OT: am playing D&D light and am having fun

Fyron · #1 December 10th, 2003, 08:57 AM

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Originally posted by Taera:
sorry.
AD&D referers to Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, which is an expansion of 2nd Edition, and for all i know a base for 3rd edition.

DM is the Dungeon Master, the person who runs the campaign.

Umm... I think AD&D came out after D&D and was an expansion for it, and then 2nd Edition was the second edition of AD&D... 3rd being the 3rd edition of AD&D of course.

Erax · #2 December 10th, 2003, 12:22 PM

Yes, but sometime between the 2nd and 3rd edition they did away with the 'A' and went back to calling it D&D.

Loser · #3 December 11th, 2003, 02:38 AM

Third Ed. is best. It is refined, simplified, better.

If you haven't bought the books yet be sure to buy 3.5. The book is laid out better, more tables, more examples. A more mature product (not with reference to its audience, but its progression and development.)

[edit (sung): If you want it to be possessive, it's just I-T-S, but if it's supposed to be a contraction it's I-T-apostrophe-S!]

[ December 10, 2003, 12:42: Message edited by: Loser ]

Taera · #4 December 11th, 2003, 12:27 AM

well, i agree that 3rd edition is way better to get into, 2nd and AD&D are complex and stray from KISS principle, i just find that they give far more freedom in actions, at least thats the way my current campaign is. have i said that three times already?

And fyron, i might be wrong but isnt AD&D is a split-off of 2nd edition?

Baron Grazic · #5 December 11th, 2003, 01:14 AM

Their was D&D which, at least in Oz, started with the Beniginers Red Box, Advanced Blue Box & Expert Green Box.
Then there was the AD&D Hard Back books, followed by the AD&D 2Ed Hard Back books.

Taera, can you explain the KISS principle.

Narratio · #6 December 11th, 2003, 05:36 AM

(Oneupmanship eh? Okay, I can do that) In the begining, hmmmm call it '70 or '71 I think, there was a small A5 size (US equivalent) booklet, which became 3 booklets in a box. And then there was Greyhawk Manor and... After about 2 or 3 years it went fullscap / A4 and the imitators burst upon the scene with "Tunnels and Trolls" etc, and the more wierder ones. Anybody remember "Bunnies and Burrows", "Swords and Starships"? Then it went hardback and then it went re-write and AD&D... sometime 76'ish I think. (Somebody out there must remember the time line. I've still got the originals in storage back in England.)

For it's time AD&D was the way to go. No idea about now. The whole point of RPG's though (and I know Taera will agree with this) is not the mechanics, it's the role play. Any system can be used and cheated with. The story telling and teh fun of involvement in that story is what it's all about.

The KISS principle. "Keep It Simple, Stupid!"

Taera · #7 December 11th, 2003, 07:17 AM

narratio said it all