Book Description
In Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams, Donald Bogle tells–for the first time–the story of a place both mythic and real: Black Hollywood. Spanning sixty years, this deliciously entertaining history uncovers the audacious manner in which many blacks made a place for themselves in an industry that originally had no place for them.
Through interviews and the personal recollections of Hollywood luminaries, Bogle pieces together a remarkable history that remains largely obscure to this day. We discover that Black Hollywood was a place distinct from the studio-system-dominated Tinseltown–a world unto itself, with unique rules and social hierarchy. It had its own talent scouts and media, its own watering holes, elegant hotels, and fashionable nightspots, and of course its own glamorous and brilliant personalities.
Along with famous actors including Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Hattie McDaniel (whose home was among Hollywood’s most exquisite), and, later, the stunningly beautiful Lena Horne and the fabulously gifted Sammy Davis, Jr., we meet the likes of heartthrob James Edwards, whose promising career was derailed by whispers of an affair with Lana Turner, and the mysterious Madame Sul-Te-Wan, who shared a close lifelong friendship with pioneering director D. W. Griffith. But Bogle also looks at other members of the black community–from the white stars’ black servants, who had their own money and prestige, to gossip columnists, hairstylists, and architects–and at the world that grew up around them along Central Avenue, the Harlem of the West.
In the tradition of Hortense Powdermaker’s classic Hollywood: The Dream Factory and Neal Gabler’s An Empire of Their Own, in Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams, Donald Bogle re-creates a vanished world that left an indelible mark on Hollywood–and on all of America.
Customer Reviews:
Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams.......2007-09-25
I enjoyed this book. It provided some insight into the Black Hollywood scene from it's humble beginnings through the 1950s. Since I'd previously read books about Stepin Fetchit, Hattie McDaniel, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ethel Waters, and Dorothy Dandridge, Bogle rehashes alot of information that I already knew. He did, however, talk about some of the lesser known stars like Herb Jeffries, Madame Sul-Te Wan, Fredi Washington, et al. Bogle also talks about the wonderful contributions of architect Paul Williams - someone who I'd never heard of but would love to find out more about. We get to read about the famous Central Avenue and it's smoking clubs and swanky hotels. We get some inside dish on career breaking interracial relationships and some pretty detailed info on just how and where the Black stars lived. If you like Bogle's other works about Black film/Hollywood and it's contributions to the entertainment world, you'll probably like this effort.
Great Read.......2007-06-08
It is very informative of Life in Los Angeles for Afro Americans the first part of the 20th century as well as the Movie stars and the growth of the community springing out from its base from Central Ave.
Great book. Fills in the blanks for me regarding Black Hollywood heritage.......2006-12-22
I'm a black woman with a lifelong fascination with Hollywood, but who had next to no knowledge about the contributions of African-Americans to the field. During the early 90s, I had taken university level film courses, and I even earned a communications degree, but never once during that time did any of my profs ever discuss the contributions of Black people to the motion picture industry...except for Spike Lee and even at that time he was blown off by some as an "upstart."
Well, thank heavens for Donald Bogle for partially "completing my education" in this subject with this book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams. I learned a lot that I hadn't known before, and had many urban legends and myths dispelled in the process.
For example, all my life I've had immediate knee jerk reactions to the movies Birth Of A Nation, Gone With The Wind and Imitation Of Life because of negative reations from my mother and other people. They would just say "it's demeaning" but never go into the reasons why they felt that way...they'd just change the subject.
While I will probably never warm to any of those three flicks, at least Mr. Bogle's book has helped me to understand why none of those movies or black actors in them can be dismissed out of hand, and how each motion picture in its own way spurred black people to get out there and find their own voice in Hollywood.
It has certainly inspired me to get out there, learn more, find and watch those "race" movies. I've discovered my local library has a lot of them both silent and "talkies", and quite a few are available for purchase online. In the past few weeks, I've watched two Oscar Micheaux movies, and I finally saw St Louis Blues (1929) in its entirety with Bessie Smith. I also discovered the "soundies" from the 1940s, those were the percursers to MTV...
