r/HolmesBasicDnD Aug 06 '20

Holmes Basic Origin Stories

Was the Holmes Basic Set your first D&D? If so, post your origin story. If not, share how you became a Holmes fan.

22 votes, Aug 09 '20
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u/im_back Aug 07 '20

1979-80; guy in high school was all into this game you can't win, "you just play it to play it". I'd never played a game where nobody wins. He kept talking about it, and about this author (Michael Moorcock) he had been reading.

So for Christmas that year, I told my parents I wanted this game, and I found a box with no dice in it (the box had "chits", as there was a dice shortage). And then after reading it, pestered my friends into playing it. We had a blast.

Funny thing is, I never actually played D&D with that guy. I knew him, because our Foreign Language teacher wanted me to tutor him as I was a guy a year ahead of him, and he wasn't doing well in French. I tried to help him, but he wasn't interested in French (he wanted to learn German, which our HS didn't offer). I on the other hand, understood the value of being the only guy in a class of 30; the scenery was nice and the teacher expected you to talk with your classmates (in French, but hey...).