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In B/X Basic it is clear for the xp maximum: "MAXIMUM XP: A character should never be given enough XP in a single adventure to advance...

I thought the max xp rule was you stopped at one xp lower than what you needed to go up two levels, not after you hit enough to level. I...

I totally agree with you about the 18 strength. If I rolled an 18 strength, fighter was the only class choice as far as I am concerned...

Most retroclones (mine included) mirror the tables and core rules while omitting the more complicated stuff (like initiative, spell...

I think the bottom line is that 1e was much better balanced RAW than people give it credit. However, those rules were complex and very...

Yeah. In a gold=XP system, I like the idea that you have to get your treasure to a town or other safe place with people in order to...

Okay, but by the same token, one of the rules of the game was also that before you even got to the training, the DM had to grade your...

I mean ... I will slightly defend the levelling up and training rules. But in context. Maybe this is one of those things that would...

It's almost like all these rules that favored fighters (spell interruption, initiative, speed factors, HP bonuses, leveling rules...

I think the larger point or takeaway (at least for me) is that the base qualities of the fighter like more hit points, extra attacks...

This, to me, is the reason to go back to 1e and 2e. The magic items are the key to customizing your character, they are the way you...

One of the things that Snarf noted but seems slightly under-acknowledged in these responses (understandably for non-1e folks) is the...

i think people would cry bloody murder if the 5e fighter was redesigned to have half the innate advantages like 1e fighter did...

Absolutely. 1e was better designed than folks give it credit for IMO, even if the organization left much to be desired.

Let's be honest- nobody really knows how the Bard class is supposed to work. Snarf has probably done the most in-depth examination of...