tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post4555022996040340754..comments2024-03-06T03:36:43.359-06:00Comments on Robert Fisher: Thinking out loud (3.0): Why do I prefer Moldvay’s D&D Basic Set?Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post-57067694253389971052014-10-15T14:43:01.395-05:002014-10-15T14:43:01.395-05:00Thanks for your thoughts, Hugues!Thanks for your thoughts, Hugues!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post-77328275453481306892014-10-05T11:53:38.355-05:002014-10-05T11:53:38.355-05:00My name is Hugues Fardao, I'm french, I'm ...My name is Hugues Fardao, I'm french, I'm 41. I must say : Moldvay/Cook edition is the best D&D ever, no question.<br /><br />I started with D&D when I was teen in 1983, then I had my AD&D2 times in the '90s in University, but I recently bough a complete D&D Basic Set and I must admit it's the best. Love it. It's not nostalgia that brings me back to that Classic edition, not at all. ! I played other RPG, and good ones, but none of them feels like Moldvay's D&D.<br /><br />It was translated in the early 80's in France, and followed by the Mentzer edition - I just picked up the Cook Expert Set, PDF, on the Net by the way. I did'nt like Mentzer, good but different from Moldvay's with some little things I don't like, it's not the same universe to me.<br /><br />In France we had a Moldvay's Basic Set with "modern" illustrations by Easley and Elmore, wich i like, I'm not an Otus fan and in the '80s Elmore was, in my opinion, the one who gave us images of what D&D looks like "in real", espacially with the Mentzer edition wich is far much known in my country.<br /><br />I have written a few words about the Moldvay's Basic Set and how fun and clear and playable it is in french forums. I'm a fan, and always be. Archetypes as classes are fine because it lets the player imagine the story behind hi/her character, the Spellbook of each Magic user could be unique, race=class is simple and efficient, few minutes to create a character and start to play, etc, etc... and if I tell you that my 7 y.o. daughter plays with us, you can imagine how simple and fun the game is ! (or maybe she is a genius... ahem...).<br /><br />Hugues.Hugues fardaonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post-40155193182343536462013-11-13T18:59:20.847-06:002013-11-13T18:59:20.847-06:00I'm also a fan of Moldvay over Mentzer, for th...I'm also a fan of Moldvay over Mentzer, for the same reasons, especially the art.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656656702702912457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post-83516380861435891982012-06-22T14:45:12.557-05:002012-06-22T14:45:12.557-05:00Yes, I do love the B/X art! Willingham, Otus, Dee,...Yes, I do love the B/X art! Willingham, Otus, Dee, Diesel, <i>et al.</i><br /><br />I’ll do a post on the variant rules I’m using.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370268061829710124.post-77398476100179071672012-06-21T18:58:18.666-05:002012-06-21T18:58:18.666-05:00Moldvay-Cook/Marsh is probably my favorite too, th...Moldvay-Cook/Marsh is probably my favorite too, though recently OD&D has been giving it a run for its money.<br /><br />You also didn't mention the fantastic B/X art, something that I feel the Mentzer edit lacks.<br /><br />I'm curious what modifications you are trying out.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.com