 Has anyone played RPGs back in the 70s?, Is anyone here old enough? |
 Oct 6 2008, 03:34 AM
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Tonight, I watched the film "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story", and it reminded me about how in the 70s people in the United States were basically more creative than today because they took lots of drugs. The 70s were probably the best time to be into fantasy and fantasy RPGs. That's when they wrote those Theives' World stories, and also when Tolkein became popular, and naturally when D&D became popular. And when you compare the hardcore "save vs. death ray or die" pwnage in 1970s D&D modules to the modules they turn out nowadays, you realize that RPGing was probably better back then. And probably involved more drugs.
Is anyone posting here on DSF old enough to have played D&D or other RPGs back in the 70s? If so, was it as excruciatingly awesome as I imagine? Does anyone have any 1970s era stories to share? |
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Wounded Ronin Has anyone played RPGs back in the 70s? Oct 6 2008, 03:34 AM
Fortune I started playing back in the mid-seventies, just ... Oct 6 2008, 04:36 AM Cain I was also playing in the 70's, although I don... Oct 6 2008, 05:33 AM Dr. Funkenstein Add me to the list. Oct 6 2008, 06:54 AM Little Johnson played in late 70s and no drugs involved but later... Oct 6 2008, 06:28 PM paws2sky Didn't start gaming until the mid- to late-80... Oct 6 2008, 08:53 PM PhishStyx I started in 1981 with the Red Box D&D set, an... Oct 7 2008, 05:03 AM pbangarth Back about '78 my buddy handed me a boxed set ... Oct 7 2008, 02:44 PM Cantankerous I started with D&D as a Freshman in High Schoo... Oct 7 2008, 06:54 PM Cantankerous But, the main question really was, how were they.
... Oct 7 2008, 08:51 PM Wounded Ronin Pong is still pretty addictive.
I personally feel... Oct 7 2008, 11:58 PM Wounded Ronin Oh, I think I may have some old dice, though I don... Oct 9 2008, 11:10 PM kanislatrans I played my first game of D&D in 1981. Drugs d... Oct 10 2008, 01:53 AM BookWyrm I think it was back by the end of the 70's tha... Oct 15 2008, 07:59 PM Cantankerous Some of those weren't so bad though. I still ... Oct 16 2008, 11:44 AM Wesley Street Did any of you sport afros/perms or polyester shir... Oct 16 2008, 01:44 PM
Cantankerous QUOTE (Wesley Street @ Oct 16 2008, 03:44... Oct 16 2008, 03:26 PM DireRadiant Yes. Oct 16 2008, 03:51 PM Wesley Street Wheeeee! My day has been made. Oct 16 2008, 05:03 PM  |
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