I like games of all types and sometimes try to make them. IT Professional who likes mechanical keyboards and weird hobby electronics too much. He/Him.
This, at least, is not entirely true. OD&D does not have any distinction at all between male and female characters in the original 3 pamphlets.
Pretty sure that stuff came in later, post-Greyhawk. It certainly showed up in fanzines of the late 70s, though…
Haha, I’ve been pulling your leg, the confused response was just too funny to ignore at first. I have a new comment that explains it.
You’re good, and yes, it is older than 2e.
OK, time to come clean. I had assumed the other old people would have this at the ready, but when the confused responses came in, I just rolled with it and now I’m bored with the joke.
This is for BECMI. The question itself is real, though, I’ve heard of better Thief progressions, and I don’t want to just top out at 14 like most people do since I never got to play with the Masters or Immortals sets and I want to try it at least once so I know how it plays.
Definitely not AD&D, I have those too and they’re much heavier books – these are more like magazines.
I should note that I have a blue one in here labeled expert rulebook. One of my players is bringing more that go with these.
I searched for the text on the box and mine is this one
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Basic-Rules-Set/dp/0880383380
Just the basic box set? We wanted to try playing to max level since none of us have ever actually done it.
Worth more than most copies you find online because the box looks in nice condition, but not especially valuable. They printed a ton of copies of that edition, it was very popular in the 80s.
Maybe consider playing it? I really like the way the Basic Set plays. Very different from the modern game.