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Aug 7, 2025 2:21 PM
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anotherdickat
That's the good, pure uncut by capitalism shit!
lddiaz
That's the one I had in the early 80s
drhobotron
You should really give 2nd Edition a shot. It's very different then modern D&D, but it's really a blast.
Columbus43219
I had the paper versions. Lost them in a house fire in 1985. About 5 years ago, I bought a replacement set on ebay.
loma45
https://xkcd.com/393/
ErindorGhostPope
I found an AD&D monster manual missing a few pages at Goodwill the day before my wedding. Had the officiant use it as the book they were holding during the ceremony (had the hide the mic somewhere)
Clockworkdancerobot
Damn, in great shape too
RansomElwin
Yikes, a year after we started playing in high school. Damn I'm old.
supervillin
Cool, when do we start?
MelfsAcidArrow
Congrats! I have my blue box on the shelf over here!
Snooj
My brother had that one. Probably still does.
OctopusStinkhorn
Sadly it was probably because the original owner passed
stonebreaker6
I had that exact book!!! Thanks, @op!
Aimlockbelch
I lent my 1st edition DM Guide to a friend. His house burned down, but my DMG survived with a charred cover and burns around the edges of the pages. It’s terrifying when I whip that out!
sadurdaynight
You're holding a key that unlocks near limitless creativity and imagination. But also convos like "i bet my character could beat up your character." "Now that I'd like to see." "Folks you're supposed to be a party, not act like petty.." "I rolle for initiative!"
BobWeAdaBabyEetsAboy
Maaaan, I remember when these were in binders.
GIMike1972
Yo you're going WAAAYY back to like mid seventies! I used to live near Lake Geneva and hit up Gencon back in like 80 or 81. This players handbook looking way better than mine!!
TennisieB
I still have mine from that era!
FelisleoDeLion
I still have mine, unfortunately I put book film over it to protect it, serious, serious mistake.
kiltmonkey
Holy shit! That's in near mint condition for a very early printing!
TickTockDeadMan
Yooo my dad has that same book! Wow that's a a callback
SecretAgentSuperBooger
BuckysGambit
Mine shows much more wear than that. 😬
Paithinzo
holy shit great condition too
Tenugui
You should marry her! /s
lightfoot2
That was the version of d and d I played. Still have the books
AbelardSnazz
me too, but they're considerably more creased than that one
zugz003
Same but they were the DM's books. ~35 years ago.
MelfsAcidArrow
I learned to play on AD&D2e but AD&D has a special place in my heart
Skawomplious
I played this and 2nd Ed. 3rd edition lost me.
daojones75
That is in amazingly good shape for an almost 50 year old book. I used to own one before I moved all of my game books to digital - that’s a lucky find!
Delathi
I have an Unearthed Arcana with an intact spine.
Loctavius
I've got two! I started playing back before there was a boxed set because I'm old af.
daojones75
Sitting next to my desk in a place of honor is a boxed version of the original game. I’m talking the “white box” rules Gary and Dave had printed out and stapled together. My wife’s dad had a copy and didn’t realize how much of a nerd his future son-in-law was until I saw that and geeked out,
Not mine, but here’s a reference: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f8/67/63/f867634635046283368a11bccbe24f69.png
Loctavius
jfc am I jealous. Beautiful.
Paithinzo
that is amazing