D&D

[jyaku]

who played/plays Dungeons and Dragons. what was your favorite edition, class. where you a player or DM, if you where DM did you follow the DM guide word for word or make up your own rules?

[Hasbinbad]

/nerd on

It's all about AD&D 2nd Edition.

Fuck d20 wotc fags.

/nerd off

[jyaku]

the first time i played was with 2nd ed. the AC confused the hell out of me. once 3rd came out it was alot easyer, played that all the way through. 4th ed i'm not too sure about.

[Rhalous]

I agree with Hasbin about 2nd edition being awesome, but mostly for nostalgic reasons. Personally, I think 3.5E was the best ruleset and it is what I play maybe once a year or so when the old crew gets together. Once we started playing with a grid map and were able to obide by all the movement rules, DnD really took on a strategic feel.

Even before we played with a grid map, we followed the rulebook to the letter. Part of the fun of doing this was making compelling arguements to the DM about how the rules were written. We would sometimes spend an hour argueing about how one sentence was written in the PHB or DMG. The DM was always the last word on a ruling, but he would be willing to hear out your side before he made a decision.

I have played all core classes, but a wizard generalist is my favorite. A well played wizard can do things in DnD that will surprise not only the players, but the DM, too. Having a complete arcane spell list to pick from allows you to affect the game world in ways no other class can.

[dallammarr]

Got my start in AD&D 2nd ed. Played with 3/3.5, I still have all my 2nd and 3rd ed books. I also have a 1st ed DND monter manual written and illustrated by Gary Gygax (RIP)

[jyaku]

i mostly always played a monk, tho last time i played i was a dwarven cleric who ended up with a pet mountain goat cause it saved it's life from our group necromancer. we never bothered with the grid map. what was the highest level you ever got a character to, starting from level 1?

[mgellan]

DMing a game of Everquest RPG (D20 based) on Friday night :)

Regards,
Mg

[Toony]

Late to the party but starting to work my way back through the 3.5 stuff. Wish I'd started sooner, but better late than never.

MMO's have barely scratched the surface of what the D&D universe has to offer.

[Cogwell]

/nerd on

It's all about AD&D 2nd Edition.

Fuck d20 wotc fags.

/nerd off

I think its like textbooks. The market is flooded, so you put out a new edition so people will have to purchase new books.

That being said, I played 2nd edition back in middle and high school, and I remember looking at the 3rd edition long after I stopped playing, and it looked retarded. Full-retard retarded.

[Bumamgar]

Played/DMed all editions. I am usually the DM. Currently running a weekly 4e campaign going through my personal conversions of the 1st edition ToEE/Against the Giants/Queen of the Demonweb pits campaign arcs.

With prior editions I would leverage house rules a bit. So far with 4e haven't really needed to house rule much. Of course, playing via Fantasy Grounds with all participants remote, it tends to be easier to stick to the rules as written.

Favorite edition? The jury is still out on that. I have fond memories of 1st edition, and certainly have a strong liking for 1st edition modules. However, 2nd edition provided a strong cleanup to the game, and 3.5 edition allowed for some extremely interesting and custom character builds. 4e has a much stronger tactical aspect and provides more balanced parties and easier prep, which I like as a DM.

[Qaedain]

I prefer Paizo Games' Pathfinder system. It's a highly refined version of D&D 3.5 that excises a lot of the dumb shit from D&D. For example:

Grappling is easier to deal with.
Bards are useful.
The base classes are enticing enough to avoid prestige classes.
Caster classes are much easier to play.

And so on. It's basically D&D 3.5 that's been edited to remove unnecessary complication, things that don't make any sense and implement more logical choices/progression for classes and whatnot. I highly recommend it.

[Hasbinbad]

AD&D Fiend Folio imo.

http://robertsongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/FiendFolioCover.jpg

TSR > WotC

[dallammarr]

AD&D Fiend Folio imo.

http://robertsongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/FiendFolioCover.jpg

TSR > WotC

I used to own one of those, a neighbor asked to borrow it about 10 years ago and i never saw it again...to that neighbor FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!

[dallammarr]

http://www.broncosaurusrex.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/-11982205118736460.jpg

I still have 2 of these. agreed TSR > WOTC

[Humerox]

I was an old-school D&D player...started around 1975. Loved the table sessions we used to have...sometimes they'd go on for days, lol.

