What classic RPGs (p&p) did you grow up with?

[The Boston Dangler]

None because we had video games growing up.

 

[CountZero]

Only counting stuff I played through high school:

Call of Cthulhu
D&D
Vampire
Mage
Shadowrun
Vampire Dark Ages
Earthdawn (was and still is my favorite, currently running a game)
Cyberpunk 2020
Chill
Battletech (or whatever the rpg part was called)
Heavy Gear
Ars Magica

I know there were one or two others that we did a session or two in but I can't remember exactly what they were.

 

[Chaotic42]

We made our own system. Much cheaper and more entertaining.

 

[Away]

D&D First, Second, and Third
Palladium, Rifts, and Robotech
Vampire and Werewolf (LARP)

Played some other games like GURPS as well, but I spent a majority of my time with the ones above.

 

[Michael]

Seriously played (means for many years and ran campaigns):

AD&D
Runequest
Champions

I played almost every one I have seen in the thread here, but the three above were the
longest running ones I played.

Michael

 

[Brovane]

So who still games with paper and pencil?

 

[Mayne]

So who still games with paper and pencil?

I would if i knew a group of people.

 

[TheVrolok]

Some of us yearned for something with more depth than Super Mario Bros.

Baldur's Gate?

I never did P&P RPGs, but I did play a few MUDs.. about as old school as I got.

 

[Mayne]

the whole baldur's gate series was amazing.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Battletech (or whatever the rpg part was called)

mechwarrior - i couldn't get into it. the battletech flavor text was enough for me.

not to derail, but battletech was pretty cool, as was star trek tactical simulator. but the daddy was car wars!

 

[zerocool84]

Some of us yearned for something with more depth than Super Mario Bros.

Once I played Oregon Trail, pen & paper games were dead to me.

 

[splat_ed]

My list...
Warhammer Fantasy
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
Call of Cthulhu
Legend of the 5 Rings
7th Sea
Paranoia
Shadowrun
Battletech
Judge Dredd

and a few others...

 

[effowe]

G.U.R.P.S., D&D, Star Wars, Vampire..

 

[Malak]

Once I played Oregon Trail, pen & paper games were dead to me.

I played the P&P version of Oregon Trail, much better.

 

[DigDog]

Battletech (or whatever the rpg part was called)

mechwarrior.

come to think of it, i owned that one too.
only played it once, though.

also, not a proper RPG, but i did play an awful (hehe) lot of

 

[The Boston Dangler]

yes! not only did we play awful green things, i made an enlarged wooden game board

 

[DigDog]

no waaay... pics! NAU!

 

[Michael]

I played Awful Green Things from the original printing from Dragon Magazine.

I still play it today against my kids and they really like it.

Michael

 

[Spydermag68]

D&D 2nd edition, car wars, and battletech.

 

[nakedfrog]

So who still games with paper and pencil?

I run an AD&D2E campaign, and play in a Pathfinder campaign.

 

[norseamd]

I run an AD&D2E campaign, and play in a Pathfinder campaign.

How do you like Pathfinder and how would you compare it with the various editions of D&D and other RPGs?

 

[nageov3t]

played AD&D all through grammar school and high school with some friends.

moved onto 3rd Edition in college, but haven't really played since graduation.

I loved the lore for Vampire the Masquerade, but only ever played it a couple times (with a spectacularly bad game master, tbh)... still bought all the books and read them, though, because I found the whole game world to be really interesting.

 

[norseamd]

played AD&D all through grammar school and high school with some friends.

moved onto 3rd Edition in college, but haven't really played since graduation.

I loved the lore for Vampire the Masquerade, but only ever played it a couple times (with a spectacularly bad game master, tbh)... still bought all the books and read them, though, because I found the whole game world to be really interesting.

That game is on sale on Steam right now.

Worth it?

 

[Thump553]

cowboys and indians

war

 

[nakedfrog]

How do you like Pathfinder and how would you compare it with the various editions of D&D and other RPGs?

I believe it's generally described as being AD&D 3.75. It can be a little rules-heavy, but it's still enjoyable. My viewpoint is generally that as long as the rules aren't actively getting in the way, they're not what makes a game fun.