Beause of Mr. Bogle's book, I am making plans to further my self-education on Black Hollywood history by collecting these films, visiting the graves of several black Hollywood pioneers when I visit Los Angeles next spring...and I will also go see and photograph their stars on the Walk of Fame, too. My mission? To make sure their contributions are NEVER forgotten, nor blown off by uninformed snarks who don't remember anything prior to the 1980s 'hip-hop' culture. Why is this so important? Because when you think of it, if there were no Birth Of A Nation, there may not have been an Oscar Micheaux...and perhaps no Spike Lee! If there was no "Gone With The Wind", then maybe we'd still be waiting for a black woman to win an Oscar...or not...one can never tell.
The only real complaint I have about the book? I wish there had been more pictures included! Otherwise, I think it is a real winner overall...and I recommend it for any person of color who is a serious student of theatre or film.
How can Bogle stay so consistent?.......2006-03-30
Here's a long but informative review!
Naturally since Bogle is the only one writing about early Black film stars people believe everything he says. He plays it safe by always talking about the same ole' stars that he talked about in his last books. Never does he introduce the public to unsung talents we never heard of. He spends most of the time talking about how mulatto, how light or how dark such and such is and how such and such couldn't do this or that because of this or that. When whites write on their stars they don't write about how blonde, how brunette or how red head someone was and how Irish or Italian one looked. Which proves how stuck on skin color Blacks really are! Why do Blacks feel they always have to spend time talking about race instead of giving these stars their recognition and due, forgetting how they look and telling of their life and versatile careers, who they really were, where they come from, making one reading feel like they knew the person all their lives, make one feel the happiness and sadness.
Bogle spends more time on what they didn't do then what they did do. Which is sad, the public is missing out on a lot. So again, do for yourself the research and don't' depend on others all the time.
Bogle loves talking about how white Fredi Washington looked instead of writing about her extensive, incredible career, she done more in her life then most of us could dream about it, she didn't let others prejudices hold her back. She was no tragic mulatto, another stupid name, minus well call Stepin Fetchit a tragic ni**er which he wasn't, he was the first black millionaire and no more of a stereotype then Black pimps, gangsters of today who are getting rich off of it like Step got rich off of his stereotype. Fredi will be the first to say she had a great life and career. She wasn't sad or confused but a strong black woman. Bogle is no better than a white writer who puts down a black but thinks its okay to coin a book Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks because he's black, I'm sure if a white titled a book that we be yelling racism, don't Black talents deserve a better title?
Bogle also plays it safe by always talking about Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge, never telling the stories and never giving recognition to other black actresses like Nina Mae McKinney, Mildred Washington, Theresa Harris, Fredi Washington, Edna Mae Harris, Florence O'Brien, Louise Franklin, Daisy Bufford, Jeni LeGon Evelyn Preer, Suzette Harbin, Hilda Simms, Francine Everett, Shirley Haven and countless of others who had a chance to display their talents on the screen in Hollywood and helped fight discrimination and help in the enhancement and betterment of blacks on screen but he gives all the credit to Horne and Dandridge, who didn't do as much as others if you want to get down to the truth, but I'm glad he don't talk about them in a way because he'll butcher up their life stories, I'll give them their due though. Many aren't remembered because maybe they didn't do as much, who cares about who has done more, were suppose to be remembering them for accomplishments and talents, right? White film historians sure remember all their stars, little or big. Someone like Louise Brooks, considered a early Hollywood icon is highly regarded as a great actress despite she only had a few good films and wasnt a big movie star. The woman is more remembered for one good film and a bobbed hairstyle but white historians will make sure you know her, her achievements and what she DID DO for the film industry. Why can't Bogle be like that instead of criticizing everyone and judging them by white people's standards of what success and beauty is? I guess it's true that you gotta work twice as hard as whites to be someone in this world, whites can be remembered for little things, few successes, Blacks gotta have many successes to get rememberance and recognition even for other Blacks to remember them. Bogle is one of the few black film historians, you would think he would write more positively of blacks in Hollywood but he treats many worse then whites treated them when they were alive. Bogle never mentions Willie Covan and Marie Bryant (and appeared in movies also and was a good friend of Lena Horne's too) who choreograhed many white stars, they were behind the scenes but contributed to Hollywood. He suppose to be giving credit not taking away. Either Bogle is too lazy or likes to show favoritism because he sure won't tell other unsung talents stories. If he does he clutter it up with talking about their