ddt58 wrote:I'm not sure this will work, but I am uploading a picture of a couple of my friends playing D & D in about 1978. It was in the FIT newspaper office. I know I was there because my Judge's Guild map is on the table. I suspect I am out of the picture to the right. That's probably my Eldritch Wizardry to the right. I am pretty sure I am playing old Father Vlad there.http://horizon.ucsd.edu/miller/photos/spring_1979/sword.jpgI thought you might enjoy seeing what we were playing with back then.
Maybe its just my imagination, but the guy on the right looks suspiciously like he is getting ready to behead the guy on the left.
silver_beetle wrote:My first was a Magic User, I think named Steve. We were going to the Caves of Chaos in B2 and I was killed by a wandering orc on the way. I had only rolled 2 for my HP, and really had no idea what I was doing, so the DM took pity on me and let me live. We were playing the red dragon basic set, ca. 1981 or so.After that, I started getting the AD&D books, and started DMing, and haven't looked back since.
MShipley88 wrote:The other time, our entire campaign came to an abrupt end when the entire party teleported out of a dungeon together....and came in low. We were never seen or heard from again. :cry:
deimos3428 wrote:MShipley88 wrote:The other time, our entire campaign came to an abrupt end when the entire party teleported out of a dungeon together....and came in low. We were never seen or heard from again. That really, really sucks. As DM I'd be tempted to fudge that one in some fashion.
MShipley88 wrote:The other time, our entire campaign came to an abrupt end when the entire party teleported out of a dungeon together....and came in low. We were never seen or heard from again.
killjoy32 wrote:deimos3428 wrote:MShipley88 wrote:The other time, our entire campaign came to an abrupt end when the entire party teleported out of a dungeon together....and came in low. We were never seen or heard from again. That really, really sucks. As DM I'd be tempted to fudge that one in some fashion.if you think about it- a perfect opening to an adventure. the teleport spell goes awry and you end up deep underground in this cavern......what a waste of an opening!Al
VermilionFire wrote:I was thinking the exact same thing. It could have been the start of a cool new campaign... on the other hand the DM was just being a realist I suppose.
bbarsh wrote:The thing I most remember was being bored as hell. Character had virtually no hit points (1d4 with no constitution does not go very far, even at second or third level). AC was around 7, but certainly no better than that. The only option was to hang around the back of the party and pray nothing attacked me in hand to hand. Yep, throw your one spell and sit back and watch...the good old days...I love them.
VermilionFire wrote:The staff looks cooler, but the darts are more useful. Long live darts!