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#1
Kentor_Slowhand_02
Dec 31, 2008 14:11:19 Hi there, I knowe I am going to sound like a dionsaur here, but I started playing D&D with the good ole red box basic set. Does anyone out there still play this? Also, are there any places to legally DL any of the old D&D books?
#2
Webster
Dec 31, 2008 18:34:31 I still have those boxed sets, and although I don't play the game itself, I often reference the books and use it for ideas. (Bargle makes an appearance in most of my games.)
#3
kjw
Dec 31, 2008 20:11:50 You will probably get a better response from a place like dragonsfoot as these forums are mostly used by 4e players, which is a very different beast from the old red box. Also a lot of these old edition books can be acquired via PDF. Hope that helps.
#4
yellowdingo
Jan 01, 2009 3:41:37 Yup. I enjoyed playing those. Dog chewed the first Red box I had so I got a second. Ah yes...Karameikos.

1. Plague spreads amongst the villages

"You have proven your loyalty to the church of Thanatos, now take this powder and introduce it to the wells of every village in Karameikos."-Urga, High Priest of Thanatos addressing the faithful in a meeting in Mirros.

DM Briefing: Travellers and Merchants begin dropping small sacks of poison into the wells of numerous villages across the Kingdom of Karameikos. Symptoms include boils and lesions and looks like the mummy rot plague.

2. A Sinkhole opens in Kelvin

"Are you sure we won't get in trouble?" Yan looked about nervously.
"We can sell that rock for a gold Royal now shut up and dig..." Boris speared his crowbar into the dirt by the boulder. The Crowbar vanished into the Earth along with the boulder and much of Mrs. Mealy's Garden.
"What did you do?" Yan looked at his friend.

DM Briefing: A Sinkhole opens in the city of Kelvin. The Hole Expands threatening several homes. The Sinkhole drops 500 feet into a cavern the size of the city above it.

3. A Sword in the Peat

"Found it under the Peat I did. Look at it." Stephan wiped the muck from its surface.
His companion stared at the blade and looked for the smiths-mark that should be...
"By Hala...It Cannot Be." Iago fell to his knees in fear.
"Iago?" Stephan stared at his friend.
The sight of Stephan holding a sword aloft while leaning over his kneeling companion drew instant attention.
"He's killed him!" The voice from the crowd was quite loud.

DM Briefing: A very old short sword is found beneath the peat diggings east of the city of Kelvin. The Sword has the blacksmith's marks of Halav. Indeed, this is one of Halav's swords crafted by the smith before he achieved immortality. The Sword is non-magical yet will fetch a price of a million gold Royals. As a consequence everyone will want it by any means.

4. A Plot to take the Estate of Marilenev (part 1)

"One of the Last Traladaran-held Estates...?"
"It produces near a hundred million gold Royals a year."
"Well there is that."
"Lady Marilenev's tithe to the Church of Traladara exceeds the tithe we get from every Thyatian in the Kingdom including the King."
"The Church of Karameikos must have it all."
"And those are very important points but how?"
"There are Clerics of Chaos in the Mountains to the North-east. It is time they moved against the Kingdom."
"Vanya help you if the Patriarch finds out."

DM Briefing: Senior Clerics in the Church of Karameikos begin plotting to take the Estate of Marilenev as a Bishopric. They flood the region of the North east with poorly guarded merchants with wagonloads of weapons.

5. Something under Mirros

"I hear ol Vigo was moanin about somethin tryin ta eat him when he went the Jakes at the Broken Mug." Boris squatted above the hole in the ground and moaned at his constipation.
"Damn Drunk with his fairytales!" Replied Yan from the next squat.
"You Know there are supposed to be tunnels dug beneath the city." Boris was thinking they might look into that soon.
"Yeah. Been thinking about...what the...ERRAGGG!" Yan's scream was Cut short.
"Yan? What you Screaming about? Yan?" Boris felt very alone as he staggered forward around the stall to look in on his friend. he watched as a naked foot and leg slid down a very narrow hole. The stall was sprayed with blood.
Boris made best speed for the Tap Room leaving a trail of dung in his wake.
"For Halav's Sake someone find me a Pot to go in..."
DM Briefing: A Gelatinous predator begins eating people who use the toilet or venture into cellars. This is a Permanently Hasted Gargantuan Black Pudding (stats: 8xHD, 2x Size).