looks especially if he doesn't know how to write about them. Bogle knows nothing about the great career of Nina Mae McKinney, the first movie star of Hollywood and Europe, who done more films then any other black actress of her time, the first to appear on many magazines, she had so many achievements, yet he gives her one little page, if you don't know about a person, I rather you not write about them at all then to write lies. He never talks about the Black Cinema independent movie stars or the industry who was apart of American cinema, I guess their too hard for him to research, so he takes the easy path in writing about stars he already wrote about a million times. He never writes about Ethel Moses, Francine Everett, Dorothy Van Engle, Edna Mae Harris, Margaret Whitten, Tomiwitta Moore, Bee Freeman, Lorenzo Tucker, Monte Hawley, Ralph Cooper (created the first black studio in Hollywood), Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams and countless other black movie stars who appeared in films for blacks made by blacks in the 30's and 40's, I guess that's too mediocre for him but they done more for the enhancement of Blacks in movies by creating their own images, own roles, own portrayals, playing people from all walks of life unlike ones in Hollywood who were stuck playing the same types of roles and being the same images he always complaining about well I feel give due to ones who at least tried to do for themselves and become what they wanted but see they weren't cross-overs so their looked at as non-important by some which kind of dictated by whites who we should remembered and who's important. It's hard researching Black Cinema stars but boy it's worth it plus studying them, watching them perform gives you a good idea of who they were even if you can't find info on them. I still find the time to give them due and I'm no professional or anything but Bogle is a high class guy who only likes to write about Hollywood and his favorite gals Horne and Dandridge.
Ive done more research on unsung, forgotten stars then he has and it has been pleasurable teaching others on the net about blacks who contributed to stage and screen, stars who were just as important as Dandridge and Horne. I'm glad there are other people who are taking it upon themselves to tell the true stories of many unsung black legends and don't write in the same fashion as Bogle. Anyone who is hung up on skin color and don't want to think outside the box and like to hear the same stories then Bogle is for you but someone like me who researched many early black stars of stage and screen on my own and found out the real deal, found how they really were, found how they were really looked at, and found the true stories wouldn't appreciate Bogle's work much. I've talked with some legendary Blacks of the early years, some of their relatives also and they gave a completely different view then how Bogle describes them which shows he just goes by hearsay and documents and don't do accurate interviewing and researching.
I would think Bogle would spend more time on talking about the beauty of black women from dark to light and their wonderful achievements to the world. Black women are quite unique but instead Bogle tells the story of black women from white people's perspective it seems, he tells how black women were looked at from whites perspective not from a true black person's perspective that has pride for his race, maybe Bogle has a white person's way of thinking who is partial. Because I would commend these women, embrace and make the world embrace their beauty, courage, and talents; their many gifts to the world isn't as nearly written about as their skin tones are.
He loves spending time writing about how light, dark or mulatto someone looks. Again, he makes it seem like such and such suffered because she was mulatto, light or dark, come on man, if she had a tragic life it was her own fault if she suffered. He makes it seem like color and race was the problem for everything which is false, actually many of these women profited from the race sometimes and plus women in general face discrimination, no matter what race or color. Don't you think these women went through enough being judged by skin tone or looks, they wished in their life for being to judge their talent, at least give them that now, Bogle doesn't. Who isn't discriminated against in this world? Bogle makes it look like Black is a curse when these female performers change the world and introduce the world to their greatness and the greatness of the race. He loves talking about whether someone should of passed for white or not like when he's talking about the great Fredi Washington. He misses out on showcasing other great talents like Valaida Snow, Blanche Calloway, Una Mae Carlisle, Eunice Wilson, Adelaide Hall and others but that's okay because they have been written beautifully about by other writers. Well, many are dead so they cant stick up for themselves and Bogle takes advantage of that, he hasn't even interviewed or actually talked to ones who he writes about, he just goes by hearsay. Have your favorites but when you write a book, you can't show favoritism which he does all through which hurts others who has a story to tell but he only give honor to his faves. It seems no black can make him happy, he always has something to criticize. In his words every Black woman is a tragic, confused mulatto and every black man is a coon, or some other stereotype, he wouldn't say that to the young black guys or gals in entertainment today though, he takes advantage of the dead who can't stick up for themselves.
