Martin RundkvistWhat was the game that turned you into a committed tabletop gamer? At what age? What year?
For me it was Basic Roleplaying + Magic World in its Swedish translation, Drakar och Demoner. I was 12, in 1984.
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John Godsland@mrundkvist Red Box D&D. 40 years ago this July, aged 12. I practically vibrated with excitement at the idea when I was introduced to it. Still playing today.
@mrundkvist in the first few years I spent a lot more time drawing maps and thinking up adventures than I did playing. I got into Warhammer during that time too, both the wargame and later WFRP.
@gozzy I never got enough minis of the same team painted to play WH! I did play WHFRP once though. Another case of a lackadaisical GM who couldn't organise regular sessions.
Si Fuller@mrundkvist 9 spelare seems a lot. Though I suppose Critical Role has 8, and they're famous.
For me it went Choose Your Own Adventure > Fighting Fantasy > Basic D&D.
@si_fuller My current group has sessions with 4-6 participants including me, the GM.
Which D&D edition was your first?
@mrundkvist The red box.
@si_fuller Mine too! <3
Miyagiyoda@mrundkvist #DragonWarriors, 1985 aged 14. Book 6 introduced warlocks and the greater world of Legend, also the setting of the Blood Sword game books. Hook, line and sinker.
I had tried some Lone Wolf before that, but it didn't captivate me. The group play's the thing.
I had tried some Lone Wolf before that, but it didn't captivate me. The group play's the thing.
@Miyagiyoda DW doesn't seem to have had a Swedish distributor, so I only learned about it recently from the Grognard Files podcast.
@mrundkvist Weirdly, we got it when my brother's best friend returned with it from a family visit in Germany. It only became locally available in book stores 2-3 years later.
@Miyagiyoda Where did you live?
Mike Ferdinando@mrundkvist For me, it was the 1981 Tom Moldvay edition of the D&D Basic & Expert Sets. I was 11. My group went on to play Gamma World, Star Frontiers, and Marvel Super-Heroes pretty quickly. I've been playing lots of different #TTRPG's ever since!
@MikeFerdinando Sweden got its own Gamma World clone in 1984, "Mutant", which used the BRP core rules. In 2014 it begat "Mutant Year Zero"! We played 15 sessions of the newer game recently.