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Thread : What Edition?
Started at 09-18-03 06:40 PM by LeperMessiah
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[Post 1]
Author : LeperMessiah
Date : 09-18-03 06:40 PM
Thread Title : What Edition?

My friend recently discovered a really old DnD box set in his attic. His father used to play, I guess. I was wondering what edition it is. It has copyright of 1983-84. can any long-time players help me out?

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[Post 2]
Author : scorba1
Date : 09-18-03 07:45 PM

Probably the old Basic Dungeons and Dragons set. Did he say what was on the box cover?

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[Post 3]
Author : blackprinceofmuncie
Date : 09-19-03 02:04 AM

It's probably either the Basic Set or the Expert Set.  Basic was edited by Tom Moldvay and has a rulebook with a red cover.  Expert was edited by David CooK and Steve Marsh and has a blue cover.  EXCELLENT GAME!!!!  You should give it a try, just for kicks.  B/E D&D is still one of my favorite games to play.

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[Post 4]
Author : diaglo
Date : 09-19-03 10:08 AM

does it have dice?:D

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[Post 5]
Author : LeperMessiah
Date : 09-19-03 04:52 PM

Originally posted by diaglo 
does it have dice?:D  

Yes it does! There a bit beat up, a lot of scratches, but they work.

And....

I think it has the red cover.

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[Post 6]
Author : Lost_and_Damned
Date : 09-19-03 06:13 PM

Originally posted by blackprinceofmuncie 
It's probably either the Basic Set or the Expert Set.  Basic was edited by Tom Moldvay and has a rulebook with a red cover.  Expert was edited by David CooK and Steve Marsh and has a blue cover.  EXCELLENT GAME!!!!  You should give it a try, just for kicks.  B/E D&D is still one of my favorite games to play.  

your talking about the 1981 sets, the 83 sets all had Larry Elmore art on the front of a fighter and dragon in one form or another.....

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[Post 7]
Author : blackprinceofmuncie
Date : 09-19-03 11:03 PM

Ooooh right!  I always forget about those because I hated them so much.;) 

Erol Otus is my favorite artist of all time.  I can't understand why TSR didn't name him "Official Drawer of Cover Art in Perpetuity!".

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[Post 8]
Author : Lost_and_Damned
Date : 09-20-03 06:37 AM

Originally posted by blackprinceofmuncie 
Ooooh right!  I always forget about those because I hated them so much.;) 

Erol Otus is my favorite artist of all time.  I can't understand why TSR didn't name him "Official Drawer of Cover Art in Perpetuity!".  

Otus's art is too childish and Pulpish

Elmore's art is much better IMVHO

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[Post 9]
Author : blackprinceofmuncie
Date : 09-20-03 06:50 PM

I agree that Larry Elmore is a very good artist.  His 2e stuff and the Dragon covers he did in the 80s were fantastic.  For me though, nothing captured the atmosphere of Basic/Expert D&D like Erol Otus's stuff.  It may be cartoonish, but it's also fantastic/heroic in an innocent way that always seemed inextricably tied to way B/ED&D was "supposed to be" (quotes indicating this is just my opinion).

And aside from the lack of Otus art, the thing I disliked the most about the 83/84 editions was that they broke the rules into two books.  I didn't need that.  I never let my players see anything but the covers of the books anyway.:devil:

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