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Flying Toaster replied to the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?.I have seen suggestions that the UA barbarian and cavalier might have worked for one-on-one play, in which the DM does not have to worry... -
Flying Toaster reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with
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In 1E? So Spider Climb off the Defensive roll, Read Magic automatically... what were his Offensive and Misc spells? Not that it's... -
Flying Toaster reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Adding to the chorus on how dependent illusionists are both on DM goodwill and reasonable adjudication and on player creativity. If...
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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.
Best part of Dragon magazine, for my group. Some of them (like the Cloistered Cleric) really were almost useless as PCs, but most of...
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Flying Toaster reacted to fuindordm's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Randomness, lucky rolls and treasure drops, and exploiting luck to build your PC's legend were definitely part of the core game...
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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.
We literally just had a lengthy conversation about how this isn't true in this thread. 🤷♂️ Also, they use the attack table of the...
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Flying Toaster reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Gary really seemed to like making character creation a gamble with "bonus rounds" for more prizes. Roll stats. Roll hit points. Roll...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Staffan's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
The existence of something like exceptional strength and XP bonuses for having high stats are the very opposite of game balance. They...
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Flying Toaster reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
The Cleric was long in this strange position of being, on paper, one of the strongest classes, but in practice, they got relegated to...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
From B/X Basic
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Flying Toaster reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Magic Users xp charts started slow but accelerated once they got going, noticeably around 6th level when they got multiple fireballs...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
So to get back to the fighter, the ranged weapons thing is pretty striking. Sling is not on the 1e PH cleric weapons list table...
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Flying Toaster reacted to James Jacobs's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Hellbreakers Launches Pathfinder's Quarterly AP Format with Like.
This is something I think a LARGE number of gamers do, for any system. Reading adventures for fun/pleasure is something I've done for...
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Flying Toaster reacted to James Jacobs's post in the thread Pathfinder 2E Hellbreakers Launches Pathfinder's Quarterly AP Format with Like.
It's not a remake or a sequel to either of those; it's a new story that's set in a different part of the world, and that focuses on an...
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Flying Toaster reacted to James Gasik's post in the thread AD&D 1E What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e? with Like.
Enchantment and Illusion magic are wildly inconsistent in D&D. The ability to beguile and trick others with magic could, in fact, be...