View Full Version : Dungeons & Dragons is 30 years old!
Xevious
10-17-2004, 12:02 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/10/16/dungeons.dragons.ap/index.html
Yeah....D&D is sort of a geeky game but there is no denying the fact what a huge cultural influence it is. Arguably every videogame RPG owes a debt to Dungeons & Dragons.
SneakyPenguin
10-17-2004, 12:03 PM
Today, I will don my +3/+3 Helm of Celebration. It gives a 20% bonus to my partying skill.
rockhero
10-17-2004, 12:06 PM
I spent one night/week all through high school playing Dungeons and Dragons. As geeky as that is, I loved every second of it.
ElfAngel7
10-17-2004, 12:15 PM
odd, that's about the age of it's average player ;-) Seriously though, when i can find a good DM, it's a blast to play.
bmulligan
10-17-2004, 12:37 PM
Yeah....D&D is sort of a geeky game but there is no denying the fact what a huge cultural influence it is. Arguably every videogame RPG owes a debt to Dungeons & Dragons.
Yeah, videogaming is pretty geeky too, don't forget. Thank god for Tolkien. It was his vision that inspired GG and subsequently inspired programmers to invent the RPG genre in videogame form. Every hack & slash and RPG you youngin's twiddle your thumbs to owe a debt to Tolkien and Gygax (and Arneson, but that's stil disputable).
el bobo
10-17-2004, 12:41 PM
I have never played it, and never have an intention on doing so.
jngx80
10-17-2004, 01:00 PM
Haven't played D&D board games but as a little kid I use to watch the cartoons all the time.
Kaijufan
10-17-2004, 02:23 PM
I usually play D&D once every other week, and I have a blast. I also love the D&D PC games, with Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn being my favorite game of all time.
Haven't played D&D board games but as a little kid I use to watch the cartoons all the time.
D&D isn't a board game.
dcfox
10-17-2004, 02:28 PM
The worst thing to come out of the D&D franchise was that stupid movie with Marlon Wayans. Whoever greenlighted that movie needs to be shot in the head. Otherwise everything they've put their name on has been pretty decent, especially the forgotten realms pc games.
tornadomann
10-17-2004, 02:28 PM
D&D is a great game, yesterday was worldwide D&D day , and at the local hobby store one of my friends hosted a D&D party, not mnay showed up though.
Kaijufan
10-17-2004, 02:57 PM
The worst thing to come out of the D&D franchise was that stupid movie with Marlon Wayans. Whoever greenlighted that movie needs to be shot in the head. Otherwise everything they've put their name on has been pretty decent, especially the forgotten realms pc games.
I agree the movie is horrible. They should have made the Icewind Dale trilogy into a trilogy. Now those would have been good movies.
sying
10-17-2004, 03:08 PM
30 years have gone by and I still don't care.
Crusader
10-17-2004, 03:35 PM
Haven't played D&D board games but as a little kid I use to watch the cartoons all the time.
I loved the DND cartoon. My favorite character was Venger.
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Realm/4173/venjor.jpg
kristianator
10-18-2004, 01:34 AM
are you kidding? the best part about the D&D movie was marlon wayans.
XboxMaster
10-18-2004, 01:06 PM
After watching some ppl at Books-a-Million play it a year ago, I've wanted to try it, but I don't have the incentive. First, you gotta read the big-ass rule book, and then you gotta find someone to play with (which can be hard).
sblymnlcrymnl
10-18-2004, 01:30 PM
I own Icewind Dale II, but never played it. That is the extent of my D&D experience.
Wait, isn't KOTOR D&D based?
Ledhed
10-18-2004, 01:32 PM
I own Icewind Dale II, but never played it. That is the extent of my D&D experience.
Wait, isn't KOTOR D&D based?
Yeppers. 3.5 rules if I'm not mistaken.
friedram
10-18-2004, 01:41 PM
Yep- I've run a AD&D group for 7 years now, and played for 9 years (including DM ing). Group is going to start playing WOW because of distance issues.
Anyone in the Seattle area interested in playing AD&D (I.E. Pen and Paper). My wife and I would be happy to play in 3rd edition, or I'd be happy to run a 2nd edition game.
PM me if interested.
XboxMaster
10-18-2004, 02:00 PM
I own Icewind Dale II, but never played it. That is the extent of my D&D experience.
Wait, isn't KOTOR D&D based?
KOTOR as in Knights of the Old Republic? If yes, then no, KOTOR isn't D&D based, it's Star Wars based.
RavingGoat
10-18-2004, 02:14 PM
I own Icewind Dale II, but never played it. That is the extent of my D&D experience.
Wait, isn't KOTOR D&D based?
KOTOR as in Knights of the Old Republic? If yes, then no, KOTOR isn't D&D based, it's Star Wars based.
I think Knights of the Old Republic is based on D&D rules.
r1s3n
10-18-2004, 11:04 PM
Yep- I've run a AD&D group for 7 years now, and played for 9 years (including DM ing). Group is going to start playing WOW because of distance issues.
Anyone in the Seattle area interested in playing AD&D (I.E. Pen and Paper). My wife and I would be happy to play in 3rd edition, or I'd be happy to run a 2nd edition game.
PM me if interested.
Damn you....so far away. I game bi monthly once my dm gets back.
r1s3n
Kaijufan
10-18-2004, 11:52 PM
I own Icewind Dale II, but never played it. That is the extent of my D&D experience.
Wait, isn't KOTOR D&D based?
KOTOR as in Knights of the Old Republic? If yes, then no, KOTOR isn't D&D based, it's Star Wars based.
I think Knights of the Old Republic is based on D&D rules.
RavingGoat is right, KotOR is based on the D20 rules, which were first used by Dungeons and Dragons 3.0.