D&D 1E Judges Guild Character Classes for OD&D/AD&D?

[TerraDave]

Brilliant! Now that I see that list I know I knew it existed - oh well. so much to remember, so much to forget.
I guess that list does settle it: AL for Alchemist, SA for Samurai, and SG for sage.
So I'll be using the DMG1 sage for the SGs I need to deal with, and the early The Dragon Samurai and Alchemist for the SAs and ALs, respectively. Seems the way to go.

Now here's to hoping that the "GH" in the "RANDOM FOLLOWER CHART" for "BAs" in the Castle Book is a typo!

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Wouldn't be the only one, of course...

Is the monks max 120 ogre mage followers a typo? What would you do with a 100 ogre mages?

 

[robertsconley]

Page 73 to 75 of the City State of the Invincible Overlord Revised (JG0062 not the earlier JG0010).

 

[Parmandur]

What would you do with a 100 ogre mages?

Anything you dang well please, I would guess.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Is the monks max 120 ogre mage followers a typo? What would you do with a 100 ogre mages?

Zeno: Do you think your Wu-Tang sword can defeat me?

Achilles the Monk: No, but my 120 ogre mages can.

'70s D&D Henchmen. Accept no substitute. If you don't believe me, just ask Robilar's army of orc corpses left in the Tomb of Horrors.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Page 73 to 75 of the City State of the Invincible Overlord Revised (JG0062 not the earlier JG0010).

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I love that Judges Guild made rules for insulting and quipping at your opponents. For the 70s, that's a pretty novel concept in RPGs.

 

[ilgatto]

Is the monks max 120 ogre mage followers a typo? What would you do with a 100 ogre mages?

If anything, I suppose one could wonder what a d120 looks like.

 

[Alzrius]

If anything, I suppose one could wonder what a d120 looks like.

I own one, they're pretty cool. You can find them over here:

The Dice Lab d120 and d48 page

d120 and d48 dice page for The Dice Lab, a manufacturer of unique polyhedral dice.

www.mathartfun.com

 

[ilgatto]

I own one, they're pretty cool. You can find them over here:

The Dice Lab d120 and d48 page

d120 and d48 dice page for The Dice Lab, a manufacturer of unique polyhedral dice.

www.mathartfun.com

ROFL. I really wasn't expecting an answer to that!

Edit: Do you need an airstrip to roll that?

 

[ldvhl]

I suppose the WITCH could well be the OD&D Witch class in The Dragon 5.

Hold on... it's more likely the one in Witches Court Marshes (JG, 1982)

"The Idiot" or perhaps the Jester from The Dragon 3 for the BUFFOON?

I thought the VALKYRIE could be in Shield Maidens of Sea Rune, but no.

As to the DEMON - it's not in Demons of Dundurn.

Following up on these - does anybody know where these classes might be found? I'm particularly interested in Valkyrie and Demon, since we've had Witches and Buffoons written up elsewhere.

 

[GuyBoy]

Following up on these - does anybody know where these classes might be found? I'm particularly interested in Valkyrie and Demon, since we've had Witches and Buffoons written up elsewhere.

Sadly, I can’t help with an answer but my DM used the ones from the old Dragon magazine as the Witches of Marmon in his Wilderlands campaign in around 1981 and our party got absolutely smashed (near TPK) and we were around level 10 and pretty well equipped. Still scares me today!