There is a website on unsung black talents of stage and screen, you all will enjoy.
http://www.angelfire.com/jazz/ninamaemckinney/
"Excellent research book".......2006-03-21
I found this book excellent in its writing style and information. I finished it in 5 days and use it often to research on black hollywood. I loved it!!!
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Title: Becoming Something: The Story of Canada Lee.(Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood)(Book Review)
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Title: Dreams, promises and disappointments: Hollywood's racial past, Virginia's forgotten free enclave, Jamaica Kincaid's search for flowers and other offerings.(Book Review)
Author: Antoinette Dykes
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Volume: 7
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Critics seem to flock around Bob Dylan the way early photographers gravitated to New York's Flatiron Building: there's just so much to appreciate. Of all the scribes who have commented on Dylan's astounding contribution to music, Paul Williams stands apart as the person who perhaps best fit the criticism to the music. Much in the way that Dylan has created not just art but an entire genre, Williams, over the course of 30 years, has created his own unique style of writing about Dylan as a performer. Williams is not afraid to go out on a limb--some of his observations are eccentric, but he's lucid and never boring. Watching the River Flow collects the best of Paul Williams's essays about Dylan, from his 1966 comments on the classic Blonde on Blonde to his December 1996 concert dates (at which Patti Smith was the opening act and tributes to Jerry Garcia filled the air).
Book Description
Spanning 30 years (1965-1995) this book contains the collected writings of Paul Williams, renowned Bob Dylan critic.
Customer Reviews:
The Leading Authority on Dylan's Music.......2001-09-17
I have enjoyed this book & the 2 others Paul Williams has written about Dylan's music & also the one he wrote on Neil Young's music. The "Performing Artist" volumes are more scholarly & well-thought-out (I'm still waiting anxiously for volume 3 in the series) but this book (& the Young book) are written more from a fan's viewpoint. But a fan who really knows his subject. Williams can be rambling & eccentric at times but his enthusiasm for his subject's work is so infectious, you find yourself caught up in his thoughts & feelings. He definitely makes you want to run to your stereo & play Dylan's albums. And that is what the job of a good critic should be. He makes you even want to run & play albums that he doesn't like, just so you can see what he's talking about. He writes these essays in a very excited enthusiastic manner. He is someone who really listens & studies & tries to get everything out of a recording that you can possibly get. And he makes you want to do the same. He makes you want to look at all kinds of art the same way - to really spend time looking, listening, reading & watching. He tries to teach you how to truly appreciate art. That is a hard task in the time that we live in, where everything has to be consumed in a half hour. We treat art (movies, albums, books, etc.) in a very impatient, cynical manner - waiting to be entertained, instead of putting some effort into it, to truly get all that can be gotten out of it. He points out that to appreciate art in a deep & lasting way, we also have to put some effort into it - not just the person who created the art. We're part of the creation as well.
I can read these essays over & over again - which I have. I truly wish there had been a lot more. As someone else pointed out, Williams' writing is like a performance itself. He doesn't worry much about saying something the correct way - he just unleashes his thoughts in a mad, rambling way (often repeating himself) that truly grabs you. It's nothing but a joy to read this man. And I really trust his opinion on Dylan's work. Like Lester Bangs, he really is a fan of music & his reviews & essays are as much about himself as the people he writes about. They are worth reading, even if you don't agree with them. But unlike most critics, Williams gives you his own personal opinion but doesn't assume that you feel the same way or that you should feel the same. I look forward to several more books on Dylan, Young or anybody else he may want to share his opinions about. Definitely get this book. It's a must for Dylan fans & an even bigger must for people who have never gotten into Dylan's music. If this doesn't get you to listen with "new" ears, nothing will.
A Little Too Much.......2000-10-02
I think Mr. Williams write beautifully. His style flows through the whole book, his concert reviews are rather unique, and, even though I have never had the opportunity to see a Dylan concert, I really could grasp a good picture of them. The only problem is: I think the reviews should have been made a bit less fan-ish. I cannot be sure about the concert part, but the album reviews have such an exaggerated tone that, more than once, I had to think if the album he had reviewed was the same I had listened to. I love Bob Dylan. But, come on, making no difference in quality between albums like Blood on the Tracks and World Gone wrong does sound more like a fan writting than a critic.
