Great story. Having a grandfather who you can spend quality time with results in lasting memories.

Story time! My stepbrother's former roommate was the person who introduced me to AD&D for the first time. I was 12, it was 1990, and I was over at their rental property doing yard work for my Dad. After I was finished in the yard, I had to wait for my Dad to return after some errand running. Anthony asked my dad if I could stay and have dinner and play games. My dad was fine with that. Anthony pulled down his AD&D Player's Handbook and his chest full of Dice and Ral-Partha miniatures, and gifted me a set of dice. I found out later that these dice were original Holmes Basic Set dice. Probably his first set of dice. He helped me create a Half-Elf Cleric named Mugwump, and he began running a game of what I would find out later was the Keep on the Borderlands and the Caves of Chaos. -Iconic I would find out later. My first character lasted all of 15 minutes of REAL LIFE time, I was poisoned and killed by a Giant Forest Spider on my first night making camp between the nearest city and a remote Outpost, but I burned the Spider to death with a flask of oil and one of my torches, burning his tree down in the process! I don't know where Anthony is now, or whether he is well, and I am not sure if he is still friends with my brother, but because of him, and Dungeon and Dragons, I am the writer and Literature and Latin Language teacher that I am today. Thank you Anthony, wherever you are!

I'm glad KZfaq recommended your channel to me. Beautiful story, man. It really captures the idea of what it means to bring friends over and have a good time creating a nice story.

I played once with my Uncle before he left for the Airforce, then my mother got me the original Red Box. So I had to learn to read to not only play, but I was the only one with the books so I had to DM (and still do after 40 years). D&D gave me friends, my wife of 31 years, and so many weekend adventures.

Wild. My own story is similar. To date D&D has been the hobby that’s given me my oldest and truest friends and has provided me the easiest way to make new ones.

Thanks for this story. I identify with it a lot. I'm glad your step-gramps was so much fun!

This is a great and wonderful story. Love and blessings to you, good sir. ❤️🙏🇺🇸

I really, really love a happy ending.

Great story, loved listening.

Thank you for sharing this story

Dude! Thank you.

I was playing when I was probably 6 or 7. I played with my brother. (THE OLD RED BOX.) stopped playing for a bit. Then, when I was 22 or so, I went through a bad breakup. I was depressed barely left the house except to work and stuff. Then a friend got me back in. It's been a rocky road since. Life gets in the way sometimes. But every Thursday and now Saturday we play something. Not always DandD. But always something . Gaming is my therapy. Pass time and my passion. My wife and I have made friends for life through RPGs .

D&D can really have an impact on your life and for me it means friends and chosen family :)

I learnt to read in highschool and started talking late my mum had to stop my brother doing stuff for me was in special needs and struggled to keep up its effects every thing dnd and gaming has been a way to cope dont know where I would be today

Thats why you never give up, dont matter how sad things are you never now the future, and things can go back around again and be better. thanks for the story ^^ !!! Also sorry for you loss, please be well and Rest in peace for him, I hope he is at peace and well whatever place he is.

This is an awesome video. The algorithm did me well. Congratulations man and im happy all is well these days

I'm literally only now 'meeting' D&D now at 37. At first as I was seeing it, it inspired my imagination, but as time went on the past few months as I've looked at learning it - what originally appeared like a game set in a middle earth like world, started seriously looking like pantomime. Cazador in BG3, some of the strange art of the new style, the fans I've been talking to not just of D&D but BG3, which is kind of what drew me to it. Now, I am worried I wont get any grit and grime of the D&D experience that I'm looking for. When I learned that orcs were elves, twisted by torture and dark magic into what are essentially monstrous elves, I was in that curious awe that fantasy is capable of. I noticed I don't feel that for anything about the D&D I'm learning about right now. Yet I do believe I'm in the right wheel-house, and I just don't know where to look to find what I'm looking for. There's a small voice in me saying I have to create it.

I know this is a late comment but I watched this video a couple of days ago and sent this to my girlfriend who dose not understand dnd and thinks it's stupid and nerd and k was never able to explain why i loved the game but this video put all the words I needed. Thank you man now my best friend understands why dnd is my second love.

Good story man. I don't think it's uncommon at all that this game is pivotal in people's lives.

Would love to play in one of ur campaigns.

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Great thumbnail art. Is there a source, by chance?

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