6. Death on the Rooftops

Vigo turned to face the noise and watched wooden roofing tiles clatter into the dirt street. Vigo looked up at the cloaked shadow on the roof above him. The foe was an almost intangible piece of black cloth gripping a great Scythe.
"Scyth'r!" Vigo screamed and fled down the alley in a mad rush.
Vigo crashed through People standing in front of the Black Dog Tavern.
"The bugger has come for me..." He tried to make them understand as the cloaked figure dropped from the roof top into their midst and took Vigo with a single swipe of its pure entropic Blade.

DM Briefing: A Shadow with a Scythe of Pure Entropy descends on the city of Mirros and begins targeting several individuals who were all involved in a raid on a Temple when they were young adventurers. The Weapon itself has the abilities of a magic missile in that it automatically hits inflicting 1d6+1.

7. A Sandbar blocks the Mirror Harbour

"Dredge it they Says. Do it Quicker they Says, Trade pays your wages, they says." Purvis the Wizard waved his Rod of Civil Works and the sand loaded on the Barge.
"Who says what?" The odd voice came from all around him.
"Who said that?" queried Purvis as he looked around him.
The wet sand began to tower to its full height pulling even more sand onto the barge.
"I said that." The very ancient and aquatically-evolved earth elemental was in the mood for conversation.
"Pefh! No sandbar here." Purvis dived into the harbour water and swam for shore.
"What about me?" The twelve foot tall sand-bar wanted answers.
"Not my department, I'm Civil Works." Purvis was having none of it.
"Want to hear about how the water gets the grit out of all my crevices?"
"Definitely not!" called Purvis as he headed to the nearest tavern.

DM Briefing: An ancient (and aquatically adapted) Earth Elemental decides to make its home in the Harbour of Mirros to the inconvenience of Ships in the Harbour.

8. The Great Robbery

"I was just saying that it seem silly."
"What do you mean?" Arlo Von Gaunt queried Boris.
"That the King's Treasury would have fifty two Firkins of Silver simply walked down to a ship in the Harbour." Boris whispered as the army of Porters walked past in teams of two with a small barrel branded Treasury of Karameikos on a litter between them. They were escorted by a hundred Guardsmen.
"They're paying it to Darokin for the Annual Shipment of Grain."
"I Think it's silly." replied Boris to his new companion.
"You think that twenty-six thousand pounds of Silver is Silly."
The Silver was loaded into the hold.
"I simply think it silly that they didn't have better protection of the Ship."

DM Briefing: Robbers steal a ship moving 260,000sp of Karameikan Coin to the Republic of Darokin.

9. Buttleknnose's Steam

The great brass ball turned as the steam sprayed from its opposing arms.
"What exactly does it do?" Stephan stared at the Gnome-built engine with wonder.
"It is Technology!! It drives the future. It powers the...the ships of industry!" Buttleknnose was struggling for words on his Knees with his hands in the Air.
Shuuu...Shuuu...Shuuu...Shuuu....went the great steam engine echoing all the way down the valley. It didn't seem to be driving anything in particular.
"But what exactly does it do?" Stephan looked at his companion who was attempting not to break into laughter.
"Um, well, nothing right now. Gear's broke."
"Well the folks down the valley would appreciate it if you fixed the noise, particularly the loud bang that happens in the morning."
"Yeah! It's putting off the milking cows." Arn the dairy farmer was finally getting a word in.
"That wasn't the Buttleknnose Steamball(tm). That was the Buttleknnose SteamKannon(tm)." Buttleknnose was on a roll.
"Will you ask him what "(tm)" means or shall I?" Stephan stared sternly at the smiling farmer...

