I just opened a package from UPS and it had the copy of the Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons boxed set that I purchased from eBay.  I got it for 14$ USD total.  The box is not crushed any where and in great shape.  The CD is clean and unscratched.  All the original dice and little blue plastic figures are included.  I'm popping the CD into the computer now.  Just want to share my excitement!

Never heard of that before, but Woot!

Reminds me of the other day when I hit a Half-Price Books and found a nearly mint condition (not even any stains on the pages or dented edges on the cover) Dungeon Master's Guide for like $15.00. I have three copies but I got this one anyway because I'm not even sure my very first one was in as good a shape.

It's for 2nd edition? When was it released?

Share! What's on the CD?

Quote from: Benoist;364903It's for 2nd edition? When was it released?

Share! What's on the CD?

He's gone Benoist.  He's lost in the CD.  It must have EVERYTHING.  We'll never get him back.

So, uh, what's on it?

here is the boardgamegeek.com entry for it (if indeed this is it).  The CD is apparently sound effects and music.

Quote from: Benoist;364903It's for 2nd edition? When was it released?

Share! What's on the CD?

Yes, it was for 2nd AD&D.  It was published in 1995 by TSR, Inc.  Bruce Nesmith is credited with the design.

This is the introduction set that takes characters up to 5th level of experience, then they are directed to switch to 2e AD&D.

Well, the first track is an evil cleric raising zombies to attack a party, and sounds of the party reacting and the combat that ensue!

That IS sweet! I never even knew such a thing existed. Good find!

That sounds sweet, indeed!

Quote from: winkingbishop;364906He's gone Benoist.  He's lost in the CD.  It must have EVERYTHING.  We'll never get him back.

Multitasking is one of the finest weapons in a DM's arsenal.

Quote from: Benoist;364917Multitasking is one of the finest weapons in a DM's arsenal.

The other is surprise. The weapons in the GM's arsenal are surprise, multi-tasking and ruthlessness. Ruthlessness, multi-tasking and surprise. And creativity.

The weapons in a GM's arsenal are creativity, ruthlessness, surprise and multi-tasking.

...And a good memory. The weapons in a GM's arsenal...

The item in question is also called the "First Quest" box. I have it in German, and found the English audio files (omitted in the translated product) online recently. The audio CD contains the worst ever and thus most hilarious amateur acting done for a D&D commercial ever. It's a bunch of kids and adults opening the First Quest box itself and going through the contents, as well as the basics of D&D and RPGing.

I love that CD, and it cracks up my gaming group every time we listen to that opening track. It's pure gold. It's also very 90s. And the adventure that comes with it, and which the CD has audio tracks for (e.g. the goblins and hobgoblins making noises and shouting at the PCs!)... that's just brilliant. The box also contains a mini DM screen and three little booklets - 1 for players, 1 for DM instructions, 1 monster mini booklet. It's the D&D cosmos, all in there.

The poor commercial also makes you realize just how high the bar for professionalism around D&D has been raised over the past 10-15 years.

Quote from: Windjammer;364928The item in question is also called the "First Quest" box.

While the information is, for all intent and purpose, the same in both products, they are two different products.  

First Quest was published in 1994 with the stock number 1105, and Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was published in 1995 with the stock number 1134 and 1135.  The latter stock number was for an over-sized box with a horizontal orientation, while the one I purchased is the standard book case sized boxed set (vertical orientation).

Here are a couple of pictures I took tonight of both next to each other:





The picture in the link below is of the over-sized boxed set (same link as provided by thedungeondelver up thread):

Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (stock # 1135)

Quote from: Narf the Mouse;364918The other is surprise. The weapons in the GM's arsenal are surprise, multi-tasking and ruthlessness. Ruthlessness, multi-tasking and surprise. And creativity.

The weapons in a GM's arsenal are creativity, ruthlessness, surprise and multi-tasking.

...And a good memory. The weapons in a GM's arsenal...

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Re: professionalism: Ahem. Production values of 4e? 4e Commercials? In fact, if you look at 2e era boxed sets, I´d say that was actually the high water mark of professionalism in regards to packaging, layout and art direction.