Friday, June 4, 2010

Giving the Gift of Old-School

My gamer budy found RPGs late in life.  Not playing any until adult hood.  He's on a bit of a quest to make up for lost time and explore what he missed.  So, for his belated birthday gift I got him a bit of old old-school and new old-school. 

Collectors set of D&D Endless Quest books





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8 comments:

  1. Michael CurtisFri Jun 04, 08:33:00 AM CDT

    I applaud your choices. Those Endless Quest books kept me quite entertained in my younger days and I still use a few of the tricks I learned from them in my games.

    That other book's O.K. too, I guess.

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  2. The Frothy FriarFri Jun 04, 01:35:00 PM CDT

    I still have my endless quest books on my bookshelf!

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  3. TreyFri Jun 04, 08:35:00 PM CDT

    Ah Endless Quest books. They were my gateway drug into the hobby.

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  4. AnonymousSat Jun 05, 07:46:00 AM CDT

    Very cool.

    ~Adaen of Bridgewater

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  5. Brutorz BillSat Jun 05, 10:09:00 AM CDT

    I remember those, great memories!

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  6. Paradigm TravelerSun Jun 06, 12:41:00 AM CDT

    Yup, it was a great gift. I'm already through the first of the books. Growing up in a small town in the buckle of the bible belt, meant I was starved for role-playing goodness. These and other books like them were all I had to scratch that itch for a long time.

    The Dungeon Alphabet's also a blast! Great art, and the random tables are a hoot.

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  7. Norman J. Harman Jr.Mon Jun 07, 11:55:00 PM CDT

    My bad memory and long delay in shipping meant presents were already month late. Still, it was hard not to delay them a little longer so I could "play through" those books.

    Glad you're diggin the gifts Flip.

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  8. TheUnlikelyOneFri Jun 11, 09:55:00 PM CDT

    Dito Michael Curtis. Norm please buy the rest of the set. I'll come over and paint your figs, while you read em out loud. Take a shot after each death...not. lol

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