I own 3 editions of D&D (Basic/RC, 1st and 3rd ed.). I was wondering what would have to be in 4th ed. to deliver what the other editions didn't to validate a purchase. I prefer the RC, play 3.5 because of group preference, and own 1st ed. for nostalgia (and the gimmick of having a set of the post-it size books). How much have rule changes altered your D&D play?
3- 1st,2nd,3.5
I have 1st edition more for a collecting POV. 2nd was my first RPG so I keep it for nostalgia. 3.5 because I'm not real sure why. :D
Just the one. I never really played D&D growing up, as we were always interested in Cyberpunk stuff.
Basic-Expert (Moldvay), Basic-Immortals (or RC as it's known these days), 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
The only one I was disappointed with was 2nd, as I felt the core rules did little to substantially improve play whilst erasing much of 1E's sprawling, whimsical charm along the way.
Thus far roughly 90% of what I've heard about 4E has left me pretty excited, incorporating as it does many of the d20 developments I've found interesting over the last few years. Per encounter abilities, Bo9S-like fighter manuevers, reduced stat blocks, it's all music to my ears right now. It sounds different enough to be worthy of being called a new edition, whilst crucially retaining that unique D&D flavour.
Quote from: DrewBasic-Expert (Moldvay), Basic-Immortals (or RC as it's known these days), 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
The only one I was disappointed with was 2nd, as I felt the core rules did little to substantially improve play whilst erasing much of 1E's sprawling, whimsical charm along the way.
Thus far roughly 90% of what I've heard about 4E has left me pretty excited, incorporating as it does many of the d20 developments I've found interesting over the last few years. Per encounter abilities, Bo9S-like fighter manuevers, reduced stat blocks, it's all music to my ears right now. It sounds different enough to be worthy of being called a new edition, whilst crucially retaining that unique D&D flavour.
Yeah, Saga edition + Bo9S= The way 3ed should have been in the first place.:haw:
AD&D1e and D&D3.5, because I'm with 2 different groups and those are the editions that each plays.
KoOS
Quote from: McrowYeah, Saga edition + Bo9S= The way 3ed should have been in the first place.:haw:
I dare you to go over to Dragonsfoot and say that...:D
Although I haven't put hands on them in years, I think I have the original three books (I think I might have *shame* lost them). Then I have the basic boxed set, the blue one with the red dragon on the front. Then I have tons of AD&D (three PHB's, two DMG's, etc.), 2nd Edition (which I have like, 20 books for and almost never played), and about 10-15 3.5 books.
Why? More like, Why Not?
Oh, and a few of those cardboard magazine holders of modules. Again, in shame, I must admit that I'm pretty sure I got rid of all of my old back issues of dragon when I moved eleven and half years ago, when I wasn't gaming and didn't think I would again...
1st Edition, and it's rather complete - no OA, no Dragonlance, no D&D, no L&L, but I hate Dragonlance and real world gods in D&D. I picked this up because I adore the old style, with hirelings and torchbearers and dogs and whatnot, and I can convince my group to play it.
Rules Cyclopedia, mostly out of interest in the rules I knew nothing about (weapon mastery, domain rulership, etc).
3.5, because it's been the new hot shit for a few years now and I like feats.
Looking at picking up Iron Heroes, as my group's undergoing a big love-on for it.
ONE version is all I have , no wait a minute...you might say I have D&D 3.25.
I own a Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook 3.0 version.
(Got it for free direct from WotC - but that a long story)
a Dungeon Master's Guide 3.5
Dungeon Master's Guide II (3.5?) Hey there's sone good stuff in there, I kind of bought it for thje town map and details thinking I might use it with GURPS.
Also have a copy of the EBERRON campaign setting....
..and a copy of CITYSCAPE.
- Ed C.
2nd Edition. Picked it up when it first came out, and never found a good substitute. Experimented with 3rd Edition, but didn't like it as much. Didn't try 3.5.
I keep meaning to pick up 1st Edition, just to have it, but I don't think I'd actually use it when I game. Except for the monsters. The exclusion of demons and devils from the 2E Monstrous Compendium was annoying.
