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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 6324076" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px">This was because of the glut of homebrew that was available for OD&D. A prime point of OD&D was that it could by fully modified by DMs, and they usually shared their work (often in The Dragon). Part of the point behind AD&D was to have a fully detailed rules system that should not be modified, which makes it ideal for tournament play. Since this was the first book for AD&D, it makes sense that it would be included, and IIRC, it was included in the PHB and DMG.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px">"Gotcha" monsters (and abilities) were usually meant to balance out certain aspects of the game. Usually the Fighter was the powerhouse of the group, until they met a Rust Monster, then the Barbarian or Magic User would be the star. The beholder likewise punished spellcasters, unless they were careful. As for psionic gotcha monsters, in AD&D, psionics were just a bonus ability for those who were lucky at character creation, so these monsters were basically there as a counter balance for the rest of the time. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p>OD&D, AD&D 1E, BECMI, and AD&D2 were fairly compatible with each other by design. When 2E came out, they said in The Dragon, that 1E Assassins, Barbarians, Cavaliers, Monks, and Thief-Acrobats were fully playable in 2E with only a little bit of conversion work on the part of the DM. Adventures were IME, the easiest and best thing to convert between editions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 6324076, member: 6775477"] [SIZE=3][SIZE=2] This was because of the glut of homebrew that was available for OD&D. A prime point of OD&D was that it could by fully modified by DMs, and they usually shared their work (often in The Dragon). Part of the point behind AD&D was to have a fully detailed rules system that should not be modified, which makes it ideal for tournament play. Since this was the first book for AD&D, it makes sense that it would be included, and IIRC, it was included in the PHB and DMG. "Gotcha" monsters (and abilities) were usually meant to balance out certain aspects of the game. Usually the Fighter was the powerhouse of the group, until they met a Rust Monster, then the Barbarian or Magic User would be the star. The beholder likewise punished spellcasters, unless they were careful. As for psionic gotcha monsters, in AD&D, psionics were just a bonus ability for those who were lucky at character creation, so these monsters were basically there as a counter balance for the rest of the time. [/SIZE][/SIZE] OD&D, AD&D 1E, BECMI, and AD&D2 were fairly compatible with each other by design. When 2E came out, they said in The Dragon, that 1E Assassins, Barbarians, Cavaliers, Monks, and Thief-Acrobats were fully playable in 2E with only a little bit of conversion work on the part of the DM. Adventures were IME, the easiest and best thing to convert between editions. [/QUOTE]
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