I didn't.
I think I kind of always glossed over that little section, or assumed it was referring to the Moldvay basic book; yet it clearly states it is for the D&D book that "has a blue cover with a picture of a dragon on it".
Did anyone ever do this? I mean: start at 1st level with Holmes and move naturally from there to the Expert rules? If so, how did it go?
I know one thing, I shall never refer to Holmes D&D as "Holmes D&D" ever again. From now on it shall be known as "the D&D book that has a blue cover with a picture of a dragon on it".
While I loved my Moldvay Basic/Expert sets, at the time the thing to do was to start with Holmes and then move up to AD&D.
ReplyDeleteEven though they were not 100% compatible I always felt that the Holmes D&D was a proper intro to the AD&D rules.
When I had read that, I didn't own 'Holmes'.
ReplyDeleteGood catch. :)
When I was introduced to D&D, I was forced to play that AD&D thingamajig, thus missing out on Moldvay, Cook and Holmes. I feel cheated. :(
ReplyDeleteWord Verification: Homation - I wouldn't touch that one with Your 10' Pole.
Yes, in fact I started with holmes and then went to the expert book... later getting the moldvay basic.. and after that "moving up" (??) to ADnD !
ReplyDelete"Well, didn't you know the Cook/Marsh expert rules were designed for use with Holmes???"
ReplyDeleteThey weren't.
Cook/Marsh was very clearly designed for Moldvay's Basic; all the tables and lists line up exactly.
I'd always taken the blurb above as a "How to covert" the Holmes Basic so that it would fit with the "new" Expert set.