Buy it. . ........2000-03-01
"Buy it, give your money to the rich as long as you have it, you're better off with the music." Williams on "Down in the Flood" (p. 34)
Superlatives? I'll give you superlatives. Paul Williams is as much a performing artist as Bob Dylan, only he uses a pen rather than a guitar. Like the great Dylan performances, the best pieces in this collection should be "heard" more than once; "Blood on the Tracks" (1974) "Dylan - What Happened?" (1979) and "The Supper Club Shows" (1993) are just three of the ones I return to again and again.
You should expect a mostly positive assessment of Dylan's output here. The author admits in the introduction that he prefers to write about performances which excite him ". . .because disappointment was not the kind of news I felt compelled to spread." (p.11) We'll have to wait (how long?) for volume three of Willams's outstanding Performing Artist series to read more about such "disappointments."
Williams has resisted the temptation to tamper with the originals (he does, however, introduce and provide context for them) so in effect WTRF is a snapshot of two artists' work-in-progress.
So buy it. You'll be better off with the book.
Bob Dylan approximately.......1998-03-03
Spanning over 30 years of an incredible career, "Watching the River Flow" is a fantastically perceptive collection of Dylan essays and comment by perhaps the most e enthusiastic - and least pretentious - author/critic who regularly writes on Dylan. Rather than read it cover to cover like a novel, I like to return to it now and again and skip around, knowing I can still pick it up and read a review or essay that I haven't read yet. If you're into Dylan, I suggest picking this one up. William's passion for Dylan's music is contagious, and his insights illuminate the music. I heartily recommend Williams's 2-book "Performing Artist" series about Dylan as well. (And if you're looking to buy a Dylan album, I suggest "John Wesley Harding.")
A great book by the best commentator on Dylan's live work.......1998-01-21
Paul Williams is easily the best (and most pleasant to read) commentator on Dylan's live performances. This book contains reviews of Dylan's live work, plus other pieces of note. Contents include 24 essays. Of special interest to this reader are the review of Hard Rain, the essay "Who Pagan Became," an extended 72 page essay "Dylan - What Happened" dealing with Williams' impressions after the initial November 1979 concerts following Dylan's becoming a Christian, an essay "Those Talking Crazy, Spilling My Buttermilk, Not One More Kiss Blues" about Under the Red Sky, and reviews of World Gone Wrong, the Supper Club Shows, and the Paradise Lost Tour. Buy this book.
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Your Fate Is in Your Hands
Pick up your dice, grab your Player’s Handbook, and embark on daring adventures. This accessory for the D&D game will help you decide your fate as you battle fearsome monsters, explore ancient ruins, and discover magnificent treasure.
Contains a complete set of dice for use in the
Dungeons & Dragons game:
One 4-sided die
Four 6-sided dice
One 8-sided die
One 10-sided die
One percentile die
One 12-sided die
One 20-sided die
Also includes a cloth dice bag with an embroidered D&D logo.
Customer Reviews:
Useful.......2007-06-27
This was a very useful accessory for the mini Dungeons and Dragons game. Great for first time players!
Old School Dice.......2007-06-25
This is perfect for old-school gamers who insist on dice being of a certain sort and like the traditional pouch arrangement along with the distinctive colors. This item was well worth the time to find.
Nice Dice.......2007-03-09
The dice are nice and a good start for the game. You get everything you need to start playing D&D. The bag is a little small and does not leave room for too much expansion. A True D&D player likes lots of dice and different kinds. You can probably find less expensive dice in a hobby store. You are bascially paying for the bag with the D&D logo.
Too expensive.......2007-03-06
For what you get this item is too expensive. You can get the same number of dice plus an additional percentile dice for $2-3 less in most places. This is not worth the price with all the options for getting your dice from another source.
dungeons and dragons dice highly recommended.......2007-01-28
Excellent! This product was exactly as described and pictured. It made a wonderful gift. My order arrived timely and in good condition. Price was reasonable.
