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cbwjm replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I do like how unearthed arcana became the title of new rules and variants, even used in 5e for the playtest documents of new content. -
cbwjm reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with
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I loved it as a middle schooler, but mechanically, it's a trash fire, even moreso than the rest of 1E. It just became clear to us, even... -
cbwjm reacted to Bayushi_seikuro's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Looking back, I think what I feel was... 'bad' is subjective, but I'd say hurt with UA, was the character creation variant, where, let's...
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cbwjm reacted to David Howery's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
from what I saw on groups who used the book, it was generally along the lines of 'ignore the new classes, races, comeliness; use the new...
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cbwjm reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
When UA came out my group was famished for new 1e content. We were playing with material from Dragon but a new book was special and...
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cbwjm replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I'd forgotten about the rolling they came up with. Do you want to play a paladin? Roll 9d6 for charisma, 8d6 for strength, etc to ensure...
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cbwjm reacted to Bunch's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I think for a lot of people it read worse than it played and most people didn't play everything to compare it. Cavalier with it's lower...
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cbwjm reacted to Warpiglet-7's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Had a lot of fun with it. My evil fat barbarian with a red beard was legendary. We did play drow at times but were often fugitives on...
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cbwjm reacted to Retros_x's post in the thread Approaching writing adventures for home games? with Like.
This spring I wrote and run a mystery game that I've written using the guide of the Alexandrian regarding mystery games. To break it...
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cbwjm replied to the thread Star Trek United.I had to look up the name, but as soon as I saw the actor I was all "Yes!" Shran was an awesome character.
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cbwjm replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.With the responses to this thread, I kind of feel like that might be the situation with me. I think I've seen a few posts in other...
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cbwjm reacted to Bunch's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I think we only really used the Cavalier and Weapon Specialization in my group. Maybe some of the spells. We played Temple of...
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cbwjm reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
I mean, I’m OK with it if it’s like Vecna or Tasha or even just unnamed Archmage A, but when even a so-called Apprentice Mage gets a...
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cbwjm replied to the thread Star Trek United.This could be quite cool, even if it was a single season I think it would be a fun watch. I feel like I'm one of only dozens that liked...
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cbwjm reacted to Rabulias's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Unearthed Arcana was a mixed bag for us. The new weapons, armor, magic items, and spells were largely well-received, but the new races...