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TheRedneckDBA SSChampion Points: 14001 More actions · Answer 1

Grant Fritchey (1/6/2009)
RBarryYoung (1/6/2009)
GilaMonster (1/6/2009)
Grant Fritchey (1/6/2009)
I must be old, D&D used lots (and lots and lots) of six-sided dice. Now, Traveller, there were the decimal dice at work.
Which edition was that? I know West End's games used a d6 system (starwars), but I don't recall D&D using one
3rd Ed (which is what I play) is the d20 system. Hence the d20 is used for most rolls.
As I recall, the editions of D&D that used only 6-side dice were:
- ChainMail supplement, the precursor to D&D (early 70's)
- The first "Original" D&D, which is not counted in the numbering of Editions (Mid 70's)
- "Basic" from when it was split into Advanced D&D and Basic D&D (late 70's to early 80's)
The second "Original" Edition/Version (mid to late 70's) was the first to use the 5 platonic solids (polyhedra) as official Die for the game.
The first "Advanced" Edition is what is counted as "First Edition" or "Version 1" in the modern counting of D&D versions, though in fact it was already the fourth (or fifth) version of D&D that had been published.
Later of course they dropped the "Advanced" from AD&D in order to disassociate it from A.D.D., after folks began to notice the high cross-over rate. 🙂
OK, Barry. You're scaring me a bit here. Put the manuals and the dice down and back away from the table. Everything will be OK....

Well, I'm WAY too young myself to remember such things, but I found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons

The Redneck DBA

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 2

RBarryYoung (1/6/2009)
GilaMonster (1/6/2009)
Grant Fritchey (1/6/2009)
I must be old, D&D used lots (and lots and lots) of six-sided dice. Now, Traveller, there were the decimal dice at work.
Which edition was that? I know West End's games used a d6 system (starwars), but I don't recall D&D using one
3rd Ed (which is what I play) is the d20 system. Hence the d20 is used for most rolls.
As I recall, the editions of D&D that used only 6-side dice were:
- ChainMail supplement, the precursor to D&D (early 70's)
- The first "Original" D&D, which is not counted in the numbering of Editions (Mid 70's)
- "Basic" from when it was split into Advanced D&D and Basic D&D (late 70's to early 80's)
The second "Original" Edition/Version (mid to late 70's) was the first to use the 5 platonic solids (polyhedra) as official Die for the game.
The first "Advanced" Edition is what is counted as "First Edition" or "Version 1" in the modern counting of D&D versions, though in fact it was already the fourth (or fifth) version of D&D that had been published.

Ok.......

The only ones I've played were 2nd ed (and only computer-versions of that) and 3rd Ed

Gail Shaw
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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 3

Dating myself here, I played with the original books while in High School.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 4

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January 6, 2009 at 1:23 pm

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And high school was ....

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 5

Lynn Pettis

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January 6, 2009 at 1:29 pm

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Graduated High School in 77.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 6

Properly cut pork chops only have 3 sides... well, until they hit... 🙂

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 7

Jeff Moden, Can't PM you, can you PM me your email address? I am working on something I'd like you to review.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 8

Sent you an email with it, Lynn. Lemme know if you send something... seems like my spam filter has been eating everything in the world. Matt tried to send me one and it didn't even show up in the spam filter.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 9

Jeff,

I just sent an email to you. Please let me know if you get it.

Thanks,

Lynn

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 10

Properly cut? Since when do those in MI know meat? Aren't you more the cheese and beer crowd with your neighbors?

Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 11

Hey - don't be grouping us cheese heads with those Michigan hacks.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 12

What do they know up in MI? Producing and then burning cars? Ouch, hey, what!

BTW, my Mom is a WI native, so I'm entitled to joke a little with the cheeseheads. Glad she doesn't like football since I've never rooted for the Packers.

Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 13

I moved out of there years ago - that entire section of the country is creepy.

Now I'm in CT - we only burn cars at Dave Mathews concerts and during parties at UCONN.

Come to think of it, this part of the country is creepy too.

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 14

Michael Earl (1/7/2009)
I moved out of there years ago - that entire section of the country is creepy.
Now I'm in CT - we only burn cars at Dave Mathews concerts and during parties at UCONN.
Come to think of it, this part of the country is creepy too.

Hmmm, you live in WI and it is creepy and then you move to CT and it is creepy. Cause and effect?;)

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Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 15

Jack Corbett (1/7/2009)
Michael Earl (1/7/2009)
I moved out of there years ago - that entire section of the country is creepy.
Now I'm in CT - we only burn cars at Dave Mathews concerts and during parties at UCONN.
Come to think of it, this part of the country is creepy too.
Hmmm, you live in WI and it is creepy and then you move to CT and it is creepy. Cause and effect?;)

The governement of course!!