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What about music in the olden days?

Started by Settembrini, November 21, 2006, 12:55:45 PM

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Settembrini

November 21, 2006, 12:55:45 PM
Before there were CD-players, there were gamers. Some even gamed, when there even wasn´t a general access to xerox-machines.
Tell us young ones how it was in those days, in regards to physical gaming paraphernalia.

Did you have the Conan Soundtrack on vinyl?
Real record player, or a tape recorder?
Did you have to carve your own polyhedrals?
Any problems with character sheets?
Did you participate in fanzines instead of the internet?
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

James McMurray

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November 21, 2006, 12:57:58 PM
Mood music was for faeries, and character sheets were written on regular paper, in hand-drawn copies of the official character sheets. If you didn't include the triangle and trapezoid for your AC and Hit Points in the top margin of your wide ruled sheet you were a putz.

And we liked it that way!

Abyssal Maw

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November 21, 2006, 12:59:52 PM
To this day I prefer to handdraw my character sheets and use a single set of (same color) dice whenever possible.

Younger generations of roleplayers I notice routinely use printed out character sheets, even in very simple systems, and have a whole bag of assorted dice. I do this too, now. But in my case, I feel like I'm adapting to the times.
Download Secret Santicore! (10MB). I painted the cover :)

jrients

#3
November 21, 2006, 01:04:10 PM
I feel a sense of ownership with slefmade charsheets that I don't get out of printouts.  But I need the printouts for more complex games.  I think 3.5 would make me crazy if I had to track skills without a little help.

Quote from: SettembriniDid you participate in fanzines instead of the internet?

When I started the gaming community was the guy behind the counter at the FLGS in another town 40 minutes away, this month's issue of Dragon, and the folks you saw once or twice a year at a convention.  Otherwise, my group existed in complete isolation.
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Blackleaf

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November 21, 2006, 01:15:26 PM
Hand drawn character sheets with the shield for your AC was a must.  Each month's issue of Dragon was the way to stay "connected" with the hobby before the age of the Int0rw3b.  And while we didn't have to carve our dice -- you did have to use a white crayon to fill in the numbers so you could read them! :)

Those were the days when D&D was "The Devil's Game", and some kid's parents wouldn't let them come over because of "that game".

I didn't have the Conan soundtrack, but the Flash Gordon soundtrack (on vinyl) was awesome!

jrients

#5
November 21, 2006, 01:16:30 PM
The one by Queen?  I have that on CD and love every cheezy minute of it.  Even the ridiculous remix.
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Settembrini

#6
November 21, 2006, 01:22:50 PM
QuoteThe one by Queen?

"He saves the Universe!"
If there can\'t be a TPK against the will of the players it\'s not an RPG.- Pierce Inverarity

James McMurray

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November 21, 2006, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: jrientsWhen I started the gaming community was the guy behind the counter at the FLGS in another town 40 minutes away, this month's issue of Dragon, and the folks you saw once or twice a year at a convention.  Otherwise, my group existed in complete isolation.

My game store was closer but I never got to go to a convention. But I do remember there being about 20 people in the entire hobby as far as I could tell: the clerk, my 4 man group, and the 15 people in Dragon Magazine (including the letters, which were the only source of "real voices").

Blackleaf

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November 21, 2006, 01:44:31 PM
Flash! Ah-AAAAAH!!! King of the Impossible!

YES!  I *love* that stuff.  Queen kicks ass!

Ok, since we're talking about old school gaming and music, now is the time for everyone to visit this link: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/5666/

:emot-rock:

Sosthenes

#9
November 21, 2006, 01:46:29 PM
Erm, I once made a adventure out of an A-Ha video. Don't shun me, please!
 

Blackleaf

#10
November 21, 2006, 01:48:05 PM
Well... it was an awesome video. :)

James McMurray

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November 21, 2006, 01:49:44 PM
Quote from: SosthenesErm, I once made a adventure out of an A-Ha video. Don't shun me, please!

Take On Me? I wasn't even aware that was an A-ha song but when you said video into adventure it popped into my head.

Sosthenes

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November 21, 2006, 01:55:21 PM
Quote from: James McMurrayTake On Me? I wasn't even aware that was an A-ha song but when you said video into adventure it popped into my head.

Nope, "Hunting High and Low" had some neat shape-shifting action going on.
 

Mr. Analytical

#13
November 21, 2006, 02:49:02 PM
Things were different in the old days...

The internet was in black and white and it was only on for three hours a day.  We used to get dressed up in our sunday best in order to log onto it.  We'd log onto letsbuyit.com and order a pound of tripe and a gasmask.  Then we'd switch it off and all stand up and sing the national anthem.

I remember when the first batch of Star Wars films came out... this was way before the Phantom Menace.  There were street parties, George V came out to see it and all the school children were given a silver sixpence with the head of Queen Victoria on one side and Jabba the Hutt on the other.
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