Thinking back like 30 years ago when I first found out about D&D, I dont know how I got my first book. But I vaguely remember the book. This would had been original D&D probably 1str edition.. I think, I think.... You either could pick from a couple characters to play, and you read from this book. It was already narrated, you read it, and it tells you when to roll the dice.. how many hp things had.. I forget if you can have another person run with you.. I may be hallucinating it :D But i swear there was some kind of book like that , that was an intro into the D&D world.
Thinking back like 30 years ago when I first found out about D&D, I dont know how I got my first book. But I vaguely remember the book. This would had been original D&D probably 1str edition.. I think, I think.... You either could pick from a couple characters to play, and you read from this book. It was already narrated, you read it, and it tells you when to roll the dice.. how many hp things had.. I forget if you can have another person run with you.. I may be hallucinating it :D But i swear there was some kind of book like that , that was an intro into the D&D world.
This ring a bell for anyone?
I think the Red Box had a solo training adventure like that in it
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Active characters:
Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock) Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric) Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue) Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
Thinking back like 30 years ago when I first found out about D&D, I dont know how I got my first book. But I vaguely remember the book. This would had been original D&D probably 1str edition.. I think, I think.... You either could pick from a couple characters to play, and you read from this book. It was already narrated, you read it, and it tells you when to roll the dice.. how many hp things had.. I forget if you can have another person run with you.. I may be hallucinating it :D But i swear there was some kind of book like that , that was an intro into the D&D world.
This ring a bell for anyone?
The 70's and 80's were the best decades to live, and to be born, bro.
I don't remember any of the D&D books needing dice rolling. But there was a Middle Earth choose your own adventure that had you roll dice and write down your stats and such.
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"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
I think thats it.. I remember having a red box.. and there being a solo training adventure in it.. Thank you. Once you said red box, it clicked :D Now im curious to see what all was in it, or if one can even be bought from ebay or amazon etc.. Have to google red box and a bunch of dungeons and dragons words now :D
Found it !!! I seen it on ebay for sale. 123 dollars.. yikes. no way lol. I loved it, and love the nostalgia, but I cant dish out that kind of cashola..
In 1983, the Basic Set was revised again, this time by Frank Mentzer, and redubbed Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules. The set included a sixty-four page Players Manual, a forty-eight page Dungeon Masters Rulebook, six dice, and in sets in which the dice were not painted, a crayon. The 1983 revision was packaged in a distinctive red box, and featured cover art by Larry Elmore. Between 1983 and 1985, the system was revised and expanded by Mentzer as a series of five boxed sets, including the Basic Rules (red cover), Expert Rules (blue), Companion Rules (teal, supporting levels fifteen through twenty-five), Master Rules (black, supporting levels twenty-six through thirty-six), and Immortal Rules (gold, supporting Immortals, characters who had transcended levels). Instead of an adventure module, the Basic Set rulebooks included a solo adventure and an introductory scenario to be run by the Dungeon Master.
The rules for the game were little changed from the Moldvay set, but the presentation was overhauled into a more tutorial form, to make the game easier for younger players to learn.
I think thats it.. I remember having a red box.. and there being a solo training adventure in it.. Thank you. Once you said red box, it clicked :D Now im curious to see what all was in it, or if one can even be bought from ebay or amazon etc.. Have to google red box and a bunch of dungeons and dragons words now :D
Found it !!! I seen it on ebay for sale. 123 dollars.. yikes. no way lol. I loved it, and love the nostalgia, but I cant dish out that kind of cashola..
In 1983, the Basic Set was revised again, this time by Frank Mentzer, and redubbed Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules. The set included a sixty-four page Players Manual, a forty-eight page Dungeon Masters Rulebook, six dice, and in sets in which the dice were not painted, a crayon. The 1983 revision was packaged in a distinctive red box, and featured cover art by Larry Elmore. Between 1983 and 1985, the system was revised and expanded by Mentzer as a series of five boxed sets, including the Basic Rules (red cover), Expert Rules (blue), Companion Rules (teal, supporting levels fifteen through twenty-five), Master Rules (black, supporting levels twenty-six through thirty-six), and Immortal Rules (gold, supporting Immortals, characters who had transcended levels). Instead of an adventure module, the Basic Set rulebooks included a solo adventure and an introductory scenario to be run by the Dungeon Master.
The rules for the game were little changed from the Moldvay set, but the presentation was overhauled into a more tutorial form, to make the game easier for younger players to learn.