I've got OD&D, Holmes Basic (2 copies), Moldvay/Cook Basic/Expert (4 or 5 copies), a couple pieces of Mentzer (mostly Basic & Expert), the Rules Cyclopedia, most of the AD&D 1st edition hardbacks, a couple 2nd edition hardbacks, the 3e corebooks, the 3.5 corebooks and several other hardbacks, and the first Wizards Basic set to come with figures. When it comes to D&D I pretty much take the Billy Joel approach:
Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk
It's still rock and roll to me
That why I say I'll almost certainly buy and at least try 4e, even though I may not like some of the things I hear about it so far.
I own books for Basic, 1st, 2nd, and 3.5.
Basic and 1st Edition got me into the hobby. I still remember getting the 1st Edition Monster Manual for Christmas and saying to myself "I don't know quite what this is, but it is made of cool".
I played some 2nd Edition years ago, specifically a mediocre FR campaign that I stuck with much longer than I should have (I was in college and free time seemed so limitless), and so I dutifully picked up the core books. The system was as limp as the campaign.
Finally, although I have never played 3.5 in anything than a one-shot, I picked up the PHB to tinker with. It's ok, I guess, but I still prefer my Basic or 1st Edition stuff.
TGA
I have:
ACTUAL VERSIONS OF D&D:
- RCD&D, the very first RPG product I bought.
- The 1st edition AD&D PHB, DMG and MM, along with all the "core supplements" they put out until Gygax left - so Deities and Demigods, Fiend Folio, Monster Manual 2 and Unearthed Arcana. Plus the last Gygax World of Greyhawk boxed set. I picked them up cheap at GenCon UK some years back.
- I have some scattered 2nd edition products, but not the core books - I didn't see any need when I could just use the 1st edition core books.
- D&D 3.5, kind of. I have the Mongoose pocket rulebooks as opposed to the official Wizards ones, because while I'm happy to play in people's 3.5 I have no intention of running any - so the pocket rulebooks are a) a cheaper alternative to the hardbacks and b) easier to lug to other people's houses.
VARIANTS:
- Empire of the Petal Throne. I saw it going cheap on E-Bay and decided to grab it.
- D20 Modern. Again, in the Mongoose pocket rulebook format.
- Castles and Crusades quickstart rules, picked up from my FLGS on Free RPG Day.
- True20, which I still intend to use for something.
Quote from: WarthurVARIANTS:
- Empire of the Petal Throne. I saw it going cheap on E-Bay and decided to grab it.
- D20 Modern. Again, in the Mongoose pocket rulebook format.
- Castles and Crusades quickstart rules, picked up from my FLGS on Free RPG Day.
- True20, which I still intend to use for something.
Good point. I forgot about D&D variants. I have the original Empire of the Petal Throne boxed set (one of the jewels of my collection) and True 20. I also have Blue Rose, but that is mostly because at the time I bought it I was interested in True 20 and Green Ronin seemed unlikely to publish a generic version.
TGA
Quote from: The Good AssyrianI also have Blue Rose, but that is mostly because at the time I bought it I was interested in True 20 and Green Ronin seemed unlikely to publish a generic version.
I also forgot I have the True 20 pdf when it was offered for free. So 4.
Quote from: James J SkachAgain, in shame, I must admit that I'm pretty sure I got rid of all of my old back issues of dragon when I moved eleven and half years ago, when I wasn't gaming and didn't think I would again...
I've been carrying my 75 lb Dragon filled rubbermaid container around for years.
Basic D&D and Expert D&D.
Some smattering of AD&D (PHB and the DMG/MM and other books are around somewhere).
PHB and DMG AD&D 2nd.
PHB, DMG, MM and some misc modules/magazines for D&D 3.5 (A box of the players kit, and both starter boxes, blue and black dragon)
Basic I got as a kid for my birthday. Was in 5th grade? Expert I went and blew all my birthday money, savings, and whatever I could scrape together on as soon as we topped 3rd level a few days later. We were the very definition of monty haul, though we did all start off at 0 level.
