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Celebrim reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread AD&D 1E Three Things that can't be Fixed in 1e AD&D with
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For the most part I agree, though I think there are ways it can be done in the right game. As I recall Ars Magica is specifically... -
Celebrim reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D with Like.
From experience: yes you can. At least their preparation mechanics: no pre-mem, if you have a slot of that level you can cast any spell...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.I think 3e requires an hour or something trivial. But yes, 3e is very much a take on the game by people who knew the game very well in...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.This is what 3e does, and once again I note that a fixed 1e AD&D is 3e and really talking about fixing 1e AD&D while retaining it's feel...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Three Things that can't be Fixed in 1e AD&D.They just have to refill what they cast, but since each 4th level or higher spell requires more than an hour, casting only a couple of...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Three Things that can't be Fixed in 1e AD&D.All true. Assuming you were memorizing spells for like 12 hours a day, the Archmage could get back his spells in like 4 days. Of...
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Celebrim reacted to Marc17's post in the thread AD&D 1E Three Things that can't be Fixed in 1e AD&D with Like.
In 1E it took an amount of time to memorize spells. 1st level starting at 15 minutes per spell and then on up IIRC. So, replenishing...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.I think we were pretty close in our thinking about what the thief needs. We had gone very much in the same direction. "As for 100 gp...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.One interesting question is could you port Sorcerer into 1e AD&D. But your solution misses the point that fundamentally the power...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.Fundamentally though, this isn't true. If you look at the 1st level Cleric list, spells like Command, Cure Light Wounds, Detect Evil...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.I have a lot of thoughts on the why of the revisions and my philosophy here, which I have been withholding because I want to see whether...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.Probably not; see my next answer. At this point, no. While I never did play 2e per se, when revising 1e it's always going to be worth...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.Yeah, sure. If you went to 9th I'd say that a little less than half of the game was getting to 7th. And if you went to 10th I'd say...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.You are noticing one of the big things for sure. By cutting the preparation time by 1/5th, how long it takes to prep your spells...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.The changes here are small enough that one could play a game of spot the differences. UPDATE: OK, now that I've done away with the...