Customer Reviews:
Dungeons and Dragons Deluxe Dice Set.......2007-05-22
These are an excellent set of dice for someone who is in need of a set.They are green with some bluish highlights and the set contains 10 dice.The bag,black with red D&D logo,that comes with the dice is a very nice bonus and has plenty of room to expand your dice collection.The dice are a little on the light side,I would prefer them to weigh a little more.The set I bought rolled great right out of the bag and I will probably keep them with me for a long time.Hope this helps.
Ready to roll!.......2007-05-13
I really love this dice set. It is dark green with gold numbers, very well made. The little bag can carry the dice set and even more (the bag that comes with the multicolored D&D dice set is smaller). Just waiting to use it for the first time. Highly recommended!
Book Description
The d20 Dice product contains a complete set of polyhedron dice including a 4-sided die, a 6-sided die, an 8-sided die, a 10-sided die, a 12-sided die, and a 20-sided die. These dice are used when playing the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Star Wars(r) Roleplaying Game, or any d20 roleplaying game. Also included are Fast-Play Rules for the Dungeons & Dragons and Star Wars games. These Fast-Play Rules will help jumpstart any new gamer wanting to learn about roleplaying games.
Customer Reviews:
Sometimes, quality is important.......2006-03-19
Okay, so maybe you just want to get a random result and focus on story. But you know what? There are two sides to playing a table-top game (vs. a computer game, for instance).
One is the social exprience, playing with people whose company, hopefully, you enjoy.
Second is the quality of the components. For example, would you rather play chess with hand-carved wooden Staunton pieces that are weighed, with felted bottoms, on an inlaid wooden board? Or will you go for the cheap hollow plastic pieces and lay them down on a piece of cardboard?
These dice are so cheap that for me they detract completely from the game experience. It takes me back to the days when the numbers on the dice weren't even inked in and you had to rub a crayon over them just to see the numbers. I thought we were past that.
Do yourself a favor and turn off your computer and start looking through the yellow pages for a local hobby shop. You won't be sorry. If there is none available, then make some friends online. Roleplayers are a generally friendly and helpful lot, and I have no doubt you'll find someone to help out if you start participating in an online RPG-related discussion forum.
Again, avoid these dice except as a desperate last resort.
Useful But Could've Been Better!.......2003-07-13
The basic tools were given. Basically the dice. However, it seems like Wizard's of the Coast would have provided a more in depth explanation for new comer's to the d20 system to make it more user friendly. Like d20 For Dummies.
Fast to Get.......2003-01-09
I don't live in the USA, so getting some dice is very hard, especially when my friends are thinking on getting themselves some. So i told them to get this box that is cheap compared to the price of the trip to the nearest gaming store, and they are available in the bookstore around the corner. Yea, you may complain about the expensive, but some people don't have the time to go looking fo the final gaming store/website where to find the good products, they just want to start playing. That is what this set is all about.
For the Desperate Only.......2002-08-02
The sole advatage of buying these dice is that they are sold at your local chain bookstore. The instructions are obtuse and redundant, and the dice are cheap, small, and only one of each type is provided. Advice: take your ~[$$] to a hobby store and pick out your own dice or failing that buy for [$$] the D&D introduction game that includes the same identical dice, and get a few goodies as well.
As a note it sickens me when for the price they charge for cheap, [discount chain store] quality dice they couldn't throw in another set, or at the bare minimum include the 10-00 10 sided die as a complement to the 10 sided dice that comes with the 'System dice.'
Worth it?.......2002-03-18
I would have to say that if you were going to get a dice set there are many different places online that sell products like the "Pound-O-Dice" that will have all the die you need to play this and many other games. THere are more die that would be usefull that don't come in this set either, such as the D3. It is used within the D&D games and other for that matter. To be Honest I have got this set and find that it is sadley lacking on the rules side and I found myself buying the comple DMG, PHB and Monstrous Manual before my second setion of AD&D. So just a point get the core rule books and a good LARGE set of dice if you are really interested in playing, and if your not sure find a group to try it out with first.
