I started playing Dungeons and Dragons way back in the early 80's. I still remember getting my dad to take me to a B. Dalton bookstore to buy my original basic and expert Dungeons and Dragons sets.
I still have some of those original materials but a lot I have sold off over the years. One of the main reasons for selling off old materials is that I have come to grips with the fact that I will never play those games again. Sad as that may be to read, it is true.
I have moved on to other games in this timespan. HackMaster is one such game I have moved on to. I don't play that as often as I would like but I do play it.
The thing about selling off the old stuff is that those old adventures were just collecting dust in my attic. They were also worth money. Enough money to buy my new Wii! So I sold them off.
I didn't sell everything though. I kept some of the choice adventures and the hardcover rulebooks, some things you just do not want to sell. I also only sold things that I know I can acquire in a PDF format for less than what I sold the item for. That way, if I ever want to run the adventure again, I can just order the PDF.
I still have my original basic and expert Dungeons and Dragons sets, I don't think I'll ever part with those two books.
What about you? I know there are gamers in my audience, let's geek out and talk D&D!
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Just stumbled upon your blog. Now I’ve never played D&D but I do have a HUGE collection of Magic: The Gathering cards from way back when. I don’t think its quite up there with D&D on the nerd scale though :D
actually, Magic is MUCH nerdier. Magic is for people who do not have the flair and personnality to be able to role play… Magic is what you aspire to when you are such a nerdy geek that you cannot even fit in with the other gaming nerds. Magic is for wannabes that are not skilled enough to play D&D.
I only started playing the the 3.5e era, but my dad has a bunch of old 1e books. It really is a different game.
hey. i stumbled upon your blog and i noticed that you mentioned that your dad has some of the first edition dungeon and dragon books. not to be rude, but if he is willing, i would like to buy them off him.
Are you looking for anything in particular? I might still have some.
nothing particular, me and my friends have been playing for a while now and we’ve been getting 1e books from my dads friend. but we’ve been cut off from that collection. so ive been trying to build one of my own. its hard to come by those books. so anything you have i would be willing to buy off of you. that’s of course, if your willing to sell them.
I will have to look. I sold most of mine to a guy in the midwest about three years ago. I might still have some adventures or supplements.
Oh yes. I have a set of old D&D books in the attic. I have the original “Deities and Demigods.” I miss playing. I played a bunch of MMORPGs for a while, but they don’t stand up to D&D. But I’m all grown up now and have a job and responsibilities I don’t think I’ll ever get back to playing. I wish I were young again. :-( Well maybe I’ll play again when I’m retired. It’s way better than shuffleboard. :-)
I’ve been playing since 1st Edition, and played just about every other RPG under the sun. I really went nuts through college (1992-96), where I got into an awesome group, most of whom I am still friends with. My current gaming group has been together for about seven years. I am usually the DM. I have a full bookshelf with modules, sourcebooks, manuals, character sheets, and props. I use my laptop as an additional resource (running the music, holding images for games, and quick Internet access). It’s been a great hobby for me, and I love reading blogs for fellow gamers.
I just sold off the last of my 1st edition hardcover books. It was a long time coming but I recently accepted the fact that I will likely never play the game again.
I played the heck out of the game back in the 1981-1990 time span. I owned just about every book TSR put out. About two years ago I started selling off my collection and moving into the realm of board gaming.
As a parent I find it far easier to arrange a couple hours with friends over a board game than a couple hours of RPG gaming.
I started playing in 93, and became hooked! Well, I recently dug out my old books (2nd Edition) and found a box set called Masque of the Red Death that a player had picked up for me, but I’d never gotten around to browsing. Well . . . shame on me! It was awesome! It’s been about 10 years since I’ve ran a game, but I collected some players, old ones and a new one to boot, and we are having a great time playing in that world!
Fun stuff