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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:31 am

Anyone know the article on D&D in this magazine?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

Gygax has already advised that it's not a long-lost early OD&D/Greyhawk article, so I thought I'd see if anyone knows anything about it?

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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:55 pm

I dont but I would bet it would be a cool pickup. I love these types of articles that take a look at the state of Dungeons and Dragons at that point in time.

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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:11 pm

I'd expect thats it a brief explanitaion of how it works etc.. prob not much else..

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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:48 pm

Love the sweaters and late 70's gamer look :lol:

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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:59 pm

Blackmoor wrote:Love the sweaters and late 70's gamer look

J

Seriously, what is up with that guys beard?!

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 3:59 am

bclarkie wrote:
Seriously, what is up with that guys beard?!

Everyone in the UK had beards in the 70's. Even the women.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:59 am

That must explain the bearded dwarven women debates in D&D then

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:59 am

The guy looks like his is about to slam that dice into the other guys head!

:lol:

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:31 am

It is pictures like that make me very glad that I was only 6 by the time 1980 rolled around. Dude, I would not be caught dead in either that sweater vest or either of those shirts. :P

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:34 am

Why do I picture him standing at the Bridge of Death and saying " What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? "

Edit: And where are their hands under that table

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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:24 pm

I remember polyester being very uncomfortable and I was only 10 when 80 rolled around.

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:40 am

Daimajin wrote:Why do I picture him standing at the Bridge of Death and saying " What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? "

Edit: And where are their hands under that table

I hope to God they are only holding hands under the table....and not anything else....

BTW in the late 70's around this period we had a Wargamers club at our high school...all the guys in the club looked like this except for weighing 100 lbs more.....

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:25 am

mbassoc2003 wrote:
bclarkie wrote:
Seriously, what is up with that guys beard?!

Everyone in the UK had beards in the 70's. Even the women.

speak for yourself ian, i certainly didnt

must have been something in the water in scotland

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:25 am

Badmike wrote:
Daimajin wrote:
Edit: And where are their hands under that table

I hope to God they are only holding hands under the table....and not anything else....

Dammit, you need to put a Snarf warning before posting a comment like that. I almost shot the orange juice out of nose that I was drinking. :lol:

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:44 am

Ahem:

grodog wrote:Anyone know the article on D&D in this magazine?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

Gygax has already advised that it's not a long-lost early OD&D/Greyhawk article, so I thought I'd see if anyone knows anything about it?

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:54 am

killjoy32 wrote:
speak for yourself ian, i certainly didnt

I bet you had a sticky on beard like in Life of Brian.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:38 pm

mbassoc2003 wrote:
killjoy32 wrote:
speak for yourself ian, i certainly didnt

I bet you had a sticky on beard like in Life of Brian.

nah i didnt have oe of them, honest

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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:58 pm

My wife found a picture of myself and my 2 younger brothers a few years back. I was 10. I had on a plaid jacket, corduroy pants, and a silk shirt. I looked like a fukin idiot.

Thankfully, I dress much better now. Shorts and T-shirt year-round.

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