The 'Nostalgia Effect' was often referenced in the poll tabulating the most popular rule set and it did bring back some fond memories I must admit.
Bearing this in mind, I would like to also share an extremely funny series of articles that will certainly hit home on those of us who were fortunate (and old :-0 ) enough to have rolled our first characters and played our first campaigns during the genesis of D&D.
I encourage you to LOL to all the articles by Zack Parsons and Steve "Malak" Sumner (found in the right pane) but these shroud get you started:
The Original Dungeons & Dragons
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/steve-old-gygax.php?page=1
Dungeons & Dragons: 1st Edition Monster Manual
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/wtf-monster-manual.php
Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Wondrous Inventions
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/wtf-wondrous-items.php
Bearing this in mind, I would like to also share an extremely funny series of articles that will certainly hit home on those of us who were fortunate (and old :-0 ) enough to have rolled our first characters and played our first campaigns during the genesis of D&D.
I encourage you to LOL to all the articles by Zack Parsons and Steve "Malak" Sumner (found in the right pane) but these shroud get you started:
The Original Dungeons & Dragons
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/steve-old-gygax.php?page=1
Dungeons & Dragons: 1st Edition Monster Manual
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/wtf-monster-manual.php
Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Wondrous Inventions
http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/wtf-wondrous-items.php