Lightning bolt could take out a dragon with a good shot. 1d6 per magic user level, so if you're a fifth level magic user, which is the minimum to cast it, you could do 5d6 damage. Still, even a young red dragon is 9HD!
Those were the basic rules that they were advertising. Wherein an adult red dragon usually only had 55 or so hit points. If the wizard scored a 20 on his to hit roll and diced over 28 points of damage the dragon would have been killed. Red Dragons are fire breathers and had no immunity to lightning. Such were the basic rules of my teenage introduction to the greatest fantasy role playing game of all time. I was just 15 in 1981 when I played my first game!
@deguello66 i bet you were a total fucking nerd at school, i have fond memories of harassing,degrading,belittling,people of your ilk at high school, good luck with the homo erotic role playing and all the best,xxxxx
@loutboy And now I continue to create fond memories of having your ilk scrub my toilets, keep my landscaping and picking up my garbage. For those that did such as you unto me then, that is what they are doing now; those that aren't in prison or dead from substance abuses. The joys of living beyond the worthless, criminal, pussies such as you. Try such things on me today, I would turn you into something that would make a Nazi puke! Please doubt me and try something............
@deguello66 lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!! turn me in to something? doubts......doubts....doubts, a 45 yr old pussy boy still dreaming of seeking revenge via role playing games, oh golly gosh i wish i did'nt try something now, i am feeling very afraid! you still live in mommys attic,masturbating furiously everytime an imaginary battle is lost, just for your info a real world exists outside, maybe venture out one day? all the best with approaching 50 and still acting like 12. xxxxxxx
@loutboy An entire paragraph. I would be impressed if I didn't know one of us had to write it for you. After all hands that drag knuckles are not conducive to holding writing instruments. If anyone is still trying to retain their childhood its you by attempting to show what a "big man" you were back then. It wasn't true then and it certainly isn't true now. Just another loud mouth troglodyte with booze for brains and courage and manners that would make a goat proud.
@stiffgrain Yeah, I guess that hearty "Huzzah!" they gave as their wizards and hobbits were plundering the red dragon's treasure really made them look like a bunch of nerds. Oh wait.....
It didn't state that the lightning bolt "killed" the dragon, just "victory". Maybe this is one of the great DMs that actually have have monsters retreat if they are going to die.
We have campaigns in which old adversaries come back years later to try and get revenge.
of course, reverse mathmatics is out, so gals can play with natural progression of numbers. haha. "wuddya mean I have to subtract to win, there are dice! not dimpled balls..." {pout} ahhh, back in the day of engineers for all disciplines of science gathered about the sacred geometry of the polyhedron. mmmm. by the way....sorcery in bible MEANS (literally) SNAKE OIL SALESMAN...not witchcraft.
No wonder people thought it was satanic, with that terrifying cartoon dragon who can be taken out with a single lightning bolt... and actual girls playing! OMG! Girls = evil!
Had a short campaign running with 2 girls in it (half the players!). Courtesy of a friend of mine, of course, who's always chased out by the female sex = )
Been to RPGCon here in Brazil last weekend too, you wouldn't believe how many beautiful gals showed up. I'm sure some of the costumes won't leave my dreams for quite a while.
Well, obviously the Wizard isn't actually casting the spell. What is really happening is the Wizard is using his magical staff that can dual cast maximized, empowered lightning bolts, dealing a total of 180 damage.
.... ztrider slaps curbsideprophetlz with a big can of irony and humore, critting for 100x damage multipyer for failing to notis the obscure way ztrider writes how the critical hits.
Well... Unlsess you play Rollemaster you wont have this obscure strange critical wierd hits to happen. Try not to be so seriouse when reading ;) Read what it sais and read between the line.
Considering the sinister connotations that D&D was saddled with at the time, you think the advertising agency would have been smarter than to show a bunch of frightened kids sitting around looking nervous to the tune of intense, possibly imaginary whispering.
Lightning bolt could take out a dragon with a good shot. 1d6 per magic user level, so if you're a fifth level magic user, which is the minimum to cast it, you could do 5d6 damage. Still, even a young red dragon is 9HD!
sneasalmaster 2 months ago
I wish I had gotten in on it from the ground floor, now it's all very confusing.