DM Briefing: A Gnome builds some steam based technology to the detriment of the future.

10. Flying Shield Abducts Villagers livestock

"It was big and shiny and round and polished mirror-like, like a...a mirror and there were lights and it flew and ..." Stephan held up a hand to pause the young Halfling.
"So what you are saying is that a big shiny flying discus abducted your sheep?"
"Nono. That was the Thingummy that they flew off in. It was funny-looking elves with pointy ears and silver clothes and lightning bolt wands with funny grips and they all went about saying 'resistance is pointless' and 'prepare for the harvest' and 'cor! that's a pretty sweater'...scared the missus an all."

DM Briefing: Blacklore Elves with Magic-built flying Saucers and Lightning bolt ray guns abduct some farmers Livestock and take them back to their secret base on the dark side of the Moon.
#5
ciaran
Jan 01, 2009 11:11:23 Wow. I haven't heard some of those names in a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time...
#6
Rustmonster
Jan 01, 2009 19:31:52
Hi there, I knowe I am going to sound like a dionsaur here, but I started playing D&D with the good ole red box basic set. Does anyone out there still play this? Also, are there any places to legally DL any of the old D&D books?

Hmm, I remember this one website I used before... but can't remember the name...

It was Drive Thru RPG, or something like that. It had some nice PDFs on it. You could try there. It's not free, though. Most of the stuff costs money to download.
#7
enlightened
Jan 02, 2009 14:28:43 Red box D&D is my preferred edition of D&D. I still play it more often than any other version of D&D. There are some people who never stopped playing it. :D
#8
yellowdingo
Jan 03, 2009 3:02:55
Hmm, I remember this one website I used before... but can't remember the name...

It was Drive Thru RPG, or something like that. It had some nice PDFs on it. You could try there. It's not free, though. Most of the stuff costs money to download.

