On-line Article About "Us" (those who play OD&D)

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On-line Article About "Us" (those who play OD&D) Jan 10, 2020 12:34:43 GMT -6 delta, rredmond, and 4 more like this

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Post by Zenopus on Jan 10, 2020 12:34:43 GMT -6

Matt Finch (mythmere) posted this over on FB today. The author quotes him and our own delta extensively - in fact, the article reads as a history lesson plus conversation with Finch and Delta.

Meet the Original Dungeons & Dragons diehards still playing by '70s rules

www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/feature/original-dungeons-and-dragons-community?

I read it quickly (will read again later) and it's written decently. (I spotted one factual error about there being two D&D lines up until 2000, when TSR had actually canceled the D&D line in the early '90s.)

Nice to see general interest attention on OD&D, though sadly the article mentions Dragonsfoot but not this forum (unless I missed it). I just left a comment thanking the author and providing a link here.

Update: posted this to the blog as well --- zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2020/01/dicebreaker-article-about-od-players.html

Last Edit: Jan 10, 2020 13:15:23 GMT -6 by Zenopus

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On-line Article About "Us" (those who play OD&D) Jan 11, 2020 0:58:37 GMT -6 Finarvyn, Zenopus, and 3 more like this

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Post by delta on Jan 11, 2020 0:58:37 GMT -6

Sweet! I was wondering when that was coming out. I had a great conversation with the author Steven T. Wright a few weeks back. He's a real fan himself (plays in at least several indie/OSR games already), has plenty of well-thought out opinions, and I learned at least a few things myself when we talked. Seems like a really nice new site to give him the opportunity and time to do such in-depth reporting and writing. Thanks for pointing it out!

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delta Level 8 Warlock Posts: 777	On-line Article About "Us" (those who play OD&D) Jan 11, 2020 21:06:36 GMT -6 Zenopus likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by delta on Jan 11, 2020 21:06:36 GMT -6 Jan 11, 2020 4:10:21 GMT -6 @rafael said: delta, it is my heart's desire to say: You look like me if I dieted and shaved. LOL, that's hilarious! :-D
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skars Level 6 Magician Posts: 407	On-line Article About "Us" (those who play OD&D) Jan 12, 2020 10:43:46 GMT -6 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by skars on Jan 12, 2020 10:43:46 GMT -6 The first sentence was a bit of a mess. Not posting to be rude, just to say I'm willing to proofread these types of contributions.

tetramorph Regular Patron Posts: 1,628	On-line Article About "Us" (those who play OD&D) Jan 12, 2020 13:36:58 GMT -6 delta likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tetramorph on Jan 12, 2020 13:36:58 GMT -6 This is good press. I am pleased.
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