AD&D because thats what all the cool kids were doing, 2nd because TSR said so... note I got out of the hobby about then.
3.5 because my kids got hooked, mainly through minis. Now, sometimes, it's all I can do to get a night to myself. The only things that trumps it is a football game, football/taekwondo/knights practice or homework.
Edit: Oh yea, I've got the true20 pdf as well, and the true sourcery supplement.
Variants: True20, Castles & Crusades, Iron Heroes and one or two others I may have forgotten about.
Well, right now I have the Rules Cyclopedia, the Core 3.5 books, and a hodgepodge of sourcebooks and adventures split between 1e and 3/3.5. Had Iron Heroes and some of Monte's other variant stuff--didn't quite do it for me, so it was traded.
Variants: True 20, C&C, F20 (http://flyingmice.com/chine.html) and a host of free, light d20 variants.
I don't have OD&D, but otherwise, I have some books from every other edition. I only have a Player's Handbook and Unearthed Arcana from 3.5 though.
Moldvay, RC, 2nd, 3rd. 1st edition was just before me and I never saw the point in going to 3.5, I could work around it just fine.
Holmes Basic boxed set - Bought when I was 9. Mind-blowing.
AD&D - Had to make the jump to the hardback books full of cool shit.
Moldvay Basic/Expert - Picked up later out of curiosity. Looking back, should have played this version all along.
2nd Edition - Seemed the thing to do at the time.
3E - Bought, played a couple times, not by cuppa tea.
C&C - Thought it would be the perfect solution for my old-school feel, rationalized mechanics needs. Disappointing.
4E? - Looks like it will be a full-court gamist break from the old rules, so I'll probably give it a try.
Eager to try: True20. Looks like it may be the system I've been looking for.
I have the BECMI+RC series and a 1st Ed DMG. I also have 3.5 and a robust collection of supplements.
d20/OGL-wise I have Iron Heroes, Call of Cthulhu, d20 Modern and C&C. I'll be dumping the last two soon.
I had a 2nd edition PHB and DMG but dumped them a while ago.
I've got the red-boxed Basic set, the Rules Cyclopedia (My personal favourite) and 2nd edition. Never felt the urge to pick up anything more recent and my groups have been happy enough with the earlier versions.
Expert set (no, I don't have the basic set to go with it... a friend had that one), 1e, 2e, 3e.
I never felt like it was warranted to get rid of my older stuff because there was always something that didn't get carried forward that I liked better in the older editions. Though I felt 3e rules were superior, I came to see in retrospect that 1e was marked by great adventures and 2e by great settings. Some little tidbits that got dropped by later authors still appeal to me. For example, I still use the 2e World Builder's Guide, and many creatures from 1e I prefer in their original form and I often make little tweaks to make creatures like their former selves (like giving demons and slaadi psionics.)
- My mom bought me the Holmes D&D--blue box/red dragon--when I was in 5th grade. I'm certain she's regretted ever since. :)
- 1st Ed.
- The Arduin Grimoire
- DragonFist
- D&D Basic
- 3.0 & 3.5
- Grim Tales
- Various D20 miscellanea
I skipped right over 2nd edition. I wasn't into high fantasy when it was out, though I did download DragonFist when it was free, as I was all about the martial arts fantasy.
I have other Arduin stuff that I don't count in the list, because it's really a separate game. I played for years and years and years, though, with just the three main AD&D books and the first three Arduin books.
So I guess I just have two editions and some variant stuff.
I'm not really sure why I have all of it. I guess I never throw anything out. Those Arduin books have limitless sentimental value.
3 and a half: Basic, 1st Ed. AD&D, 2nd Ed. AD&D and C&C (the "half" part of my collection).
Why? The 1st Ed. stuff I got free. The 2nd Ed. stuff was used heavily. Basic (via the RC) I got through used bookstores for a song but haven't been used - purchased them more for the "what if" value than anything. C&C I got cause I could, and it looks pretty dang good; may even play it one day.
Rules-wise I own all incarnations since OD&D except for Holmes, Mentzer, and 3.5.