dragonsfoot.org has a few pdf adventures for OD&D and the OD&DITIES fanzine.
vaultsofpandius.com is an extensive archive for OD&D conversations.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Kentor_Slowhand_02 Dec 31, 2008 14:11:19	Hi there, I knowe I am going to sound like a dionsaur here, but I started playing D&D with the good ole red box basic set. Does anyone out there still play this? Also, are there any places to legally DL any of the old D&D books?
#2 Webster Dec 31, 2008 18:34:31	I still have those boxed sets, and although I don't play the game itself, I often reference the books and use it for ideas. (Bargle makes an appearance in most of my games.)
#3 kjw Dec 31, 2008 20:11:50	You will probably get a better response from a place like dragonsfoot as these forums are mostly used by 4e players, which is a very different beast from the old red box. Also a lot of these old edition books can be acquired via PDF. Hope that helps.
#4 yellowdingo Jan 01, 2009 3:41:37	Yup. I enjoyed playing those. Dog chewed the first Red box I had so I got a second. Ah yes...Karameikos. 1. Plague spreads amongst the villages "You have proven your loyalty to the church of Thanatos, now take this powder and introduce it to the wells of every village in Karameikos."-Urga, High Priest of Thanatos addressing the faithful in a meeting in Mirros. DM Briefing: Travellers and Merchants begin dropping small sacks of poison into the wells of numerous villages across the Kingdom of Karameikos. Symptoms include boils and lesions and looks like the mummy rot plague. 2. A Sinkhole opens in Kelvin "Are you sure we won't get in trouble?" Yan looked about nervously. "We can sell that rock for a gold Royal now shut up and dig..." Boris speared his crowbar into the dirt by the boulder. The Crowbar vanished into the Earth along with the boulder and much of Mrs. Mealy's Garden. "What did you do?" Yan looked at his friend. DM Briefing: A Sinkhole opens in the city of Kelvin. The Hole Expands threatening several homes. The Sinkhole drops 500 feet into a cavern the size of the city above it. 3. A Sword in the Peat "Found it under the Peat I did. Look at it." Stephan wiped the muck from its surface. His companion stared at the blade and looked for the smiths-mark that should be... "By Hala...It Cannot Be." Iago fell to his knees in fear. "Iago?" Stephan stared at his friend. The sight of Stephan holding a sword aloft while leaning over his kneeling companion drew instant attention. "He's killed him!" The voice from the crowd was quite loud. DM Briefing: A very old short sword is found beneath the peat diggings east of the city of Kelvin. The Sword has the blacksmith's marks of Halav. Indeed, this is one of Halav's swords crafted by the smith before he achieved immortality. The Sword is non-magical yet will fetch a price of a million gold Royals. As a consequence everyone will want it by any means. 4. A Plot to take the Estate of Marilenev (part 1) "One of the Last Traladaran-held Estates...?" "It produces near a hundred million gold Royals a year." "Well there is that." "Lady Marilenev's tithe to the Church of Traladara exceeds the tithe we get from every Thyatian in the Kingdom including the King." "The Church of Karameikos must have it all." "And those are very important points but how?" "There are Clerics of Chaos in the Mountains to the North-east. It is time they moved against the Kingdom." "Vanya help you if the Patriarch finds out." DM Briefing: Senior Clerics in the Church of Karameikos begin plotting to take the Estate of Marilenev as a Bishopric. They flood the region of the North east with poorly guarded merchants with wagonloads of weapons. 5. Something under Mirros "I hear ol Vigo was moanin about somethin tryin ta eat him when he went the Jakes at the Broken Mug." Boris squatted above the hole in the ground and moaned at his constipation. "Damn Drunk with his fairytales!" Replied Yan from the next squat. "You Know there are supposed to be tunnels dug beneath the city." Boris was thinking they might look into that soon. "Yeah. Been thinking about...what the...ERRAGGG!" Yan's scream was Cut short. "Yan? What you Screaming about? Yan?" Boris felt very alone as he staggered forward around the stall to look in on his friend. he watched as a naked foot and leg slid down a very narrow hole. The stall was sprayed with blood. Boris made best speed for the Tap Room leaving a trail of dung in his wake. "For Halav's Sake someone find me a Pot to go in..." DM Briefing: A Gelatinous predator begins eating people who use the toilet or venture into cellars. This is a Permanently Hasted Gargantuan Black Pudding (stats: 8xHD, 2x Size). 6. Death on the Rooftops Vigo turned to face the noise and watched wooden roofing tiles clatter into the dirt street. Vigo looked up at the cloaked shadow on the roof above him. The foe was an almost intangible piece of black cloth gripping a great Scythe. "Scyth'r!" Vigo screamed and fled down the alley in a mad rush. Vigo crashed through People standing in front of the Black Dog Tavern. "The bugger has come for me..." He tried to make them understand as the cloaked figure dropped from the roof top into their midst and took Vigo with a single swipe of its pure entropic Blade. DM Briefing: A Shadow with a Scythe of Pure Entropy descends on the city of Mirros and begins targeting several individuals who were all involved in a raid on a Temple when they were young adventurers. The Weapon itself has the abilities of a magic missile in that it automatically hits inflicting 1d6+1. 