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Dungeons and Dragons the Adventure Game THIS BOX SET HAS A TON OF STUFF IN SIDE TO GET YOU STARTED BOOK'S CHARACHTER RECORD SHEETS RULES AND HOW TO PLAY EVEN TELLS YOU WHAT KIND OF DICE YOU NEED AND HOW TO USES THEM GREAT FOR FIRST TIME USERS HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED PUNCH SHEETS UN USED BOOKLET WITH A TON OF HELP TO GET YOU STARTED OR TO JUMP START YOU RIGHT INTO THE ACTION!!
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Monster Geographica: Marsh and Aquatic is the second book in the Monster Geographica line. The Monster Geographica series updates classic 3.0 monsters to 3.5, combines them with some of the best 3.5 monsters, and organizes them into books focused on a particular environment. Offering affordable alternatives for the consummate game master, these no-frills, digest-sized books are packed with solid monster information presented in the game-useful manner of environment and challenge rating.
Average customer rating:
- Hmm...
- Shipping fee.....
- The Dices
- Dice, nothing more
- Adequate, but nothing special.
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ADVENTURE DICE SET (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons)
Inc. TSR
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0786912227
Release Date: 1998-09-22 |
Product Description
This set of seven polyhedral dice is all you need for any role-playing game. Each pack includes:
7 polyhedral dice (4-, 6-, 8-, 10-, 12-, and 20-sided, plus a 10-sided percentile die). Colors vary.
1 vinyl bag (6-3/4 by 4-1/4 inches)
Customer Reviews:
Hmm..........2001-06-12
I did not like the following things about these dice. 1) They were all different colors.... 2) The bag they came with was very poor quality - plasticy and it ripped easily. 3) The dice were overpriced. There was only 7 of them and they were rather cheap.
Shipping fee............2001-02-06
I like it. This is a good dice package; however, you should think about the shipping fee. It's a good way to buy it with many friends who play AD&D. All of you can share the shipping fee.
The Dices.......2000-10-27
The dices are good and important for ADnD but that is really annoying to use 2d10 for precentile... i suggest to buy 6 dies and a die of d100
Dice, nothing more.......2000-07-30
Everyone gives it a bad reveiw, if they were not satisfied they should have read the info., it planly states that they do not match, and that there not the best. BUT THERE CHEAP! DUH!
Adequate, but nothing special........2000-06-27
This will provide you with the 7 necessary dice you need to play theAD&D game or other role-playing games. But you can find much nicerdice sets....at most hobby and game stores....
This AD&D Adventure Dice Set (7 Dice Set) is perfectly random enough for me. However, if you prefer a true set of dice (one that matches) then you best look elsewhere. These 7 dice are required to play to greatest game ever, AD&D. And will perform their duty well. But they are far from the finest I have seen. The bag provided will suffice, you'll see it does hold the dice. But it is made of weak synthetic materials and must be handled with care. I prefer a more durable satchel, perhaps leather, cotton, or horse hair.
Most importantly, enjoy the AD&D game ! Any complete set dice well let you do that. Happy Role-playing!
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- One of the fundamentals for adventure gaming.
- I love this product.
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Adventure Gaming Dice Set (Advanced Dungeons and Dragons)
TSR Inc
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Accessory
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ASIN: 0880385057 |
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One of the fundamentals for adventure gaming........1998-09-28
The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Adventure Gaming Dice Set (yes, I know it is a mouthfull) is a must for gamers. Without dice you can't even play. This set comes with the following 7 dice:
-1 20 sided polyhedral die
-1 12 sided polyhedral die
-1 10 sided percentile polyhedral die
-1 10 sided polyhedral die
-1 8 sided polyhedral die
-1 6 sided polyhedral die
-1 4 sided polyhedral die
With these dice you can play virtually any role-playing game, not only AD&D.
I love this product........1998-09-27
When my little brother lost I all of my dice, I did not know what to do. I was desperate, I couldn't play without these acental pices. Luckly while I was on the internet I found this place and bought the dice. It was worth it. Thanks Amizon.
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Ancient Egyptians: The Kingdom of the Pharaohs Brought to Life (Ancient Egyptians)
Anton Gill
Manufacturer: HarperEntertainment
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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Egypt
| Ancient
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Africa
| Ancient
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Egypt
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| Ages 9-12
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ASIN: 0007143990 |
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