I started with B/X, played the shit out of 1E, got 2E only because they were using it in that cool online game on the then new-fangled internet, played quite a bit of 3.0, ignored 3.5, and finally got a White Box for a very fair price.
I have
Mentzer: Basic to Immortals sets.
The Rules Cyclopedia
1E Core books plus a ton of modules
2E Most of the published books.
and I sold my 3E when 3.5 came out.
I am keeping an open mind for 4E, but with no Dragon for previews it may get skipped altogether since I don't actually need to buy anymore RPG stuff.
I just have 3rd edition now although I have played 1st and 2nd edition as well. It's one of those deals where I wanted to clear stuff out and sold them. Way later in life, I picked 3rd edition on a whim and I held off buying 3.5. In other words, no exciting or funny story behind it.
I own (in order of purchase):
OD&D;
The four OD&D Supplements (the splat books of their day :));
AD&D;
Basic: Rules Cyclopedia; and
AD&D 2nd Edition.
Have looked at D&D 3.5 Edition and discussed it with regular players of it, but do not own or play.
Why? Started with OD&D circa 1976-77, bought Advanced well because it was advanced, not basic, it wasn't restricted to level 3, and the MM came out before basic so we were already "locked in."
Got the Rules Cyclopedia because of all the good things I'd heard about it and really liked the take on gaming of its proponents. I picked up 2ed because it was cheap, and wanted to see what all the dislike was about. Didn't think it was bad at all, the format and layout were painful, but otherwise didn't seem so different from 1st edition.
I own Basic/Rules Cyclopedia and 3.0. I've got the Basic/RC because its my favorite version of D&D to play. I'm not really sure why I have the 3.0 books. I always thought I'd eventually like them better than I did, but they mostly just collect dust now. I guess I just hang on to them so I can have a semi-recent version of the game around for whatever reason. :shrug:
Well, I've owned them all. These are the ones that I currently have on my shelf and the reason why they haven't been sold or traded like most of my RPG books.
-AD&D 1st ed. Nostalgia. Seriously I have little use for these books anymore, but I just had so many good play years with so many good people I just can't seem to part with them.
-Moldvay/Cook Basic & Expert. A mix of Nostalgia and a hope that I will one day be able to run a campaign using these much loved rules. Whenever I write D&D or run a one shot I use these rules.
-RC. Sort of a supplement to my basic set. I really don't care for the RC much, too many goofy rules and such that overcomplicate the beautiful Basic and Expert set. Still, there are a few little tidbits that are handy to have, so for now I still keep it handy.
-3.5. Because this is what my group plays. Now that 4th ed is coming out I'll probably sell off my mint DMG and MM
Will I buy 4th ed? Sure. If I GM, I'll be using Basic anyway...if I'm playing I'm going to play whatever the GM wants to run, and I'm sure 99 times out of 100 that is going to be the current edition of the game.
I think WotC is making some seriously flawed decisions with this new version, and my predictions in the RPG industry have been eerily correct over the years...but I could be wrong. We'll see.
I own the OCE version of Original D&D, a compilation created from the PDFs of OD&D and the supplements (except for Swords and Spells and the parts of Blackmoor I don't intend to ever use), the Holmes Basic set, Moldvay/Cook B/X, the Mentzer Basic through Master boxed sets, the Rules Cyclopedia, AD&D 1 (about 8 books for that), AD&D 2 (the three main books, Tome of Magic and the Outer Planes Appendix), D&D 3.0 (main books and the class splat books, Manual of the Planes and one other), D&D 3.5 (main core books, the book about Aberrations and one other whose name escapes me at the moment). I also own Castles & Crusades and have a copy of Labyrinth Lord on the way. (that was a freebie; I helped with looking it over).
Allen
The last set I owned was AD&D (Player's Handbook, GM Guide, Monsters, Deities & Demigods). Got rid of them a long time ago, though.
However, I did keep my original Deities & Demigods. It's the one that includes the Cthulhu Mythos and the Moorcock deities. I think. Anyway, the ones that were removed in later printings.
