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Arguably, one of the things that "can't be fixed" about 1e is magic. The spells are all over the place, cursed items can killl your pc...

I let them choose their starting book and one spell on level up, but it is still subject to the % roll. In my most recent game a MU/T...

Yes I would, if only for story reasons : origin and without alliegance to temporal authority. I would have put the C-P at 4000-5000 xp...

Magic missile is very useful even at first level, but it's best held in reserve to finish off a wounded opponent. Burning hands is...

Yes I always used the % chance to understand. Otherwise every MU uses the same spells. Vancian casting is not just spell slots, it is...

Good point, from that viewpoint giving the melee a free attack is a bit harsh. There are a handful of spells clearly intended to be cast...

Yup. Short of killing or disabling the caster before he activates it, anyway. That's part of why they're so valuable, as Gary...

Do not attempt to reconcile the text! That way lies madness! I warned them...

I was born right around the same time that the original white box went on sale to the general public, so obviously I never played 0E...

That's interesting. Since there is very little overlap in their abilities, it might make sense to allow it as a special case where...

Yeah it's a big ol' mess and not really worth the effort to reconcile textually. In any case no melee attacker on the losing side...

Again with the caveat that this is just my personal interpretation: I think the intent is that a PC who starts the round already in...

So, even less bonus damage than the monk? I think we all agree that the fighter group deserves something, and that gatekeeping a...

Did that happen to any of the Arthurian knights? Aside from the Green one.

I like this writeup, and I like the comparison with the ranger as a generalist fighter. Regarding stat requirements, I think having...