How many of you started with the 2nd edition of Talisman ?

[vixmurphy]

I'm curious how many players of Talisman DE started their Talisman experience with the 2nd edition (or 1st and 3rd) board game ? I'm sure there are plenty of players here who are new to the game of Talisman as well as those who were introduced to the game with the 4th edition of the game.

I started with the 2nd edition , though I came late to the party only picking it up about 12 years ago on Ebay . I bought all the expansions except for the Dragon so when 4th edition came along I didn't see the need to buy it. I also want impressed with the fate mechanic as I could just simply add it to my 2nd edition game if I wanted.

Of course the chance to play Talisman anytime I wanted propelled me to buy Talisman DE and I have to say that I'm impressed with the game play. The 4th edition which this is based on really seems to have improved or streamlined gameplay. Doubling the amount of enemies in the deck compared to the 2nd edition really increases the chances for leveling up quicker in both craft and strength along with making a lot of lower strength enemies. Also a lot of the non enemy cards seem to have have been added to speed up leveling as well.

I'd realized a long time ago that what is most sacred to me about Talisman are the characters. I'm happy to see that for the most part the Characters have remained close to their original form , though I cringe at even the slightest alterations hahaha. I hope all the characters from 2nd edition make it in to the DE eventually, unaltered preferably.

How about you other early editioners ? What are your thoughts on the 4th edition and its digital translation ?

[sirvaun]

Oddly enough, I started on the first/second edition, picked up all of the expansions, including the extra characters from the Warhammer magazine, then... the fateful day when it was all washed away (almost literally, a friend's kid dumped a tumbler of water all over the board and expansions).
Much later I tried the 3rd edition, wasn't as happy with it and went to EBAY to pick up whatever parts I had lost to the "tsunami". Today I have both sets but for this Digital version I don't mind, so much, the 4th ed. version rules, probably because they remind me of 2nd ed. which is what 4th was based on (at least according to the wiki, I never purchased 4th edition hard copy).
I agree, though, the characters make the biggest impact on me and I think playing the Monk or the Priest brought back a lot of the nostalgia, at first. I can't say I'm pleased that the Monk (or other characters) can only add their STARTING Craft, as that was part of the funny slaughter that made the 1st/2nd edition Monk so fun to play. At a point it was ever me and my friends' joy, when playing him, to say "Oooh ahhh dooo wahhhh... you're F*ed!" when you had a 7+ craft and were already sporting a 7+ strength and decided to attack another player. =D
Still, the digital rules are enough that I'm satisfied and play happily without having to drag out my own board that's in storage. :)

[The Worst]

I did 2nd edition way back when too, with Timescape and all that. I *do* prefer 4th edition, although there's still some changes I'd make overall if it were my game, mostly in how some classes interact with expansions that came out *after* they did (basically errata) but that's a really minor complaint.

[whoiii]

First edition still have all the bits. Love having this on the comp however.

[dcain3456]

Old 2E player with all the expansions (and a few homebrews). Ever go to http://www.talismanisland.com ? Some good homebrew there.

[Quartzquiz]

Second edition when I was in college. Fell in love with this game the first time someone drew Fool's Gold and the first time I turned someone into a Toad with a Random spell!

[Xerxes Aragon]

Started with 2E and still have it and all of the expansions, including the unfairly maligned Timescape, the most fun of all the expansions.

[Puppy Cat Underfoot]

My house rule is when the rules conflict with common sense, use common sense.

[Count_Dandyman]

Started with second edition as well and I'm glad they took it as the baseline to make fourth from instead of heavily following the third.

[Supernaut]

Pretty sure I had first edition - I remember it being very green for some reason. This was back in the early 80s. Me and my two brothers played it a lot and we're really excited that the DE version came out, which I must say is a great replica of what we used to play.

[?Syntax Error]

I had and still have Second Edition, with both first expansions and Timescape.

Hardly found anyone to play with in the 80's, since the game was english only and none of my friends really understood the game. We were all still very young :)

I remember after PnP Dungeons & Dragons had a dutch translation available, so we started playing that game.

[Ash]

Oddly enough I just had a loft clearout and threw out my 2nd edition this afternoon - must have had it for years and years since I last played.

[Karsen II]

Started with the first, then got the second and most of the expansions and associated miniatures, then the third, with all of the expansions and minis, also all of the extra characters from White Dwarf magazine and the associated minis (a few of them proxies), I still have all of my 3E stuff, and most of the minis are painted, and plan on finishing them up in the near future.
Started on the fourth edition (revised), got the Reaper and Dungeon expansions, and it was about that time that Talisman Prologue came out, been concentrating on the DE since.

[vixmurphy]

@dcain3456
Which home brews did/do you consider the best additions to the game and did u play them alongside the other official expansions ? I've always been intrigued by the sheer volume of home brews listed there and didn't know where to begin , hahaha. What are some of your favorites ?

[wrought82]

played a few back then , didnt really get into it till 4th ed tho

[Marcin Raelian]

I created many rules for this board example I nerfed Cyborg. He could have been damaged and repaired at space fortress only