I agree with the now well hashed out and sad reality that 2nd ed is ... sigh ... old :(
I think some people lapse a bit ... what with being old timers we do that :) I started with original Red Box D&D (ya I know 1983 isn't even old, old timer) and I've slipped up from time to time and said I started with 2nd ed. I think some people feel that way because they played so much 2nd ed ... it did have a damn long run.
Maybe we can steal a bit from the world of cars, where 20 years makes you a "classic" and 45 years makes you an "antique." I figure, if you can say "I've been playing longer than you've been alive," you can be Old School, so 15-20 years is an appropriate time frame.
They discovered role-playing late in life? :-P
ReplyDeleteWell, 1989 was 23 years ago. (That makes me feel my age a bit!)
ReplyDeleteThen again, maybe they're thinking of Holmes as 2E. (And now I feel better.)
We're getting old, Tim. If you've been playing for 20 years, I suppose you're allowed to be an "old timer", even if you did start with 2E.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds so odd to me, but yeah, 2nd ed was 20 years ago.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't freak me out. The 3e people claiming to be old-timers are another matter...
ReplyDeleteWhatever you do then, don't go back to college.
ReplyDeleteThat will make you feel......O-L-D!
I work in colleges as part of day job, so yeah I get you on that.
ReplyDeleteSweet, I'm an old timer!
ReplyDeletecame up too long ago, someone asked me how long I've been doing something (exactly what doesn't matter).
ReplyDelete"I make it... about 25 years. And thank you for making me do *that* bit of arithmetic."
*raises his hand*
ReplyDeleteAnother 20-year RPG gamer here who can trace his roots back to 2E*!
*Technically 2E, an "acquired" copy of the 1E DMG, and the Red Box (not sure if it's Holmes, Metzner or Moldvay though)
I've been playing D&D since 1976, so I've got polyhedrons older than some of you.
ReplyDeleteTrust me on this: just because you're "old" doesn't make you any brighter than anyone else.
I agree with the now well hashed out and sad reality that 2nd ed is ... sigh ... old :(
ReplyDeleteI think some people lapse a bit ... what with being old timers we do that :) I started with original Red Box D&D (ya I know 1983 isn't even old, old timer) and I've slipped up from time to time and said I started with 2nd ed. I think some people feel that way because they played so much 2nd ed ... it did have a damn long run.
I'm mystified. Someone starts with 2nd Edition and they think they know what old-school is?
ReplyDeleteMaybe we can steal a bit from the world of cars, where 20 years makes you a "classic" and 45 years makes you an "antique." I figure, if you can say "I've been playing longer than you've been alive," you can be Old School, so 15-20 years is an appropriate time frame.
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