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Flying Toaster reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with
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I ran a 1E druid to level 12 in the 90s after reading a Dragon article. That spell table lvl 3 spells at 3rd level and everything... -
Flying Toaster replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I was the only person in my 1E group who ever played an illusionist. My gnome illusionist / thief became one of my favorite characters...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Cadence's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
After picking up issue 63 I subscribed to issues 64 to at least the 120s, and had the five best of's... and have apparently long since...
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Flying Toaster replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I actually think you are correct, but both classes seemed to be underrated and overlooked back then. They both had slightly quirky...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Nikosandros's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I consider druids to be quite powerful. Illusionists are too, but they do require a creative player and a DM who is willing to let them...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Some of the new spells were highly overpowered and flat-out broken as written. Others were nearly useless. Ditto for the new magic...
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Flying Toaster reacted to haakon1's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Good point! In reading all of Dungeon magazine’s print run (1986-2007), I’ve noticed half ogres multiple times. The first time I...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
The Satanic Panic probably nixed the Witch, if it had at all been planned as an eventual class. I think the earliest official book...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Unearthed Arcana was, perhaps oddly, the first AD&D book I got. Having acquired Mentzer Basic and Cook/Marsh Expert in 1985, UA was the...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Witch was teased as being part of D&D as far back as having two illustrations for them in OD&D (including an obligatory hot one where...
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Flying Toaster reacted to timbannock's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
In my groups (about 2-ish at the time?), we loved some parts (the polearms!) and found some of the spells fun purely for roleplay...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I've been playing an illusionist in an urban campaign for almost two decades and I basically have to hold myself back or I'd easily...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
I think the issue for UA was that he didn't come up with anti-paladins or witches. Other than the demi-human deities, the whole thing...
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Flying Toaster reacted to mixmastashizz's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
This feels like the result of the original, basic, and advanced game all doing nearly the same thing but differently. The XP lost vs 1...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
I'm thinking the 1e bard is the Wimp Lo of AD&D 1e. "We intentionally designed it to make no sense and be bad as a joke."