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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E What is the best way to generate ability scores for 1e AD&D?.I think method III is definitely my favorite, though it might not be great for optimizers because fighter classes really shine with an... -
Celebrim reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread AD&D 1E What is the best way to generate ability scores for 1e AD&D? with
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Definitely partial to Method III. Like you said, not a super high chance of an 18 (about 15%) in the array, and rolling in order... -
Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E What is the best way to generate ability scores for 1e AD&D?.Arrangeable 17, 16 allows for perfectly viable clerics and M-Us so he must have wanted something more broken than that, likely Cavelier...
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Celebrim reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread AD&D 1E What is the best way to generate ability scores for 1e AD&D? with Like.
For a long time, I used 4d6 drop lowest, rerolling any 1's, just to get the scores of 3-6 (pre-racial modifiers) off the table. It...
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Celebrim reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread AD&D 1E What is the best way to generate ability scores for 1e AD&D? with Like.
We use your method B above (5d6k3, arrange to suit), and have done since before I started playing. Tried, tested, and true. (side...
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Celebrim posted the thread AD&D 1E What is the best way to generate ability scores for 1e AD&D? in D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants.Back in the day I used 4D6 take the best three in order as my means of producing ability scores. This was never wholly satisfying. By...
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I have three campaigns ongoing, all three in hiatus… Eberron (D&D14): A Girl Genius adaptation in a minimally modified Eberron. Scion...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Three Things that can't be Fixed in 1e AD&D.Even back in the day, one of the things I found myself doing with respect to published modules was removing what I felt were "excess"...
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Celebrim reacted to Moving Pictures's post in the thread AD&D 1E Three Things that can't be Fixed in 1e AD&D with Like.
I find that most older modules were awash with Monty Haul levels of magic. IIRC, the famed Keep on the Borderlands has some entry-level...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.I don't think anyone in 1989 would consider a fix to then known problems to have been a backport of ideas from 5e, which I wouldn't even...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.Seeing as this whole project started with just a limited goal of revising the thief so that it fared well in comparison to the other...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.Your gut feelings involve taking 5th roots of things? You're gut feelings are a lot more exacting than mine. :D I see where you are...
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Celebrim reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D with
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My gut feeling here. 1) Keep the classic numbers for level 2 (2500 for MU, 2000 for fighter, etc.) Keep the doubling until around... -
Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.Well, the answer to that is probably "Yes", in as much as for example the thief - especially the RAW one not revised by me - is gaining...
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Celebrim replied to the thread AD&D 1E Revised and Rebalanced Magic-User for 1e AD&D.One thing that I'm trying to get away from that I feel is very 1e in feel but very poor in design is making lists. The problem with...