D&D

D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) now referred to as OD&DOriginal Dungeons & Dragons published in 1974 was originally created by Dave (David Lance) Arneson in his home campaign called Blackmoor in 1971. After Dave Arneson introduced Gary Gygax to the game in 1972, Gygax took Arnesons unique transcendent creative concept and added a few of his own ideas and wrote the game published as D&DDungeons & Dragons now referred to as OD&DOriginal Dungeons & Dragons .

D&DDungeons & Dragonsis now referred to as OD&DOriginal Dungeons & Dragons to separate it from all of the later inferior game versions bearing the names D&D and AD&D. The D&D versions referred to as 3.x, 4E and 5E are descended from the AD&D line and not from the original D&D line of games.

OD&D is the best and greatest of all roleplaying games and all other games are cheap inferior knockoffs of the original gem. OD&D is the One True Game.

Tonight instead of Pathfinder, lets play the real D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) , the original 1974 D&D.

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Paladin

A Paladin is a character class created for OD&D the Original Dungeons & Dragons. All paladins must be Lawful (Lawful Good). All other alignments are only applied to paladins in inferior versions of D&D(Dungeons & Dragons) and other cheap inferior ripoffs of D&D(Dungeons & Dragons). Properly played Paladins are never Lawful Stupid - that only results from having a bad DM and bad players.

Playing a Paladin correctly in the real spirit of the game is something to which all roleplayers should aspire.

When you think of a Paladin, think of sweet combination of Batman and Superman in regard to character.

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TETSNBN

TETSNBN is the Edition That Shall Not Be Named an acronym created by a member of Dragonsfoot as a term for the banned topic of 3E (3rd Ed D&D). this term was used frequently in the past and also currently on Dragonsfoot and is one of a list of several acronyms that users of Dragonsfoot need to know.. A Term used to refer to the 3rd edition and the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game (produced) by Wizards of the Coast, used primarily by those who prefer the earlier (TSR-produced) versions. TETSNBN is pronounced “tets bin”. See also TATSNBN. This term was coined in 2004 and has been in wide use since then.

Discussion of TETSNBN is not allowed on Dragonsfoot. There are many other forums that were created specifically for the discussion of TETSNBN, this is not one of them.

old school purist

One who is dedicated to the original and best version of various things. One who is not swayed in any way by trends, fads, styles, etc. of things. One who insists on high quality and is not interested in cheap knockoffs. One who detests all things that are inferior, even though these inferior things are hyped and promoted by the mainstream.

An old school purist who games would insist on playing the Original Dungeons & Dragons instead of all the later developed cheap imitations of the real thing.

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Old School Gamers

People who play The One True Game the Original Dungeons & Dragons in the real authentic old school way. Old School Gamers do not play any inferior games.

Old School Gamers know that video games are a lot less fun to play, than The One True Game.

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murderhobo

A derogatory term used to denigrate old school players of Dungeons & Dragons, and considered a gross insult among real old school players and DMs. Users of the term falsely claim that murderhobo was the style of play back in the day (1974-1978) and that is based on a false understanding of what old school play is.

Bitd the way that the original old school Dungeons & Dragons was played was as a game of exploration and management of resources. The normal play style meant that you a avoided combat when possible and gained treasure by other means. A player in those days only went into combat when it could not be avoided and only killed when it was necessary. The killing of innocents was always frowned upon. If the goal could be obtained through other types of interaction, that was the preferred day.

Adults who play the murderhobo style which involves killing innocents, even women and children, are people who have mental health issues

I don't even know you, why are you insulting me with this murderhobo nonsense?

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Mega-Dungeon

A dungeon is one of the primary tropes in D&D(Dungeons & Dragons) and a Mega-Dungeon is the true example of a properly designed dungeon. In RPG terminology it is a closed environment usually having many enemies and treasure. A Mega-Dungeon is very large and has 20 or more levels and has 500 rooms per level and up. The Largest known Mega-Dungeon has a full 1 million rooms.

Exploring a Mega-Dungeon in D&D(Dungeons & Dragons) is fun at an extreme level, providing that you have a good referee.

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