RE: (TFT) More stories from Jr High, off topic

["Eric Douglas Keene" <ericdkeene@prodigy.net>]

KOTB!  Now that's a classic for me! That was my first role-playing
adventure. (I was in the 7th grade) We bumbled through AD&D for about 2
years then disbanded because things seemed so arbitrary in nature. I was
then introduced to Champions, which made a lot more sense (being able to
build your own character and some semblance of a tactical representation of
combat that was not part of an all inclusive "Armor Class" *smile*.)

Alas...I was not introduced to TFT until the 11th grade (1983) when some
older friends agreed to run a medieval campaign and include me in it. The
rules and simplicity immediately made sense and I LOVED the chess like
combat that adequately took into account multiple factors in melee
encounters.  TFT was the first RPG I participated in where the player
characters fought and killed each other. " I deserve more gold"... "No you
don't" ..."Put your counter down on the mega-hex sheet and role for
initiative!" How great was that!

eric

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Subject: Re: (TFT) More stories from Jr High, off topic

I think the first RP was when my aunt gave me the D&D boxed set with the
white dice and the crayon, and Keep on the Borderlands.  "It's like
Deathtest", I said, "But it's HUGE..."

We had been playing Melee and Wizard, and some Death Test.  But the
closest to RP there was a brief pondering over the fate of an
unconscious (ST 1) foe, who had had the good fortune to be represented
by the counter with the hot dark-haired archer babe.  No such quarter
was even discussed for male foemen.  'She' was left to the mercies of
the dungeon, as we had other things to worry about...

Makes a good case for quality components.

KOTB had a town to base out of, and NPCs with rumors and such.  'Bree
Yark', and all that.  We played through it using TFT rules, because D&D
rules seemed to seriously gut the power of the existing (Deathtest
surviving) characters.  "The greatsword is going to do _what_?  1d6?!"

But it was a continuing storyline, and it was where we taught ourselves
to appreciate the larger world outside the dungeon.  For instance, the
falling price for salvaged weaponry.  "I've still not sold your last
batch of garbage, and I'll be damned if I'll pay more than 18 for the
lot!"

We got a better price from the head of the town's guard, who thought
eventually some critters would follow us back to town.




David Michael Grouchy II wrote:
>
> More stories from Jr High
>      Does anyone remember their first role playing adventure ever?  I
often
> ask people this.  I find it facinating.  Kind of like "where were you when
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