tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post3245178748728753303..comments2024-03-24T18:59:07.813-07:00Comments on ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Rules Cyclopedia now available in printZenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-45681139200494664392018-04-22T12:54:44.065-07:002018-04-22T12:54:44.065-07:00The Black Box was neat. I never actually used it (...The Black Box was neat. I never actually used it (already playing AD&D) but was pretty excited to get it. I still have it albeit a little warped from years in a couple basements. It sits in my bedroom now. I think I read it front to back when I originally bought it.Kersushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681156995783253424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-86461809853668683172018-02-12T18:19:47.732-08:002018-02-12T18:19:47.732-08:00Thank you, I appreciate it.Thank you, I appreciate it.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-28925776076070493872018-02-12T18:19:20.363-08:002018-02-12T18:19:20.363-08:00Thank you for sharing your origin story. Black Box...Thank you for sharing your origin story. Black Box has some neat features, one being that it extended "Basic" up to 5th level. The Zanzer Tem dungeon is another neat "Sample Dungeon" in the tradition started by Holmes.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-88332338334124095942018-02-10T11:51:40.217-08:002018-02-10T11:51:40.217-08:00Oops, I hit publish instead of preview.
In additi...Oops, I hit publish instead of preview.<br /><br />In addition to my last post, I wanted to say thanks for the heads up. I've been on the edge ready to buy a used copy for around $100 online. <br /><br />If I order this, I'll be sure to use your link! Stripehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956310256102950543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-7801144689687938472018-02-10T11:49:24.974-08:002018-02-10T11:49:24.974-08:00I started role playing during the "Black Box&...I started role playing during the "Black Box" days. Class of '99. AD&D 2nd Ed. was new. At first, I was too young to understand the difference between D&D and AD&D, so I played with a mix of the rules, my first year ever playing being the summer between my 5th and 6th grades ('91-'92). I was the Dungeon Master and I had never even seen a game played before. However, I cut my teeth on the awesome HeroQuest board game, which is one of the most wonderful fantasy dungeon crawl products of all time, so with the Black Box's instructions, I did a fairly serviceable job. Well, for a 5th grader who never saw D&D played before, at least. Which is another way of saying I did a terrible job and that's why we promptly went back to HeroQuest until the following summer, when I started running AD&D 2nd Ed.<br /><br />This is a good forum for "Black Box" D&D: https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=15<br /><br />Here's the unofficial errata: http://web.newsguy.com/a_doom/RCerrata/Stripehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956310256102950543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-57650783074189408762018-02-07T10:56:04.714-08:002018-02-07T10:56:04.714-08:00It is a huge hole in the catalog. And while I appr...It is a <i>huge</i> hole in the catalog. And while I appreciate why they chose the Cyclopedia to be the POD representative of the "Basic D&D" line, it is one of my least favorite incarnations. Not because of the rules themselves, but because the art and layout are really hard on the eyes.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.com