ThePhatIndian 5 months ago
Awesome
eladimir 5 months ago
I feel sorry for the dragon :/
DarkWizardMonkey 7 months ago
@DarkWizardMonkey
That dragon killed my whole family!!!
sdnsswmmw 1 month ago
This is a serious before they were stars video. at 0:05 you have Matthew Lilard, Alan Ruck at 0:11, and Jami Gertz at 0:12
BigBear2474 7 months ago
Those were the basic rules that they were advertising. Wherein an adult red dragon usually only had 55 or so hit points. If the wizard scored a 20 on his to hit roll and diced over 28 points of damage the dragon would have been killed. Red Dragons are fire breathers and had no immunity to lightning. Such were the basic rules of my teenage introduction to the greatest fantasy role playing game of all time. I was just 15 in 1981 when I played my first game!
deguello66 7 months ago
@deguello66 i bet you were a total fucking nerd at school, i have fond memories of harassing,degrading,belittling,people of your ilk at high school, good luck with the homo erotic role playing and all the best,xxxxx
loutboy 3 months ago
@loutboy And now I continue to create fond memories of having your ilk scrub my toilets, keep my landscaping and picking up my garbage. For those that did such as you unto me then, that is what they are doing now; those that aren't in prison or dead from substance abuses. The joys of living beyond the worthless, criminal, pussies such as you. Try such things on me today, I would turn you into something that would make a Nazi puke! Please doubt me and try something............
deguello66 3 months ago
@deguello66 lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!! turn me in to something? doubts......doubts....doubts, a 45 yr old pussy boy still dreaming of seeking revenge via role playing games, oh golly gosh i wish i did'nt try something now, i am feeling very afraid! you still live in mommys attic,masturbating furiously everytime an imaginary battle is lost, just for your info a real world exists outside, maybe venture out one day? all the best with approaching 50 and still acting like 12. xxxxxxx
loutboy 3 months ago
@loutboy An entire paragraph. I would be impressed if I didn't know one of us had to write it for you. After all hands that drag knuckles are not conducive to holding writing instruments. If anyone is still trying to retain their childhood its you by attempting to show what a "big man" you were back then. It wasn't true then and it certainly isn't true now. Just another loud mouth troglodyte with booze for brains and courage and manners that would make a goat proud.
deguello66 3 months ago
Chuck Norris killed a dragon with a one sided dice.....
Ex0dusBegins 7 months ago
pathfinder is the best system. in my experience
codydean10 8 months ago
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randallhead 1 year ago
For real, did they really need to cheer... -_-
stiffgrain 1 year ago
@stiffgrain Yeah, I guess that hearty "Huzzah!" they gave as their wizards and hobbits were plundering the red dragon's treasure really made them look like a bunch of nerds. Oh wait.....
TrNdke 1 year ago
@TrNdke
lol!
raidersSolja 9 months ago
@stiffgrain You should always cheer when you've completed a quest or defeated an awesome monster!
Every win is a victory! Treat it as such!! :D
DisembodiedClarity 8 months ago
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bloodlesXxXvampire 1 year ago
Can you imagine a commercial like that being shown on TV now? All the brainwashed capitalist drones would be like "Huhhh use imagination?"
Froggatt 1 year ago 2
Oh god the nostalgia! lol... too cool
1978DarkKnight 1 year ago
There is no running away actually, so here's a new phrase.
"Stay to fight, or DIE!!" :D
RahNinjaBlade 1 year ago 2
It didn't state that the lightning bolt "killed" the dragon, just "victory". Maybe this is one of the great DMs that actually have have monsters retreat if they are going to die.
We have campaigns in which old adversaries come back years later to try and get revenge.
DNDTV 1 year ago 2
I don't remember any red dragons from B3! Ha ha.
Adventurestud 1 year ago
Corniest thing ever lol
TheParanormalEntity 2 years ago
I love how all the comments are about why girls do or don't play dnd.
It makes me glad to know that I wasn't the only one who thought, what the hell is that girl doing there?
dadungeonmaster 2 years ago
Girl in pigtails is actress Jamie Gertz and the kid in glasses and aqua sweater is the actor that played Cameron Frye in Ferris Beuler movie.
pinworms70 2 years ago
I try to be as well rounded of a supernerd as possible... but between anime, gaming, and Linux rants, I never found enough time to play this.
*dies a little inside, is told to go outside*
djdexcat 2 years ago
of course, reverse mathmatics is out, so gals can play with natural progression of numbers. haha. "wuddya mean I have to subtract to win, there are dice! not dimpled balls..." {pout} ahhh, back in the day of engineers for all disciplines of science gathered about the sacred geometry of the polyhedron. mmmm. by the way....sorcery in bible MEANS (literally) SNAKE OIL SALESMAN...not witchcraft.
reDeemed1X 2 years ago
No wonder people thought it was satanic, with that terrifying cartoon dragon who can be taken out with a single lightning bolt... and actual girls playing! OMG! Girls = evil!
brandywinevalentine 2 years ago 4
No way, I am a girl and I am cute and cuddely and I do DnD.
