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MoonDog · 02-10-2005, 04:52 PM

I started playing D&D Basic in the mid-1970's, moved through Expert, Campaign, Master, etc. Had the Immortal stuff, but never played it. Moved into the AD&D 1st and 2nd edition stuff big time, and played up until about 1988. Then all my group split up, college, etc.

Never got into 3rd edition.

Cool thing was that, just before TSR was purchased by Wizards of the COast, I got to do some freelance work for TSR. Basically it was researching product to help TSR create a master database for each campaign world. You listed places, people, things, etc, so that authors could refer back to the database and make sure they weren't deviating from established criteria.

I got paid in product, so finishing research on a Dragonlance novel would get me anywhere from $50-$75 in AD&D product. Oh, I was like a pig in shit! Eventually the program ended not long after TSR was bought out.

I have sold thousands of dollars of my D&D/AD&D stuff on eBay. I sold my collection of 62 AD&D 1st & 2nd edition modules for over $700. I also unloaded my collection of box sets, rulebooks, lead figures, etc. I'm even selling stuff on eBay right now, and plan on getting rid of my Planescape, Spelljammer, and Birthright stuff in the next month or so. Look for moonjj on eBay to see if I have anything for sale.

Anyhow, I miss the hell out of that game. I bought the 3.0 rulebooks out of curiosity, but I haven't even looked at them.

02-10-2005, 04:52 PM	#83 (permalink)
MoonDog Psycho Location: Buffalo, New York	I started playing D&D Basic in the mid-1970's, moved through Expert, Campaign, Master, etc. Had the Immortal stuff, but never played it. Moved into the AD&D 1st and 2nd edition stuff big time, and played up until about 1988. Then all my group split up, college, etc. Never got into 3rd edition. Cool thing was that, just before TSR was purchased by Wizards of the COast, I got to do some freelance work for TSR. Basically it was researching product to help TSR create a master database for each campaign world. You listed places, people, things, etc, so that authors could refer back to the database and make sure they weren't deviating from established criteria. I got paid in product, so finishing research on a Dragonlance novel would get me anywhere from $50-$75 in AD&D product. Oh, I was like a pig in shit! Eventually the program ended not long after TSR was bought out. I have sold thousands of dollars of my D&D/AD&D stuff on eBay. I sold my collection of 62 AD&D 1st & 2nd edition modules for over $700. I also unloaded my collection of box sets, rulebooks, lead figures, etc. I'm even selling stuff on eBay right now, and plan on getting rid of my Planescape, Spelljammer, and Birthright stuff in the next month or so. Look for moonjj on eBay to see if I have anything for sale. Anyhow, I miss the hell out of that game. I bought the 3.0 rulebooks out of curiosity, but I haven't even looked at them.