I got rid of all mine a month ago. Freed up a whole shelf for stuff I got from GenCon. :D
-clash
Let's see -
I started with the Mentzer Basic Red Box and got the Expert Blue Box not much later.
We decided to make the move to AD&D right around the time 2nd edition was coming out, so we ended up with a weird mix of 1st and 2nd ed. books: from this period I have a full "core" set of 2nd ed. books and bits and pieces of 1st ed. I also picked up the RC when it came out.
I had just started a new, 2nd ed. game when 3rd ed. was coming out, so I never got any of the 3.0 books, but when 3.5 came out I decided to give it a try and picked up a core set.
And I just got the Moldvay B/X books for fun.
So, depending how you count them, I have around 4 separate editions. And, at this point, I'd be happy to play any of them except for 2nd ed.
Original (in electronic format only) pamphlets.
Holmes basic.
Moldvay/Cook BE.
Mentzer BECMI.
RC.
1st ed.
2nd ed with some of the splat books.
3rd ed.
So at least 8.
OD&D Collector's Edition box (snagged from a dusty shelf during a game store sale) + supplements in pdf form
Moldvay/Cook D&D (I like to believe Mentzer never happened)
Rules Cyclopedia
1e AD&D; all books save Greyhawk, DL hardcovers
2e AD&D; core books, early monstrous compendiums and splats, Player's Option, Core Rules 2.0 + expansion CD
My favorite editions are the Moldvay basic/expert and 1e AD&D. They're still my go-to fantasy games as I'm comfortable enough with them to tweak to my heart's desire, though I do enjoy other systems from time to time (RoleMaster 2nd especially).
As for the other editions I own, OD&D is basically for the collectible aspect, as well as a fun reminder of the roots of our hobby. Rules Cyclopedia is great for reference, though I don't use many of Mentzer's additions. We played a lot of 2e in high school, but everything got too top-heavy, and I really like the tone and feel of vanilla 1e much better.
3e lost me from the start; after reading a friend's Player's Handbook, I decided it wasn't for me and stuck with my old games. I have an admiration for 3.0 and 3.5 as well-designed systems, they just don't awake that "gotta play" feeling in me. What I've read of 4e makes it clear that I'm definitely not the target market.
(EDIT again: I have a reprint of EPT as well, which as has been mentioned upthread is pretty much OD&D, only better organized. I've never played it, though.)
Two; a 1978 third edition of the D&D rules and first ed. AD&D.
Quote from: flyingmiceI got rid of all mine a month ago. Freed up a whole shelf for stuff I got from GenCon. :D
You inhuman monster!
Quote from: jrientsYou inhuman monster!
Jeff - I'm never going to run D&D again, and I gave the books away to the kids in my gaming group, so if they want to run it they can run it, and I'll be a player. If I want to run vanilla fantasy, I have FtA! and Iron Gauntlets to keep me warm at night. Besides that I have Roma Imperious, Pendragon, Book of Jalan, and Blood Games II (Ancient setting) to cover anything non-vanilla.
Besides, I have no nostalgia quotient, and that keeps me able to get rid of impedimentia. I got rid of 20 years of Dragon magazine some years ago by dumping them in the dumpster. Freed up whole bookcases for games I am going to actually play. :D
-clash
Quote from: flyingmiceBesides, I have no nostalgia quotient, and that keeps me able to get rid of impedimentia. I got rid of 20 years of Dragon magazine some years ago by dumping them in the dumpster. Freed up whole bookcases for games I am going to actually play. :D
-clash
Clash,
A Dumpster??!!???
Are you nuts? You could have sold those to a place like HALF-PRICE books. With the bucks you might have gotten from them you could have purchased at least two fast food meals.
At HALF-PRICE Books some other gamer might discover those magazine, buy them and enjoy them.
- Ed C.
Quote from: flyingmiceI gave the books away to the kids in my gaming group, so if they want to run it they can run it, and I'll be a player.
I got no beef with that.
Quote from: KoltarClash,
A Dumpster??!!???
Are you nuts? You could have sold those to a place like HALF-PRICE books. With the bucks you might have gotten from them you could have purchased at least two fast food meals.
