I started playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition in 1989. At that time we played a mix of D&D rules. In 1991 a few friends and I got the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia. We played that very true to the rules for many years. We went back to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition in the late nineties. Then to 3rd edition in the early 2000s. I have been playing some type of Dungeons & Dragons game since then. Lately it's been hard to find time to get everyone around for a tabletop game.
My three longest (4+ years) played characters are a D&D elf, 2nd edition mage and a 3rd edition paladin. Right now I like to play fighters and rangers. I normally play Lawful characters, LE, LN, LG.