7. A Sandbar blocks the Mirror Harbour "Dredge it they Says. Do it Quicker they Says, Trade pays your wages, they says." Purvis the Wizard waved his Rod of Civil Works and the sand loaded on the Barge. "Who says what?" The odd voice came from all around him. "Who said that?" queried Purvis as he looked around him. The wet sand began to tower to its full height pulling even more sand onto the barge. "I said that." The very ancient and aquatically-evolved earth elemental was in the mood for conversation. "Pefh! No sandbar here." Purvis dived into the harbour water and swam for shore. "What about me?" The twelve foot tall sand-bar wanted answers. "Not my department, I'm Civil Works." Purvis was having none of it. "Want to hear about how the water gets the grit out of all my crevices?" "Definitely not!" called Purvis as he headed to the nearest tavern. DM Briefing: An ancient (and aquatically adapted) Earth Elemental decides to make its home in the Harbour of Mirros to the inconvenience of Ships in the Harbour. 8. The Great Robbery "I was just saying that it seem silly." "What do you mean?" Arlo Von Gaunt queried Boris. "That the King's Treasury would have fifty two Firkins of Silver simply walked down to a ship in the Harbour." Boris whispered as the army of Porters walked past in teams of two with a small barrel branded Treasury of Karameikos on a litter between them. They were escorted by a hundred Guardsmen. "They're paying it to Darokin for the Annual Shipment of Grain." "I Think it's silly." replied Boris to his new companion. "You think that twenty-six thousand pounds of Silver is Silly." The Silver was loaded into the hold. "I simply think it silly that they didn't have better protection of the Ship." DM Briefing: Robbers steal a ship moving 260,000sp of Karameikan Coin to the Republic of Darokin. 9. Buttleknnose's Steam The great brass ball turned as the steam sprayed from its opposing arms. "What exactly does it do?" Stephan stared at the Gnome-built engine with wonder. "It is Technology!! It drives the future. It powers the...the ships of industry!" Buttleknnose was struggling for words on his Knees with his hands in the Air. Shuuu...Shuuu...Shuuu...Shuuu....went the great steam engine echoing all the way down the valley. It didn't seem to be driving anything in particular. "But what exactly does it do?" Stephan looked at his companion who was attempting not to break into laughter. "Um, well, nothing right now. Gear's broke." "Well the folks down the valley would appreciate it if you fixed the noise, particularly the loud bang that happens in the morning." "Yeah! It's putting off the milking cows." Arn the dairy farmer was finally getting a word in. "That wasn't the Buttleknnose Steamball(tm). That was the Buttleknnose SteamKannon(tm)." Buttleknnose was on a roll. "Will you ask him what "(tm)" means or shall I?" Stephan stared sternly at the smiling farmer... DM Briefing: A Gnome builds some steam based technology to the detriment of the future. 10. Flying Shield Abducts Villagers livestock "It was big and shiny and round and polished mirror-like, like a...a mirror and there were lights and it flew and ..." Stephan held up a hand to pause the young Halfling. "So what you are saying is that a big shiny flying discus abducted your sheep?" "Nono. That was the Thingummy that they flew off in. It was funny-looking elves with pointy ears and silver clothes and lightning bolt wands with funny grips and they all went about saying 'resistance is pointless' and 'prepare for the harvest' and 'cor! that's a pretty sweater'...scared the missus an all." DM Briefing: Blacklore Elves with Magic-built flying Saucers and Lightning bolt ray guns abduct some farmers Livestock and take them back to their secret base on the dark side of the Moon.
#5 ciaran Jan 01, 2009 11:11:23	Wow. I haven't heard some of those names in a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time...
#6 Rustmonster Jan 01, 2009 19:31:52	Hi there, I knowe I am going to sound like a dionsaur here, but I started playing D&D with the good ole red box basic set. Does anyone out there still play this? Also, are there any places to legally DL any of the old D&D books? Hmm, I remember this one website I used before... but can't remember the name... It was Drive Thru RPG, or something like that. It had some nice PDFs on it. You could try there. It's not free, though. Most of the stuff costs money to download.
#7 enlightened Jan 02, 2009 14:28:43	Red box D&D is my preferred edition of D&D. I still play it more often than any other version of D&D. There are some people who never stopped playing it. :D
#8 yellowdingo Jan 03, 2009 3:02:55	Hmm, I remember this one website I used before... but can't remember the name... It was Drive Thru RPG, or something like that. It had some nice PDFs on it. You could try there. It's not free, though. Most of the stuff costs money to download. dragonsfoot.org has a few pdf adventures for OD&D and the OD&DITIES fanzine. vaultsofpandius.com is an extensive archive for OD&D conversations.