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Post by geoffrey on May 29, 2024 19:17:28 GMT -6
To place the emphasis where it belongs, I'm going to establish the habit for myself of NOT capitalizing "original", "advanced", or "classic" when the word comes before the name, "Dungeons & Dragons". To wit:
original Dungeons & Dragons advanced Dungeons & Dragons classic Dungeons & Dragons
Further, I'm not even going to abbreviate those words. Hence:
original D&D advanced D&D classic D&D
Dungeons & Dragons (or D&D) is the name of the game. Those other words are nothing more than minor descriptors. They are NOT part of the name.
I think that those capital letters obscure the reality that this is the same game with some differences, and we should not magnify those differences beyond reason. Even within any given D&D rulebook, there are inconsistencies (for example, how much does magic armor weigh according to the Dungeon Masters Guide?).
Sample sentence in my new style: My current campaign uses rules cherry-picked by whim from the original Dungeons & Dragons books (1974-1976) and from the advanced Dungeons & Dragons books (1977-1985).
Admittedly this is a small point, but I think it's worth my doing.
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Post by Greyharp on May 30, 2024 4:48:56 GMT -6
In my head the divide has always been TSR D&D and WotC D&D, with me firmly in the former camp. The former was all easily interchangeable.
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Post by DungeonDevil on May 30, 2024 9:56:16 GMT -6
May I propose a slightly different convention, which may, in time, catch on among those who need such terminology: instead of prefixed adjectives like advanced, basic, old, etc. why not use the name of the forum as inspiration?
CM71 (=Chainmail) D&D74 (=LBBs) D&D76-79 (=Advanced D&D) D&D77 (=Holmes blue-cover) D&D81 (=Moldvay red-cover) D&D83 (=Mentzer red-cover)
Instead of the ampersand, "n" may be used.
and so on.
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Post by hamurai on May 31, 2024 2:35:30 GMT -6
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons has a new logo with a capitalized name and book covers feature the "AD&D" abbreviation. It's clearly part of the name, in my opinion. There is no "Original" or "Classic" Dungeons & Dragons, I agree with that.
So, abbreviations might be oD&D, AD&D, cD&D.... but I wonder if it's worth spending time over it.
Using D&DXX seems unneccessarily complicated for those who are not yet D&D "pros" and who lack the knowledge about the distinction of B/X versions. Also, personally, I may remember something belonging to B/X but not which version, but I'd really hate having to check each time before I write a post about it. I believe it would only lead to errors and more presumably unnecessary discussions about the versions.
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Post by DungeonDevil on May 31, 2024 5:05:15 GMT -6
Using D&DXX seems unneccessarily complicated for those who are not yet D&D "pros" and who lack the knowledge about the distinction of B/X versions. Also, personally, I may remember something belonging to B/X but not which version, but I'd really hate having to check each time before I write a post about it. I believe it would only lead to errors and more presumably unnecessary discussions about the versions. Totally agree. I was just spit-balling a random idea. *shrug* BTW, you're not really a die-hard unless you equivocate about the distinct printing you favour. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Mordorandor on Jun 13, 2024 20:48:35 GMT -6
As for me, I never capitalize words when speaking them.
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Post by yesmar on Aug 18, 2024 18:46:30 GMT -6
For me it’s CHAINMAIL, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, OUTDOOR SURVIVAL, and ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. It’s been hammered into my brain by ca. 1979 TSR editors. That said, I do tend to use a variety of abbreviations in different contexts: cm75, dd74, dd75, D&D, and AD&D (which defaults to 1979 for me).
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Post by Malcadon on Aug 21, 2024 0:20:06 GMT -6
This is silly. We all know there is no such thing as an ampersand. The most properest pro-grammar way of sayin it is "DND", with an N. As in "Oh Deez Nuts, d**n!" ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Parzival on Aug 25, 2024 10:54:57 GMT -6
I recently saw B* used as a catchall for B/X BECMI RC editions. Thought it was clever and useful.
(Might have been by someone here.)
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