Fandomaniac
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Post by Fandomaniac on Nov 29, 2010 12:01:24 GMT -6
From Vin's Facebook page:At Thanksgiving dinner my brother and I were reminiscing about the days when we were first introduced to D&D... back in the late 70's. You would be surprised how it all began. It was actually a childhood friend's mother who really allowed us to start playing. She had heard the enthusiasm from us kids about this new fantasy game that essentially allowed one access to a world not unlike Tolkien's Middle-Earth. She went out to a store called "the Complete Strategist" and bought the first basic D&D set anyone I knew had ever seen. Our first campaign was held every Sunday evening, and of course it gave all the leverage to my parents to make us, twelve year olds, get our homework done early... cause we wouldn't have missed it for the world. That Christmas my grandmother bought us our own set and the rest... was history. P.s. A beautiful creative Sunday to finish a wonderful week... Hoss Griffin: -wrote- Is that where Melkor started? Grrr... Source: www.facebook.com/VinDieselMy Comment: Vin has over 19 million followers! What an incredible plug for D&D!!!
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Fandomaniac
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Post by Fandomaniac on Nov 29, 2010 12:17:43 GMT -6
I guess Vin started with Holmes Basic Set, since he was born in '67 and he was 12 around '79. How cool is that?
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Post by Finarvyn on Nov 29, 2010 13:24:37 GMT -6
Probably, but I believe the White Box would have still been in print as well. Either way, that's pretty early in the evolution of the game! Who woulda thought he was a geek?  |
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Post by 18 Spears on Nov 29, 2010 16:11:45 GMT -6
I bought a second copy of the boxed set (the OCE "white box" edition) in the early 1980's, and it was in a TSR cardboard display that was full of boxed sets in a shopping mall. So, yeah, he could conceivably have been using OD&D.
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Post by doc on Nov 29, 2010 16:37:00 GMT -6
Vin has always been very vocal about his love of D&D (other celeb gamers include Robin Williams, Will Wheaton, Seth Green, Elijah Wood, and, believe it or not, Jolene Blaylock). To add even further to his geek cred, the Melkor mentioned in the original post doesn't refer to Middle Earth's lord of Evil, but to Vin Diesel's favorite character, a drow ranger. He has a tattoo of the name Melkor to commemorate his favorite character, making him far more of a gaming fanatic than I could ever hope to aspire to be.
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Post by James Maliszewski on Nov 29, 2010 22:10:37 GMT -6
I guess Vin started with Holmes Basic Set, since he was born in '67 and he was 12 around '79. How cool is that? Possibly starting with Holmes and older than me to boot. I can't complain about this  |
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Post by thegreyelf on Nov 30, 2010 11:07:36 GMT -6
I didn't know about Robin Williams, but Kelsey Grammar has also been noted as being a gamer. And Vin Diesel ran a game with Dame Judi Dench on the set of Chronicles of Riddick.
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Post by kesher on Nov 30, 2010 17:55:20 GMT -6
And Vin Diesel ran a game with Dame Judi Dench on the set of Chronicles of Riddick. I would pay A LOT of money to see a video of that... |
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Post by arcadayn on Dec 4, 2010 7:39:00 GMT -6
Considering his fan level, I would say he was definitely referring to Holmes Basic when he says she got a copy of, "the first basic D&D set anyone I knew had ever seen."
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Post by Malcadon on Dec 8, 2010 23:14:41 GMT -6
I remember watching an interview where he made mention that he played D&D when he was working as a bouncer back in the 80s, but I had no idea when he actually started. There is something awesome about a player who can go toe-to-toe with his own character.  |
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Fandomaniac
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Post by Fandomaniac on Dec 10, 2010 10:17:27 GMT -6
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Post by noffham on Dec 16, 2010 13:32:16 GMT -6
I was standing in the Compleat Strategist near the holidays one year in the late 70's and a woman, probably in her mid-30's, walked up to me holding a copy of Eldritch Wizardry (which had a somewhat "controversial" cover for a 1970s mom). She asked what this Dungeons and Dragons was all about and if that particular books' content was accurately portrayed by the cover as she had been thinking of buying the rules for her son. I did my best to explain that the game was all very innocent and not to take the covers too seriously. I did suggest she go for the Basic set if her son was just starting out. I wonder... |
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Fandomaniac
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Post by Fandomaniac on Dec 16, 2010 14:13:26 GMT -6
I believe this confirms that he started with the Holmes Basic Set. Vin changed his profile pic to this on November 27:www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6995669&id=89562268312Be sure to view all on comments to read Vin's comment. If you can't view the link, the photo was the cover of the Holmes Basic Set and here's Vin's comment: Vin Diesel: Kat Considine: -wrote- Hi Mr Diesel! In Mexico all facebook users are changing our profile picture for a photo of a cartoon that reminds you of your childhood, it's a game to bring happy memories of our inner kid and stop CHILDHOOD VIOLENCE. What cartoon reminds you of lilttle Vin? |
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