Born on the 4th of July

Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:11 pm

No, not the movie with Bruce Willis.
My son, actually. Today he celebrates his 7th birthday. He got doughnuts for breakfast, went to see the new Ice Age movie, and soon he'll be opening presents and eating his birthday dinner...pizza. And in a few weeks, I think I'll be introducing him to the Mentzer Basic Set.
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:39 pm

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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:09 pm

Franks work certainly is superior. He's got the best taste in artists too.
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:15 pm

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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:57 pm

gideon_thorne wrote:
Franks work certainly is superior. He's got the best taste in artists too.

TLG's artists aren't too shabby, either. I just wish they'd have a "Basic Set" for cryin' out loud! I'm going to hold out a little longer, in hopes of even an announcement of a forthcoming Basic Set. I really wish TLG would do one as I want him to play C&C eventually and I would like to start him on something that's "current."
And those are good suggestions, conc.
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:02 am

get all the old school feel without the danger of damaging a out of print item.
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:03 am

Lord Dynel wrote:
TLG's artists aren't too shabby, either. I just wish they'd have a "Basic Set" for cryin' out loud! I'm going to hold out a little longer, in hopes of even an announcement of a forthcoming Basic Set. I really wish TLG would do one as I want him to play C&C eventually and I would like to start him on something that's "current."
And those are good suggestions, conc.

Oh, we've got one forthcoming. Steve just wants to get through this Gods and Monsters and CKG first.
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maasenstodt · Post by **maasenstodt** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:54 am

gideon_thorne wrote:
Franks work certainly is superior. He's got the best taste in artists too.

For those who need a lot of hand-holding, the Mentzer set has much to recommend it.

On the other hand, for those a bit more adventurous or who have a guide to help, I think the Moldvay set has a better format for long term use. Plus, for my money, the art team of Otis, Willingham, Dee, et al combined to create the best illustrated edition of D&D ever.
Dan Proctor did a great job of cleaning up and expanding Moldvay's work with Labyrinth Lord. Making it available in hardcover is pretty fantastic as well.

They all have their merits, but I strongly favor the latter two.
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seskis281 · Post by **seskis281** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:01 am

Happy B-Day to your son Lord D. !

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