I eventually came to prefer Rolemaster (http://www.ironcrown.com/index.php?page=igames/IntroRM), though. Pretty tight game released by ICE.

[Reiker]

nerds

[Humerox]

Ran across something pretty interesting. It's an online hosting of tabletop games called:

SceneGrinder (http://www.scenegrinder.com/page/faq)

From the FAQ:

What games can SceneGrinder handle?

Dungeons and Dragons®, Advanced or otherwise, Hero System®, d20®, Pathfinder®, Risus, Microlite20... pretty much anything there's a template for. You can create your own templates or borrow and adapt templates from other members who published theirs.

Virtual tabletop games. Why didn't I think of that?

[fugazi]

Played D&D from 2nd edition through to 4th. I'm not fond of 4th edition, as it feels like playing a computer game instead of a big open rpg with endless possibilities. I love 3.5 as it gives you so much room, but at the same time that same room can easily destroy the game. More characters than I wish to recall were simple game-ruiners, some designed by me whose effectiveness even surprised me.

I've dm'ed, I've played and I've done dungeon crawling with huge ass grids drawn out on maps and plastic boards and even with miniature walls, doors and other random dungeon crap. I also played with guys who didn't and honest to god, D&D without grid maps is less fun. I don't mind skipping mindless dungeon crawls and sticking to RPG and RP combat encounters, but from time to time a dungeoncrawl is cool as its a team effort. Just like with EQ :)

I'd love to try out Rolemaster though. My cousin has the Lord of the Ring books from way back and it all seems so overwhelmingly awesome.

<3 nerds

[Mournblade]

http://www.electronicbookreview.com/ebressays/firstperson/original/3.2.menandmagic.jpg

Here's my first DnD sourcebook. I loved every edition because I love the game. Guess I played the most 2nd Edition overall though. That was my heyday as a player (seldom was a DM)

[ShadowWulf]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs173.snc4/38012_142854145747943_100000700761364_256768_19275 00_n.jpg

My mouse pad.

[Qaedain]

Ran across something pretty interesting. It's an online hosting of tabletop games called:

SceneGrinder (http://www.scenegrinder.com/page/faq)

From the FAQ:

What games can SceneGrinder handle?

Dungeons and Dragons®, Advanced or otherwise, Hero System®, d20®, Pathfinder®, Risus, Microlite20... pretty much anything there's a template for. You can create your own templates or borrow and adapt templates from other members who published theirs.

Virtual tabletop games. Why didn't I think of that?

I've been playing through FantasyGrounds, but this... Wow. This is awesome.

[Aarone]

AD&D Fiend Folio imo.

http://robertsongames.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/FiendFolioCover.jpg

TSR > WotC

Amen.

Started in the way back, prob. c1976, so that's first ed (though not the reaaaal way back). I do recall the "change" to Advanced D&D hitting sometime early in High School for me, that must have been about '80 or '81.

Personally fond of the 2nd Ed. ruleset, myself; I enjoyed both 3rd Ed and 3.5 Ed., but gave up trying to keep up on the game after that point. On the occasions when I do sometimes still play with the "old gang" we use the 3.5 Ed as a base.

Ran many a campaign as a DM, and played a Fighter & Druid as a part of a really epic campaign that took a group of us "nerd-buds" through the high school and college years - an common experience, no doubt ;) By the end of it all, we'd worked out a pretty involved set of "House Rules" that used the D&D rules as a base, incorporated the Arms Law/Claw Law/Spell Law ruleset from Iron Crown Enterprises, and then threw in a healthy dose of GURPS for flavor.

Truth be told, over the years, I think I've come to favor GURPS over all, for flexibility/customization reasons. But, in truth, I haven't tabletopped regularly for at least the last 10 years.

Hasbin, your FF pic inspires; this is for you:

http://www.project1999.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=208

and because there ain't no cheesy cartoon porn like cheesy D&D cartoon porn:

http://www.project1999.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=209

[Reiker]

Ran across something pretty interesting. It's an online hosting of tabletop games called:

SceneGrinder (http://www.scenegrinder.com/page/faq)

From the FAQ:

What games can SceneGrinder handle?