At HALF-PRICE Books some other gamer might discover those magazine, buy them and enjoy them.
- Ed C.
Lord, Ed, I'm not poor. I don't care about the money. The "other gamers might buy them" thing is more to the point, but I thought about it and still don't regret the dumping. There's plenty of these things on the market, and they'll find someone else's mags.
Jeff - I'm cool with playing any D&D. It's just not in me to run it any more. 20 years was enough.
-clash
let's see, in rough order of acquisition:
moldvay B/E d&d: started with that, around '82.
ad&d 1st: moved to a different town and that's what they were playing. later got the UA & other survival guides, but didn't care for 'em. stopped playing d&d & switched to traveller :D
3.0: PH comes out, looks interesting. roughly the same time S&S's creature collection hits the shelves. strangely, the combination sucks me in. end up getting stuff like dragonstar, CoC d20, skull & bones, dragon lords of melnibone, maybe a few other d20 stuff (which i'd consider "variants"). then shocked when suddenly arrives--
3.5: our small group wanted to stay "up to date" for some inane reason (things were going fine as they were), so got the core again, and a few more supplements. once they introduced the new actions i felt a strange M:tG flashback and quit. did get both the warcraft and WoW lines (all of the former, only core & more magic for the latter) tho.
during my 3.5 period i found the companion set and RC on ebay, more for nostalgia than anything. if i had to run something again i'd probably just use moldvay, just to dust it off again.
probably won't have any money for 4E, since (maybe) BRP will be out, and new traveller, and there's still a bunch of MRQ books i want :haw:
About Holmes D&D: this is essentially a kind of Basic AD&D, yes? OD&D without the supplements and only going to 2nd or 3rd level? If so, is there a reason to look into it? IIRC the art is better than in B/X, but that's about it?
My D&D versions so far:
AD&D 1st
BECM(I pending, does pdf count?)
Palladium Fantasy
Black Box Basic
RC+WotI
AD&D 2nd
D&D 3.5
D&D Boardgame (parker)
Pierce: I'm no expert on Holmes, but off the top of my head the initiative rules are Dex-based, you can make scrolls from level 1 providing you hand the time and money, the monster selection is different, and the sample dungeon is intriguing. IMHO there's not eneough difference between Holmes, Moldvay, and Mentzer to justify tracking down all three unless you're a collector or some sort of obsessive D&D freakazoid. For the record, I consider myself in the latter category moreso than the former.
Quote from: jrientsFor the record, I consider myself in the latter category moreso than the former.
Me too. This would not be so bad, but I'm also a pristine-box fetishist. Sigh.
Quote from: Pierce InverarityAbout Holmes D&D: this is essentially a kind of Basic AD&D, yes? OD&D without the supplements and only going to 2nd or 3rd level? If so, is there a reason to look into it? IIRC the art is better than in B/X, but that's about it?
Simpler than the Moldvay basic edition, in that the rules are lighter. Yet, strangely, much harder to follow.
Quote from: CabSimpler than the Moldvay basic edition, in that the rules are lighter. Yet, strangely, much harder to follow.
That's two strikes, AFAIAC.
I do like the dragon on the cover.
Quote from: grubman-AD&D 1st ed. Nostalgia. Seriously I have little use for these books anymore, but I just had so many good play years with so many good people I just can't seem to part with them.
-Moldvay/Cook Basic & Expert. A mix of Nostalgia and a hope that I will one day be able to run a campaign using these much loved rules. Whenever I write D&D or run a one shot I use these rules.
-RC. Sort of a supplement to my basic set. I really don't care for the RC much, too many goofy rules and such that overcomplicate the beautiful Basic and Expert set. Still, there are a few little tidbits that are handy to have, so for now I still keep it handy.
-3.5. Because this is what my group plays. Now that 4th ed is coming out I'll probably sell off my mint DMG and MM
I should've just waited and copied grubman's post.
3.5 is it so far. I started fairly recently. Also, I saved moneys by mooching supplements (I know... I'm despicable) so I'm not all bemoaning the new set of core books for 4.
