D&D 1E There were 10 saving throws

[le Redoutable]

Grouped in 5 types,
Paralysation.
Poison
Death magic
Petrification
Polymorth
Rods
Staves
Wands
Breath weapon.
Spell

I have absolutely no hint of what r/s/w was talking about...

 

[billd91]

I have absolutely no hint of what r/s/w was talking about...

Rods/Staves/Wands

 

[Lyxen]

Rod/Staff/Wands pertained to all saves against effects created by these specific items. Actually, there were only 5 groups:

• Paralysation, Poison and Death Magic
• Petrification or Polymorph
• Rod, Staff or Wand
• Breath Weapon
• Spell

 

[le Redoutable]

It is of no use to me pal;
Or else you would have saving throws against weapon types ( bludgeoning, piercing and slashing )

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

There were 10 saving throws

And then there were none?

 

[tetrasodium]

It is of no use to me pal;
Or else you would have saving throws against weapon types ( bludgeoning, piercing and slashing )

The old editions that had those were extremely different from 5e in mechanical ways and they made more sense at the time in that context. 3.5 basically clarifies them a bit with reflex fortitude & will saves. 5e gave us those with new names plus three more basically unused saves

 

[Alzrius]

Rod/Staff/Wands pertained to all saves against effects created by these specific items. Actually, there were only 5 groups:

• Paralysation, Poison and Death Magic
• Petrification or Polymorph
• Rod, Staff or Wand
• Breath Weapon
• Spell

As I recall, the order they were listed in was important also, in that (when they put in a row, rather than a column) you'd use the left-most category if something fell under multiple listings.

For instance, if someone used a death spell (yes, that was actually a specific spell in AD&D) from a staff, did the target save against Poison, Paralysis and Death Magic, against Rod, Staff or Wand, or against Spell? In that case, PPD is furthest to the left, so that was the one you went with.

 

[Stalker0]

You could argue 3e kept the “wand” type saving throw as Wands and scrolls generally had weaker save DC than what spellcasters had for their own spells. So it was done on the other side of the coin but the concept was still there.

 

[Lyxen]

It is of no use to me pal;
Or else you would have saving throws against weapon types ( bludgeoning, piercing and slashing )

I was not aware that there was a question about usefulness in your post, or even, actually, a question at all...

But if you have a question, we'll do our best to answer it.

 

[le Redoutable]

I was not aware that there was a question about usefulness in your post, or even, actually, a question at all...

But if you have a question, we'll do our best to answer it.

Thanks a lot !