took me some time to grasp the distinction between "Advanced D&D" and the D&D boxed sets, and at first I saw them as more or less interchangable. There are a number of images here, so please bear with me. I include them because these are the iconic images of what D&D is in my eyes, and seeing them instantly takes me back to being 12 years old and discovering the game for the first time. The other early acquistions were, in rough order: [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddxbox2.jpg[/IMG] Dungeons & Dragons SET 2: Expert Rules (Mentzer Edition) [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddb7a.jpg[/IMG] B7 Rahasia [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/bestdragon1rev.jpg[/IMG] Best of The Dragon, Vol. 1 [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddb10a.jpg[/IMG] B10 Night's Dark Terror [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddcm1a.jpg[/IMG] CM1 Test of the Warlords [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddx10a.jpg[/IMG] X10 Red Arrow, Black Shield (I think back to how horribly we mangled the pronunciation of the "Soderfjord Jarldoms") [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/dl11.jpg[/IMG] DL11 Dragons of Glory (missing the counters and might actually have just been the maps, but they were cool) [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/ddcbox.jpg[/IMG] Dungeons & Dragons SET 3: Companion Rules [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/s4a.jpg[/IMG] S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (monsters & treasure book only; the 32-page adventure booklet was missing) [IMG]http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/monstermanual12.jpg[/IMG] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (my original one was a somewhat beat-up version with this cover. My mom later found a set of the AD&D PH, MM, and DMG in excellent condition with their original covers -- along with a Field Folio -- which I received for Christmas in 1987) I also photocopied my friend's photocopies of the races, classes, and magic items sections from the AD&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Oriental Adventures, and Unearthed Arcana. These supplemented my BECM rules until I eventually obtained the hardcover books that actually contained the full AD&D rules. [/QUOTE]
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