Most folks I know got into it in 3.5 and somehow own just about every supplement. These folks seem more likely to stick with 3.5 for DnD and (surprisingly) pick up a bunch of third party stuff knowing that their income isn't set aside for new WotC releases. It's crazy.
Quote from: GunslingerI should've just waited and copied grubman's post.
But...but...wait...wouldn't that mean grubman would have been posting to a thread that wasn't even there...?! :eek:
My D&D purchase history has rarely made any sense:
* My first D&D purchase was the Moldvay Expert set, because I was 6 or 7 and didn't grasp the concept.
* My next purchase was Moldvay Basic, but it was for a friend's birthday present (although primarily so I could play it, LOL).
* I later went back and bought the Metzner Basic, and used it in conjunction with my Moldvay Expert set.
* At some point, I purchased the AD&D 1e Monster Manual I, II, and Fiend Folio along with some modules. Up until a month ago, I never owned the 1e Player's Handbook or DMG (which I bought for nostalgia's sake).
* When I actually got into AD&D, 2e was already out. I used the 2e Player's Handbook with the 1e Monster Manuals. I never did buy a DMG (the 2e one looked useless to me) or a 2e Monstrous Compendium (I didn't like the loose-leaf pages). Once again, I've only recently purchased the 2e DMG and Monstrous Manual for collecting purposes.
* At some point, I bought the Red&Black box set for a reason that I no longer recall, and switched to playing that for a while.
* Several years ago I bought the Rules Compendium book out of nostalgia.
* I played in a D&D 3 campaign for a couple of years, but never bought a book because I didn't care for the new "feel" of the game.
Now, my Moldvay and Metzner books died a long time ago as the victims of excessive usage. And I don't have a clue what happened to the red/black box set.
So all I have now are: RC, AD&D1, and AD&D2. And my answer to 3e, C&C; though lately I've found myself writing yet another D&D heartbreaker set of homebrew rules for some reason - likely my distaste of the direction 4e is taking.
Quote from: KenHRBut...but...wait...wouldn't that mean grubman would have been posting to a thread that wasn't even there...?! :eek:
wha...
brain...hurts
that's one crazy tale there, jgants :eyecrazy:
Quote from: jgants* At some point, I purchased the AD&D 1e Monster Manual I, II, and Fiend Folio
The Monster Manual was the first AD&D book I purchased too. My sister and I went through and changed all the stats to be compatable with Basic /Expert. At the time $12 was a huge purchase for us (we each chipped in $6) so buying all the AD&D books was totally out of the question.
Seriously, that first year of playing was the best! Whenever I get to play D&D with my sister again (rare as it may be these days) it feels the same, so I know it's not just Nastolgia. She is really the only totally like minded gamer I've ever met...to bad she sort of "grew out" of the "hobby" some time ago.:(
I've a Basic Set (Mentzer), and the Expert, Companion, and Master rules books.
That's it.
Ya know, come to think of it, MM was my first AD&D purchase as well. We were playing Basic, played through B1 and had made some of our own dungeons. Looking to expand horizons, I bought these Monster and Treasure tables - wait, those were actually my first AD&D purchase - and they referenced monsters that were unfamiliar. So I went back to the hobby store a couple of weeks later and, lo and behold, there's this book...with monsters....and I was hooked. I think I bought the PHB like 9 hours later...
Quote from: James J SkachI think I bought the PHB like 9 hours later...
I didn't start playing AD&D for about a year and a half after that. Didn't have the money and didn't see the need. I eventually started playing when I went to High School....mostly because the D&D club my sister started played AD&D...besides, you could play a Gnome with AD&D :) This was the first time I played with anyone else besides my sister.
Tangentially,
a) the Fiend Folio rocked;
b) Jeff posted a link to a wonderful MM on his blog:
http://www.umop.com/beings/index.htm
It doesn't get more 1E.
My favorites at first glance: Room, Animated; Kender(!); Ytibbrikee. But they're all good.
Brown Box D&D.
I have the original 3 volumes of AD&D, but only cribbed a few things.