Dungeons and Dragons®, Advanced or otherwise, Hero System®, d20®, Pathfinder®, Risus, Microlite20... pretty much anything there's a template for. You can create your own templates or borrow and adapt templates from other members who published theirs.

Virtual tabletop games. Why didn't I think of that?

Didn't check out SceneGrinder yet. But it must be relatively new because some friends and I used to run games over the internet using some D&D program I can't remember the name of (think it was fairly popular so someone probably knows it). You could create grid maps and all kinds of cool stuff; in a way it was easier than doing it traditionally.

Haven't played a non-online game in years since everyone I knew who liked to play all moved to weird places. Like Canada. Fucking Canada.

[Hasbinbad]

http://www.project1999.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=208
Backatchya sexy!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SniTwfm5BwE/SwGd0PlyWMI/AAAAAAAABz8/_bVkjYcR3XU/s1600/Forgotten+Realms+v1+campaign+set.jpg

[RKromwell]

I love 2nd edition AD&D. Played it for close to fifteen years between the army and at home. When 3rd came out I got pissed. I lost my gaming group over the years and a buddy sucked me in the last year or so. Started playing 3.5, it isn't bad but there is a lot that I don't like.

[Trimm]

NERDS

[Hasbinbad]

NERDS
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e64/zacpope/nerds.gif

[Aarone]

Backatchya sexy!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SniTwfm5BwE/SwGd0PlyWMI/AAAAAAAABz8/_bVkjYcR3XU/s1600/Forgotten+Realms+v1+campaign+set.jpg

http://www.project1999.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=211

NERDS

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e64/zacpope/nerds.gif

http://www.project1999.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=212

(not that that has anything to do with anything - it popped up on the Tomb of Horrors search, and I just thought it was funny as hell)

[Humwawa]

It's all about AD&D 2nd Edition.

2.5 was so massive, it was virtually unplayable. Which is what I loved about it.

I'd spend days making a character, get too drunk while playing and forget all about it. That's the sum of my D&D experience - I'd rather make a character than play one.

[Flicka]

We played v.2 & 3. Character sheets, lots of books, dice, some figurines. Hi I loved painting those precious little things and keep my blue dragon in my kitchen window still.

Hubby & I actually met on the way to a D&D game :D Mutual friend of ours picked me up then swung by to get him. He looked over his shoulder with a speculative gleam in his eye and he's been my DM ever since, lol. I'm the only cleric I know of that had a pet shoulder dragon :D

I played a healer of course. Our parties varied in size from 4 to 12 people depending on who wanted to party. We had a friend who didn't play but was our bard and would sit in the background playing his guitar, lol. Another friend (RIP) who had a little man's complex, he always played a guy who's ride was an ogre and did the most outrageous chit creating more adventure on his own we could often handle.

I learned quickly don't ask for wishes, you'd get them instantly, behind every bush! But wording those wishes took FOREVER and he'd fork us every time. Fireballs in dungeons are bad. Approach water with caution. Stealing dice and lighters was acceptable. Leaving the table setup to play for weeks was the norm.

We've still got our books & dice tho we haven't played in years now, everyone scattered to the winds over the years. I miss the fun and companionship of those house parties, we had a blast.

Great thread!

[Pudding420]

Dabbled in first edition ..... Played 2nd HEAVY took a break and came back to 3.0 a few years back.

[Aarone]

I learned quickly don't ask for wishes, you'd get them instantly, behind every bush! But wording those wishes took FOREVER and he'd fork us every time. Fireballs in dungeons are bad. Approach water with caution. Stealing dice and lighters was acceptable. Leaving the table setup to play for weeks was the norm.

We've still got our books & dice tho we haven't played in years now, everyone scattered to the winds over the years. I miss the fun and companionship of those house parties, we had a blast.

Great thread!

Nailed it Flicka!! :D:D:D

http://www.project1999.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=213

Of course, it was really about collecting stacks of books and bags of dice. I kept mine (dozens of them, of course) in an old Crown Royal bag, and it's still kicking around the house, somewhere.

And maps - definitely all about the maps. A friend of mine (the DM in my playing adventures) had a mad talent for cartography, and was hand drawing professional caliber stuff for years.

