I used to hang out for a while at the Battered Dwarf. I had D & D in the 8.5 x 5.5 booklet format.l
Still have a copy of the Fenious Fingers Treasury and some old Dragons.
Battered Dwarf, Silver Snail when it was more than a hipster coffee shop and had 3 levels, Mr. Gameways Ark... there were a half dozen gaming stores, around Toronto, and I forget most of their names.
I can see a stack of Dragons and the Finieous Treasury from where I'm sitting. "I'm Bored Flack, the Magic User, and I rarely miss from this distance."
Sat at the helm of the Enterprise?
I played for years... the fact that some of the more fun women I know liked to play didn't hurt. Then I got busy with everything else in life again.
Somewhere in a box I have the original AD&D with the original Deities & Demigods (oh yes, I feel the fame) as well as a Beginner's set that my cousin gave me when I was about 10. Really interesting person, my cousin, was a MUFON executive and was married to Brian Good in the 60s & 70s. RIP
Maybe as little as 20 years ago. Now we've got all the money and one of the highest rated shows on TV
Hey man...at the end of that movie...the nerds win!
Was it the Deities and Demigods that had illegally used the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Michael Moorcock? If so that was a really limited release, before lawsuits shut them down and they had to reprint.
Sorry, missing the reference.
Gameways Ark had a full replica bridge on the top floor.
Traveller? The Morrow project? Rune quest?
LOL I haven't been on in a while (probably close to 10-15 years), checked Romper Room and see this thread haha
I started to play way back in grade 8 or 9 I think ... started with Robotech from Palladium. Played a bunch more of there games as well, Shadowrun was another one ... moved onto FASA with Battletech and the miniatures, omg the miniatures cost a fortune, between my brother and I we had nearly 2 regiments of mechs plus the support forces ... regiments were I believe 108 mechs (InnerSphere that is) we had I'm trying to remember 1 or 2 trinarys of clan mechs and elementals ... played I think D&D for a little bit but couldn't get into it as much, maybe I just liked big giant mechs and bots !
Oh those were the days recording your stats on paper !
funny that this brought up 'cuz after D&D or near the start of D&D I got into MTG and bought cards from I believe 94 to 97 ... kept those cards in a closet, found a guy at my office that plays with NEW generation cards. Now we play old vs new maybe once a week at lunch ! LOL