Strijdparel 2 years ago 27
@Strijdparel how cute and cuddely are we talkin?
shindy7 1 year ago 2
@Strijdparel As seen on the video I highly doubt it...
azl899 1 year ago 2
@azl899 Stole the text from out of my keyboard. Well said
SheltonShenanigans 1 year ago
@Strijdparel Haha, behoorlijk zelfverzekerd ;)
DaandenHartog 7 months ago
@Strijdparel hahahaha how many guys have bugged you over that comment?
jfachris 1 month ago
Back when D&D was mysterious and cool before the comic book teen crap it turned into
ioport 2 years ago 2
nerds having some fun
destruidor818 2 years ago 3
I don't think I ever played a game of D&D where the players were so into it.
And I certainly never played a game with that many real girls at the table.
TresobYr 2 years ago 4
join the facebook group: sleeping dragon.
it has a chick in it!
TheRachoc 2 years ago
Well, we have a d&d game and 3 girls playing it. ;)
allysonmiranda 2 years ago
Evidently, I was born in the wrong decade...
TresobYr 2 years ago 2
Had a short campaign running with 2 girls in it (half the players!). Courtesy of a friend of mine, of course, who's always chased out by the female sex = )
Been to RPGCon here in Brazil last weekend too, you wouldn't believe how many beautiful gals showed up. I'm sure some of the costumes won't leave my dreams for quite a while.
tukkek 2 years ago
Pretty damn weak dragon to have been killed by a single lightning bolt.
curbsideprophetlz 2 years ago 41
@curbsideprophetlz
Well, obviously the Wizard isn't actually casting the spell. What is really happening is the Wizard is using his magical staff that can dual cast maximized, empowered lightning bolts, dealing a total of 180 damage.
Fraticus 1 year ago
Which, I might add, is more than enough to drop a Juvenile Red Dragon.
Fraticus 1 year ago
@curbsideprophetlz The wizard must have been at least level 18.
alasanof 1 year ago
@curbsideprophetlz depends on who's casting it.
thebishop72 1 year ago
@curbsideprophetlz of course it gonna to die by an lighting bolt it haven't been upgrade to version 1.0 ish yet
coloosher 9 months ago
@curbsideprophetlz Nah, a critical hit trough its nose hitting its brain :p
ZtriDer 6 months ago
@ZtriDer Yeah magical crits are rad.
GodKnight9000 6 months ago
@ZtriDer Spells don't critical hit. Even if they did, it'd only be a damage multiplier, which is in no way reflected into a one shot kill.
curbsideprophetlz 6 months ago
@curbsideprophetlz
.... ztrider slaps curbsideprophetlz with a big can of irony and humore, critting for 100x damage multipyer for failing to notis the obscure way ztrider writes how the critical hits.
Well... Unlsess you play Rollemaster you wont have this obscure strange critical wierd hits to happen. Try not to be so seriouse when reading ;) Read what it sais and read between the line.
ZtriDer 5 months ago
@curbsideprophetlz critical hit?
Sockattak 1 month ago
Who is doing the voice-over for this commercial? The voice sounds so familiar.
goteamsakmar 2 years ago
I'm trying to remember his voice as well. He did lots of trippy spoken word stuff in the 70s...
holdthis 2 years ago
The narrator is Ken Nordine. At least it sounds like him.
namenamenamename3 2 years ago
Sounds like Don LaFontaine to me.
excalibur9 2 years ago
Is that Alan Ruck (Cameron from Ferris Bueller) at 0:11?
MrMuskOx 2 years ago
Considering the sinister connotations that D&D was saddled with at the time, you think the advertising agency would have been smarter than to show a bunch of frightened kids sitting around looking nervous to the tune of intense, possibly imaginary whispering.
Talloweed 2 years ago
We didn't get those commercials in Idaho. Because D&D is of the Dev - il!
BeigeNinja 2 years ago
That's funny. I remember this.
CatspitProductions 2 years ago
Use you lighting bolt.
PObserver 2 years ago
damn....
Shimlarian 3 years ago
i cant believe she 1 shotted that dragon.
XKikaider01X 3 years ago 2
obviously she was a DRAGONSLAYER!
Duh commensense dude....
Dreagon22 3 years ago 2
Whsiper:"You're playing the most phenomenal game ever created"...lol
dgdbg 3 years ago
awesome!
VS
HighPriestSatanis 3 years ago
That was bizarre...
shawngamer 3 years ago
"Use you lightning bolt....."
xdarkwing104x 3 years ago
Oh wow, It's even got the old TSR logo! That's older than dirt, man.
MonarchofHell 4 years ago
yes, but still not as old as John McCain.
VS
HighPriestSatanis 3 years ago
... O_O OLD.
CittiMonroe 5 years ago
i believe that's jamie gertz in the video...
laurapalmer72 6 years ago 2
...and Alan Ruck in the blue-green sweater.
dasinfogod 2 years ago