tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post8413348233758377165..comments2024-03-24T21:00:25.930-07:00Comments on Daddy Rolled a 1: 75th Anniversary of The HobbitMartin R. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-13838523596214024022012-09-22T10:52:18.716-07:002012-09-22T10:52:18.716-07:00My story is a little bit of the reverse. I was pla...My story is a little bit of the reverse. I was playing D&D by 1983 and I went to the nearest bookstore to see if they had any modules. I lived in a rural area, they did not have games, only books. The shopkeeper recommended the Hobbit, and so I picked it up. I read it as fast as I could and became fascinated with riddles. I still <a href="http://randomwizard.blogspot.com/2011/11/riddle-me-this.html" rel="nofollow">collect riddles</a> to this day. Random Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200875405900408519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-40829769338582115492012-09-21T16:32:36.640-07:002012-09-21T16:32:36.640-07:00Happy birthday!
My memory is fuzzy on the specifi...Happy birthday!<br /><br />My memory is fuzzy on the specifics of those early days, but I know I first read <i>The Hobbit</i> around the same time that I was getting into the <i>Fighting Fantasy</i> books; perhaps before, perhaps just after. So it's integral to the origins of my interest in both fantasy and gaming.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-82087828834360592742012-09-21T16:21:26.745-07:002012-09-21T16:21:26.745-07:00Loving the IPA! Just had a Hophead the other day....Loving the IPA! Just had a Hophead the other day.Digital Orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276516390269689741noreply@blogger.com