Greetings!
Greetings!
Mattias from Sweden here. Been playing rpg:s since i was 13 (now 40), started out with the Mentzer Red Box when it was released in Sweden. DnD had serious competition from local Swedish rpg:s at the time, so my time was split between Red Box and the Swedish BRP "Drakar och Demoner".
Registering here today to play some PBP (is that the term?) actually.
Currently reading Skyrealms of Jorune
Ok, that's it. Over and out!
/ M
Registering here today to play some PBP (is that the term?) actually.
Currently reading Skyrealms of Jorune
Ok, that's it. Over and out!
/ M
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Welcome Mattias!
You’ve come to an awesome and quite supportive community!
Welcome and well met! And enjoy the gaming!!
—Ron—
You’ve come to an awesome and quite supportive community!
Welcome and well met! And enjoy the gaming!!
—Ron—
This is a game about killing things and taking their stuff so you can become more powerful in order to kill bigger things and take even better stuff.
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By the way, we do have a two post moderation policy - it’s to keep away trolls and spammers, we do get our fair share. So just know that you can’t post or PM without moderation until two posts have been approved. But hey, good news, you’re half way there!!
Welcome again! I’m sure several of our more friendly members will be along to say hi - no worries they won’t bite. If you have any questions please hit up a Mod or just put them out there. Unseen Servant is well known for its friendliness.
Be well Mattias,
—Ron—
Welcome again! I’m sure several of our more friendly members will be along to say hi - no worries they won’t bite. If you have any questions please hit up a Mod or just put them out there. Unseen Servant is well known for its friendliness.
Be well Mattias,
—Ron—
This is a game about killing things and taking their stuff so you can become more powerful in order to kill bigger things and take even better stuff.
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Welcome to Unseen Servant sastaz
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Welcome to the Servant, Mattias!
Some of us bite, but never too hard.
Some of us bite, but never too hard.
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Thanks all!
- Scott308
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Welcome aboard!
Sometimes this summer I will most likely be participating in another 24 hour game of Dungeons & Dragons as part of Extra Life. This organization uses gaming to help raise money to donate to children's hospitals. I'm raising money for Marshfield Children's Hospital in Marshfield, WI, and all money I raise will go to that hospital. All donations are tax-deductible. Please take a moment to check out my donation page below. Thank you.
https://www.extra-life.org/participant/Scott Peterson
https://www.extra-life.org/participant/Scott Peterson
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Okay, now officially joined my first campaign. Will try it out for a while to see how time consuming it is. Hopefully I will jump on a few more. A Spelljammer campaigin would be like a dream come true....
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Hey there! We have a similar backstory....I too started with the Mentzer Red Box (I'm 41...so close to you in age as well!)...however something I've learned is that most people when they say "red box" mean the Moldvay version which came out a few years earlier. Frankly, I think the Mentzer version is better (not just for nostalgic reasons....I bought both versions a few years ago and I must say, I just really prefer the latter, but to each their own! ).
Anyway, welcome aboard!
Anyway, welcome aboard!
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Emphasis mine.max_vale wrote:Frankly, I think the Mentzer version is better...
I'm not a race-as-class kind of guy, being a hardcore AD&Der, but this phrase is just constructed so well I needed to give it props.
This is a game about killing things and taking their stuff so you can become more powerful in order to kill bigger things and take even better stuff.
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I like Moldvay.
Race as class! Race as class! Race as class!
Welcome to the forum, sastaz!
Race as class! Race as class! Race as class!
Welcome to the forum, sastaz!
Dragon foot. Bamboo pole. Little mouse. Tiny boy.
- Scott308
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To me, Red Box means Mentzer. Moldvay is purple to me. I may refer to it as either the Moldvay Basic, Moldvay Purple, or just the Purple set. I'm not sure I've heard anyone reference Moldvay as "red" before.
Sometimes this summer I will most likely be participating in another 24 hour game of Dungeons & Dragons as part of Extra Life. This organization uses gaming to help raise money to donate to children's hospitals. I'm raising money for Marshfield Children's Hospital in Marshfield, WI, and all money I raise will go to that hospital. All donations are tax-deductible. Please take a moment to check out my donation page below. Thank you.
https://www.extra-life.org/participant/Scott Peterson
https://www.extra-life.org/participant/Scott Peterson
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This (race as) class warfare must stop.Alethan wrote:Race as class! Race as class! Race as class!
At least we can all agree that Moldvay has better cover art than Holmes and Mentzer, right?
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Yes. This.Scott308 wrote:To me, Red Box means Mentzer.
I was rather put out when they tried to release 5.0 as "Red Box".
<insert lots of bad words> there's no way that's Red Box.
Dragon foot. Bamboo pole. Little mouse. Tiny boy.
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Seriously, on almost all forums I've ever been on; "Red Box" almost universally means Moldvay.....and Mentzer is always "BECMI"......even though I totally agree....I think Moldvay's box is more Purple than anything and the book is kinda....I don't know...Orange-Red...where-as Mentzer's box and books are definitely RED-RED....but maybe I'm color blind....
As for art work; I will admit I am the biggest Elmore fan I know, so I'll go with Mentzer....but there is definitely SOMETHING about Otis' pictures that are seriously compelling and just SCREAM 'Old school D&D'!
But, to each his own!
As for art work; I will admit I am the biggest Elmore fan I know, so I'll go with Mentzer....but there is definitely SOMETHING about Otis' pictures that are seriously compelling and just SCREAM 'Old school D&D'!
But, to each his own!
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This is Heresy!Inferno wrote:This (race as) class warfare must stop.Alethan wrote:Race as class! Race as class! Race as class!
At least we can all agree that Moldvay has better cover art than Holmes and Mentzer, right?
(I started on Holmes & the MM)