Ya I did get to experience pathfinder, also 4th edition, read over 5th. I am actually more a 2nd edition player. But one thing i was reading in the comments on I think it was amazong looking over old original D and D books is that everything you need is in there. Back then it was more imagination, and good role-playing..There werent all these rules to get lost in. I know people like how it is now, and some people may like the extra detail, and longer times just trying to figure out procedures on combat. That isnt my thing, I prefer more role playing style, a lot less rules, and simple combat. Thanks for that link :D
Ya I did get to experience pathfinder, also 4th edition, read over 5th. I am actually more a 2nd edition player. But one thing i was reading in the comments on I think it was amazong looking over old original D and D books is that everything you need is in there. Back then it was more imagination, and good role-playing..There werent all these rules to get lost in. I know people like how it is now, and some people may like the extra detail, and longer times just trying to figure out procedures on combat. That isnt my thing, I prefer more role playing style, a lot less rules, and simple combat. Thanks for that link :D
I have the old red books, the blue books, and the Cyclopedia, and the Immortal books - awesome combination of books to play with. If you consider the 1e Cyclopedia, 5e is the simplest version of dnd ever created IMO. The red books may have been simple, but they only handled very low level campaigns as well.
The choose your own adventure in the players book is fun (though you can’t ever win!), and Bargle’s mansion in the DM book is even better. Great intros to dnd that I played countless times!
Thinking back like 30 years ago when I first found out about D&D, I dont know how I got my first book. But I vaguely remember the book. This would had been original D&D probably 1str edition.. I think, I think.... You either could pick from a couple characters to play, and you read from this book. It was already narrated, you read it, and it tells you when to roll the dice.. how many hp things had.. I forget if you can have another person run with you.. I may be hallucinating it :D But i swear there was some kind of book like that , that was an intro into the D&D world.
This ring a bell for anyone?
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I started with 'Choose your own Adventure' books, myself. I don't recall any D&D ones, but there was a lot of them from Steve Jackson/Ian Livingstone.
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... just googled 'choose your own adventure D&D' and it came up with this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endless_Quest
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I think the Red Box had a solo training adventure like that in it
Active characters:
Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock)
Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
The 70's and 80's were the best decades to live, and to be born, bro.
My Ready-to-rock&roll chars:
Dertinus Tristany // Amilcar Barca // Vicenç Sacrarius // Oriol Deulofeu // Grovtuk
I don't remember any of the D&D books needing dice rolling. But there was a Middle Earth choose your own adventure that had you roll dice and write down your stats and such.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
I think thats it.. I remember having a red box.. and there being a solo training adventure in it.. Thank you. Once you said red box, it clicked :D Now im curious to see what all was in it, or if one can even be bought from ebay or amazon etc.. Have to google red box and a bunch of dungeons and dragons words now :D
Found it !!! I seen it on ebay for sale. 123 dollars.. yikes. no way lol. I loved it, and love the nostalgia, but I cant dish out that kind of cashola..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_&_Dragons_Basic_Set
In 1983, the Basic Set was revised again, this time by Frank Mentzer, and redubbed Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules. The set included a sixty-four page Players Manual, a forty-eight page Dungeon Masters Rulebook, six dice, and in sets in which the dice were not painted, a crayon. The 1983 revision was packaged in a distinctive red box, and featured cover art by Larry Elmore. Between 1983 and 1985, the system was revised and expanded by Mentzer as a series of five boxed sets, including the Basic Rules (red cover), Expert Rules (blue), Companion Rules (teal, supporting levels fifteen through twenty-five), Master Rules (black, supporting levels twenty-six through thirty-six), and Immortal Rules (gold, supporting Immortals, characters who had transcended levels). Instead of an adventure module, the Basic Set rulebooks included a solo adventure and an introductory scenario to be run by the Dungeon Master.
The rules for the game were little changed from the Moldvay set, but the presentation was overhauled into a more tutorial form, to make the game easier for younger players to learn.
The 10th Anniversary Dungeons & Dragons Collector's Set boxed set, published by TSR in 1984, included the rulebooks from the Basic, Expert, and Companion sets; modules AC2, AC3, B1, B2, and M1 Blizzard Pass; Player Character Record Sheets; and dice. This set was limited to a thousand copies, and was sold by mail and at GenCon 17.
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Playing this game today is a bit awkward, the 5e rules are much more streamlined than the red box's.
However, if you feel nostalgic, the PDF versions are available at the DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/116578/DD-Basic-Set--Players-Manual-BECMI-ed-Basic
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Ya I did get to experience pathfinder, also 4th edition, read over 5th. I am actually more a 2nd edition player. But one thing i was reading in the comments on I think it was amazong looking over old original D and D books is that everything you need is in there. Back then it was more imagination, and good role-playing..There werent all these rules to get lost in. I know people like how it is now, and some people may like the extra detail, and longer times just trying to figure out procedures on combat. That isnt my thing, I prefer more role playing style, a lot less rules, and simple combat. Thanks for that link :D
www.twitch.tv/cmecu_grogerian
I have the old red books, the blue books, and the Cyclopedia, and the Immortal books - awesome combination of books to play with. If you consider the 1e Cyclopedia, 5e is the simplest version of dnd ever created IMO. The red books may have been simple, but they only handled very low level campaigns as well.
The choose your own adventure in the players book is fun (though you can’t ever win!), and Bargle’s mansion in the DM book is even better. Great intros to dnd that I played countless times!