Ahh, I'm getting all warm and glowwy - although that could be the expresso. :rolleyes:

[Flicka]

:D I'm convinced that's why god CREATED crown royal bags? and cut glass candy dishes for dice! {{{my precious!}}}

[Dominick]

I played AD&D and basic starting way back, quit when @nd came out, came back for 3rd, and played LG and now LFR. I also play Pathfinder RPG.

It is all D&D.

I organize conventions in Florida, for campaign play.

[azeth]

i kept my stones for M:TG counters in a ceramic turtle ashtray


i keep my we*d/accessories in a crown royal bag :)



..... i replace the crown royal bag biweekly :P

[redghosthunter]

Played/GM'd Ad&d. Campaigned in Ravenloft. Read many Dragonlance/Forgotten Reams, Ravenloft books. In my off game time... I've started rereading the classics, www.rasalvatore.com/ stuff in FR.

Fav villain - Loren Soth, DL
Fav hero - Drizzt Do'Urden, FR

[Aarone]

i keep my we*d/accessories in a crown royal bag :)



..... i replace the crown royal bag biweekly :P

Also time-honored traditions!

[OngorDrakan]

I want to play but don't know where to start.

[dallammarr]

Courtesy of Steven Lynch: http://comedians.jokes.com/stephen-lynch/videos/stephen-lynch---d-d

i got my twelve sided die and im ready to roll with a wizard and my goblin crew,
my friends are comin over to my moms basement bringin funyuns and the mountain dew,
i got a big broad sword made out of cardboard and that stereo's a-pumpin zeppelin,
its that time of the night we turn on the black light let the dungeons and the dragons begin,
it's d&d!
fighting with the legends of yore.
it's d&d!
never kissed lady before (nope).
now the lord of the rings the dark crystal and things,
we use these as a reference tool,
and when we put on our cloaks and tell warlock jokes we're the coolest kids in the school...

no we're not
i know

now tiche's a real bastard but a fair dungeon master,
he's got hit points and charisma to lend,
i rehearse in my room or what i call the dragons tomb when im not im with my girlfriend,
its d&d...wait...

youve got a girlfriend?
yeah. yeah...no.

its d&d!
warriors that terrify.
its d&d!
virgins til the day we...

1,2,3,4!

die!

[Aarone]

i got my twelve sided die and im ready to roll with a wizard and my goblin crew,
my friends are comin over to my moms basement bringin funyuns and the mountain dew,
i got a big broad sword made out of cardboard and that stereo's a-pumpin zeppelin,
its that time of the night we turn on the black light let the dungeons and the dragons begin,
it's d&d!
fighting with the legends of yore.
it's d&d!
never kissed lady before (nope).
now the lord of the rings the dark crystal and things,
we use these as a reference tool,
and when we put on our cloaks and tell warlock jokes we're the coolest kids in the school...

no we're not
i know

now tiche's a real bastard but a fair dungeon master,
he's got hit points and charisma to lend,
i rehearse in my room or what i call the dragons tomb when im not im with my girlfriend,
its d&d...wait...

youve got a girlfriend?
yeah. yeah...no.

its d&d!
warriors that terrify.
its d&d!
virgins til the day we...

1,2,3,4!

die!

http://www.project1999.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=17&pictureid=216

[guineapig]

I kept mine (dozens of them, of course) in an old Crown Royal bag, and it's still kicking around the house, somewhere.


WTF? Was there a memo that went out at some point? Why did we all do this?

:D:D:D

I don't even think I've ever had Crown Royal but my old dice are still in a CR bag. I don't even know where it came from. :p

[jyaku]

i was handed down my dice from my cousin who played 1st ed. they where in a red bag but it was close to a CR bag.

[Aarone]

WTF? Was there a memo that went out at some point? Why did we all do this?

:D:D:D

I don't even think I've ever had Crown Royal but my old dice are still in a CR bag. I don't even know where it came from. :p

Dice Bags Galore (http://hotpinkjoysticks.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/dice-bags-galore/) (and yes, there's a Crown Royal bag)

[Vanech]

DM'd 1st & 2nd, played mostly 2nd in forgotten realms, dragonlance and ravenloft, as well as a little dark sun.

My co-worker is trying to get me to play 3.5 under the Eberon setting (w/ the war-forged and whatnot) I'm really rusty and don't even have a single die anymore, but the lure of geekdom has been calling strong lately.

