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James Gasik
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AD&D 1E
What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?
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Also, conversely, I'd argue that the 3E Unearthed Arcana book was the best book of that era. It still has good mechanics and ideas worth...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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AD&D 1E
What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?
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Agreed- the resulting Cavadin was a hot mess to run for as well. I tried it once, and did not care for the results. I vastly prefer...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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Hriston's post
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What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?
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Moving the paladin from fighter to cavalier seemed like a retcon and didn't sit well with me.
Sep 1, 2025
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NPCs, and the poverty of the core books
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...Okay but do you really want to go back to doing that? Because I would much rather spend my time playing the game and less time...
Sep 1, 2025
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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Again, this is a very good example of the 6 impossible things before breakfast. It doesn't matter that the first six things are...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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TSR
Why would anyone want to play 1e?
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I think so? It's been awhile, but I think the ones I'm thinking of were in a supplement (maybe Red Steel?), adventure, or Dragon...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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Unearthed Arcana was a mixed bag for us. The new weapons, armor, magic items, and spells were largely well-received, but the new races...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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D&D General
Why do people like Alignment?
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Something I'd forgotten about, but "alignment as faction" was apparently on the outs in 1e by Unearthed Arcana, with it's infamous...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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AD&D 1E
What was so bad about unearthed arcana 1e?
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I loved the book (in theory). It was full of some really new, experimental things. In practice, not all of them were good- if used as...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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Don't remember it being bad. It was just another book of D&D stuff. Much like Wilderness Survival Guide and Dungeoneer's Survival...
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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It was pretty popular in my circles.
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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I wonder if that's the difference, I was reading it when I was a teenager and thought it brought in some cool ideas.
Sep 1, 2025
James Gasik
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D&D is now Steampunk (poll)
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That's a great post. Yeah, D&D is the game where Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser team up with Aragorn, Sir Galahad, and Mazirian the...
Aug 31, 2025
James Gasik
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[rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting.
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@Enrahim you seriously making the contention that in 4e with so many player freedoms - such as flexibility with powers via keyword...
Aug 31, 2025
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It’s part of the continent North America, but people don’t generally refer to that as just “America,” whereas the United States of...
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