Long winded, (sort of)newbie intro post/thank you...

[arslayer]

First, I would like to thank Mr. Proctor for taking up the daunting task of bringing back a piece of classic rpg history. Second, I would like to introduce myself as a newbie/returning rpg'er. My first introduction to pen and paper rpgs was the Moldvay version of D&D. It was the early to mid 90's, but that was all my friend's father had at the time; it was the most fun I've had playing any game. My older cousins all played AD&D 2e. I enjoyed it, but felt that there was more die rolling and not enough fun. I didn't play another rpg until I stumbled upon LL on accident (I am now 30 so you can do the math on your own). I recently purchased the 4e "Red Box" excited that I could relive a part of my imaginative youth. As soon as I read through the rules and looked at the character sheet I was disappointed that it was not the same game I remembered. It was not what I wanted to play, nor was it anything I would run for my group of buddies. I was given a recommendation to try out Pathfinder, and read through a rulebook; I still had the same feeling as I did with the 4e or even the 2e. I'm not taking anything away from any of the newer editions or Pathfinder, but from a casual gamers persepective (Monopoly is my favorite board game, and I play Skyrim on Easy) I feel that LL or any of the other OSRs I've now read about are the perfect system to get a group of friends together, run a quick dungeon hack, possibly kill a few of my players, and eat pizza and drink beer until we are ready to call it a night. I've lurked here for a while, and didn't see too many posts from anyone who is either getting into rpg's for the first time or returning after more than a decade to play them. Just because something is old, doesn't mean its broken. Just 2cp from someone not as serious about the hobby (but still appreciates it!).

[kjc]

Only 30!!! Your just a punk kid!
Just kidding! Welcome friend, you'll like it here.

[Spanningtree]

You are in the right place my friend! Great to have you!

[arslayer]

Only 30!!! Your just a punk kid!

I get that a lot lately. I am certainly glad to be here. It's refreshing to know that I'm not the only one who likes to sit down with family/friends and enjoy a good game. The couple of games I have run have been more straightforward Diablo-esque dungeon hacks (i.e. there is an evil, and it is in the bottom of that dungeon... kill it), but everyone seems to have a good time. This is the first p&p my friends and my wife have ever been exposed to and they seem to be having a blast. It isn't rules heavy, and it can be as epic or mundane as you need it to be. I am of the opinion that if any RPG can appeal to the mainstream masses, it will be an OSR like LL. I only wish my opinions carried more weight!

-Davin

[dawnrazor]

Hi arslayer!

We stopped playing D&D back in 1989 and RPGs in 1994, due to "life" (studies, careers, kids etc). I started playing in -81 or -82 with Moldway/Cook B/X and after some time we went on to AD&D, but like you I had my best experiences with B/X D&D.

After stumbling over the OSR sites like Dragonsfoot and various old school D&D blogs I managed to gather most of our old D&D gang and after something like 6 months of lobbying we played our first D&D session (using Rules Cyclopedia D&D) in march 2011. That's after a 22 year hiatus! And now we play about once or twice a month, 6-9hrs/session.

I also introduced my 9 year old son using a Swedish version of Mentzer BEC(MI) D&D and we're planning to run an adventure for some of his friends too

At the moment we're playing Call of Cthulhu (a campaign we never finished back in 1994), and coming up is a Pathfinder campaign by one of the players (yes - I get to be a player!!)

And my forthcoming project will be a Labyrinth Lord (+ AEC) campaign set in the World Between (Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque).

The fun thing is that some of our wives and kids are now showing interest in RPG:ing, so there's a lot of opportunities for gaming!

Long post, I know, but here's another long-absent gamer back on track

Good luck with your gaming!

[Goblinoid Games]

Welcome new folks!