tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post3523341071597495693..comments2024-03-28T01:53:34.870-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Ads of Dragon: D&D PosterJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49725053643331115532011-08-28T13:41:46.715-04:002011-08-28T13:41:46.715-04:00It wasn't this poster but I bought my first D&...It wasn't this poster but I bought my first D&D product at Sears. It was one of the Desert of Desolation modules. It wasn't until I got it home and read it that I began to understand I needed the rules.xredmenacexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563256821189993925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75915473161106113822011-08-28T07:23:39.726-04:002011-08-28T07:23:39.726-04:00I got this poster for my birthday that year!I got this poster for my birthday that year!jeffsabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008073631783442508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36484287595674897382011-08-25T22:12:24.565-04:002011-08-25T22:12:24.565-04:00I want to live in a world where that poster is not...I want to live in a world where that poster is not kitzch but pop artRainforest Gianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240761465708154282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65982023490111965482011-08-25T21:57:06.172-04:002011-08-25T21:57:06.172-04:00@Dom - I don't remember the specifics of the l...@Dom - I don't remember the specifics of the letter, but I think it was a letter of thanks for creating D&D.DNAphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322161635936030497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78052939382948330802011-08-25T21:33:56.610-04:002011-08-25T21:33:56.610-04:00Not a poster, but I saw 4 or 5 4th edtion red star...Not a poster, but I saw 4 or 5 4th edtion red starter boxes in Wal-Mart some 2 mo. ago.Mark Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043010692931832448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25566946511965813212011-08-25T19:12:31.957-04:002011-08-25T19:12:31.957-04:00Cool, now I know where my folks got that from for ...Cool, now I know where my folks got that from for me 27 years ago... Stayed on my wall for the better part of forever and regrettably, it shows.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18160230067937554668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-74363417545682977832011-08-25T18:56:59.728-04:002011-08-25T18:56:59.728-04:00I had that poster...I had that poster...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42736178639448162342011-08-25T16:17:51.919-04:002011-08-25T16:17:51.919-04:00JB,
I always saw the horseman as decoy, the femal...JB,<br /><br />I always saw the horseman as decoy, the female warrior under the rock ready to leap out and slice into the underbelly of the beast, so to speak. That's just me.David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5445641580471773052011-08-25T13:33:25.144-04:002011-08-25T13:33:25.144-04:00I got that poster in college, and it hangs in my b...I got that poster in college, and it hangs in my basement/game room to this day!GeneD5https://www.blogger.com/profile/03727850036692955923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10988243099366683012011-08-25T10:12:36.825-04:002011-08-25T10:12:36.825-04:00DNAphil, I'm curious. What did you write to Ga...DNAphil, I'm curious. What did you write to Gary?Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532221883378573281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91075646622643309272011-08-25T09:51:31.333-04:002011-08-25T09:51:31.333-04:00I got a copy of this print, when I wrote a letter ...I got a copy of this print, when I wrote a letter to TSR. I was 11 and wrote a letter to Garry, and I got a response from TSR with a typed letter from someone whom I cannot remember, and a copy of that print, in a 4" x 6" format.DNAphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322161635936030497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-54783431836556349772011-08-25T08:38:42.792-04:002011-08-25T08:38:42.792-04:00Coldstream,
Ain't it the truth. Getting the ...Coldstream,<br /><br />Ain't it the truth. Getting the Wishbooks and Christmas Catalogs was as much a seasonal expectation as football or Halloween or going to Cedar Point each summer, or even Christmas itself. Sears was, of course, good at getting its foot into the hype door (Atari Space Invaders?). I can't remember which store, but it was around 80-81 that I first saw a "Dungeons and Dragons" product (the books plus little lead minatures) in a Christmas Catalog. I remember one in particular. It said 'Bugbear captain' and I wondered: What the heck is a bugbear? And where is the game board and box? <br /><br />As for the hype, this wouldn't surprise me. I'm surprised it was still going on then. I seemed to remember it dying down some by 1984, but then I wasn't really in the hobby and could only measure by what I noticed from the outside. <br /><br />FWIW, I've always liked that particular painting.David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48248497662985088032011-08-25T08:10:32.393-04:002011-08-25T08:10:32.393-04:00Wal-Mart carried D&D posters during the 3rd ed...Wal-Mart carried D&D posters during the 3rd edition era, interestingly enough.letsdamagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145102722055581254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49005988092068576052011-08-25T06:09:57.959-04:002011-08-25T06:09:57.959-04:00As I recall this poster was and most likely still ...As I recall this poster was and most likely still is up for sale on eBay. It may have had a BIN option though. I struggled with buying it but it is a smaller poster and in the end I realized I would never hang it so why not let someone else get it. Like I said it was there yesterday or the day before but it might be gone.Wymarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210192839647451145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-80076040251120363842011-08-25T04:41:52.748-04:002011-08-25T04:41:52.748-04:00I've always hated Elmore's dragons -- they...I've always hated Elmore's dragons -- they look like humans wearing dragon suits. His women are beautiful though, even if they're always the same person with different hair.cherryfunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813128543861436476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27013841608525428282011-08-25T02:44:43.590-04:002011-08-25T02:44:43.590-04:00I remember seeing the Basic and Expert sets in Sea...I remember seeing the Basic and Expert sets in Sears alongside the Atari cartridges and Texas Instruments computers. For some reason they weren't with the toy department or board games. I thought that was strange even at the time.<br />There was a toy store in Indianapolis that took about an hour drive. As a kid it was like...I can't even describe it. I only got to go maybe two or three times a year.<br />I always went straight to the roleplaying games. I remember buying the first Marvel Superhero game stuff and the Fiend Folio.<br />I still treasure those moments and those books.Timothy Paul Schaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279725399542404987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50334018692797093252011-08-25T01:05:19.917-04:002011-08-25T01:05:19.917-04:00First AD&D PH and DMG I ordered from Sears cat...First AD&D PH and DMG I ordered from Sears catalog. Good TimesSMoorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143188878734105202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81077480244815127002011-08-25T00:50:54.237-04:002011-08-25T00:50:54.237-04:00@ Coldstream: O So True.
RE: Elmore's Paintin...@ Coldstream: O So True.<br /><br />RE: Elmore's Painting<br /><br />What kind of "hero" brings a sword to fight a dragon? Especially mounted? This guy is toast and good riddance. Next time remember your lance, whack-job.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24245546981484147922011-08-25T00:35:55.117-04:002011-08-25T00:35:55.117-04:00I ordered my 1st Ed Efreeti-covered DMG from the S...I ordered my 1st Ed Efreeti-covered DMG from the Sears Catalog. It came in the mail... Good times!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158916950442942918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-468151898224758822011-08-25T00:16:05.392-04:002011-08-25T00:16:05.392-04:00Of course, when was the last time you saw and used...Of course, when was the last time you saw and used a Sears Christmas catalog at all? <br /><br />Kind of sad really. When I was a kid, there wasn't much better than getting the catalog in the mail and plotting for Christmas loot.Coldstreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140235342917611032noreply@blogger.com