I had a CR bag at one point too...

[jyaku]

the only thing i liked about ebberon was thw war-forged.

[Hasbinbad]

I wore out several crown royal bags..

Finally broke down and spent the $40 for a superdope leather belt pouch at the ren faire one year.. God I was the king of all dorks (in my ten block area).

[sleepingwolf]

Just happened to play last night. :) Like Mournblade I started with those 3 pamphlet books, bought a basic set in 1978 then AD&D up until 3rd edition came out. I was never a fan of second but I stole bits and pieces of it. I still have full collections of each edition up to 4th including modules. :p
We're playing 4th right now but I also prefer Pathfinder, I don't DM anymore so don't have much say in what rule set we use, besides, at this stage, 40+, it's more about the gathering than anything else.

[jyaku]

i know there was a book made demi lich, i don't remember her first name tho i know it began with an A. a buddy of mine called her "asscrack the demi bitch" in game

[Humwawa]

Acererak.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Horrors

It was a dude!

[jyaku]

huh, always thought the name sounded female

[Straif]

Something I noticed about D&D today is that it's marketed much the same way a lot of MMO's are: Easy Mode.

A lot of people stray away from the custom route. I miss the DM's who would build entire worlds behind their campaigns.
I also can't find unique miniatures anywhere. Everything's pre-painted and what not.

Ultimately though I just wish I could find some place to play :(

[jyaku]

i always make up my own worlds, storys, dungeons and weaponry.

[Mournblade]

I also can't find unique miniatures anywhere. Everything's pre-painted and what not.

http://www.ironwindmetals.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=47

Not the same as it used to be, but its still better than the pre-painted crap.

[Hasbinbad]

^ Ral Partha.

Fuck everything else.

I still remember spending hours on his shit with my little model paints lol.

[Hasbinbad]

http://www.dndlead.com/Ral-Partha/Ral-Partha.htm
This is what you want.
EBay is your best bet to get it prolly.

[Phallax]

Something I noticed about D&D today is that it's marketed much the same way a lot of MMO's are: Easy Mode.

A lot of people stray away from the custom route. I miss the DM's who would build entire worlds behind their campaigns.
I also can't find unique miniatures anywhere. Everything's pre-painted and what not.

Ultimately though I just wish I could find some place to play :(

Agree, the DMs that created thier owns worlds, items, monsters etc were always the best. Best world I played in was were no magical items existed.

[Flicka]

Agree, the DMs that created thier owns worlds, items, monsters etc were always the best. Best world I played in was were no magical items existed.
/agree. On a lot of our campaigns only the casters had magic, we may find some small items on the way but generally they were one shot kinda things and even then it wasn't easy figuring out what (if anything) they DID do. No such thing as an identity spell :P So use at your own risk. Might blow up something! Might make the weeds grow and strangle you! More often than not it was a minor cantrip of some sort.

[jyaku]

anybody ever try to play a kender? there was a random item generator online my buddy used to fill his kender bag and i remember some of the items he had. a rod of turn pink, a coin of listining (if he held it his voice was the only thing you could hear) and gary coleman

[guineapig]

Love the Cowthulu bag!

[Dominick]

http://www.dndlead.com/Ral-Partha/Ral-Partha.htm
This is what you want.
EBay is your best bet to get it prolly.

Reaper has some excellent minis out. The old Ral Partha varied a lot in quality. I still have a lot of lead from then.

I use reaper for my individual characters, and plastic for mobs of monsters. FOr my on the road DMing, I usually bring a bag of POGs and use them.

[sleepingwolf]

Same here, reaper is one of the best with great painting resources at the site.
Ralpartha was ok for the 80s but not exactly detailed minis by today's standards.

[Tallenn]

1st Edition AD&D all the way. Gygax was the shit!

I had Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide (with the pic of the Party attacking the Efreeti Lord), Monster Manual 1, Fiend Folio, Monster Manual 2, and Dieties & Demigods. In fact, I THINK I still have them, somewhere.

I played some 3rd and 3.5 edition more recently, but it was never the same as the old days. When I go home for the weekend, I'll have to dig around, and see if I can't find my books, and some of my old miniatures.