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Flying Toaster reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread AD&D 1E A Long Thread about the Weapon's vs. AC Table with
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I've decided to put this down for now, on the grounds it's a ton of work and I feel I've learned what I intended to learn from the... -
Flying Toaster replied to the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot.If I ever ran AD&D or a similar game again, I would start with these house rules: • Use the ability score spread from B/X (BECMI); no...
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Flying Toaster replied to the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot.The rules for non-Humans were really bizarre and wildly inconsistent. Half-Orcs had tough restrictions, plus at least two more...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Nikosandros's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with
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Flying Toaster reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
In the DMG, I feel like there's so much that could be done with the Reputed Magical Properties of Gems and Appendix J: Herbs, Spices...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Marc17's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
Hirelings were usually overlooked in my experience. I always liked the rules for hiring a gem cutter in the DMG which could improve the...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
Yeah, part of the problem with level limits is that in practice most games never get to them or go much above them. While Gary...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
There's so much you can do with it! Yeah, it's practically made for Rangers and Druids. And if I ever get around to running that...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
There's massive design space around magical herbs, and they're an excellent element to give Rangers as part of their niche. We've had...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
Yeah, while I think some people might have not played a Dwarf of Halfling because some day they might hit a limit, I think for most it...
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Flying Toaster reacted to billd91's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
3e was a real step forward in this regard because it was the first edition of D&D that offered real, positive reasons to choose to play...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread AD&D 1E Rules that are kinda cool but everyone forgot with Like.
I mean, sorta? In the context of Gary's early groups where he expected a PC to be able to make 9th after around a year of dedicated...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread OSR Why does OSR Design Draw You In? with Like.
Pithy, but not simple. It's probably the most complicated way to write a rule. It sounds like it would be a nightmare in play. The...
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Flying Toaster reacted to Jared Rascher's post in the thread Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Announced, Release Date Scheduled for June 2026 with Like.
I'm not saying anything will or won't be included or walked back or changed, but . . . 25% of the monsters in the Monster Manual have...
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Flying Toaster reacted to humble minion's post in the thread Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Announced, Release Date Scheduled for June 2026 with Like.
One of my more out-there fanon theories is that Krynn is actually a domain in Ravenloft, with Takhisis the unknowingly imprisoned...