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People have a memory, which I think is partially false, of PCs routinely making it high level with ability scores below a 13. That...

Let me know what game you find that satisfies your need to gamble for a playable character...

That's why I occasionally kill player characters at points in the campaign. No saves or anything. IRL, you have no control about whether...

I don't think I could ever go through the mindset of "hmmm, I am going to play an elf, and he's going to be a noble... What class should...

Amazing when people discuss how AD&D could be played with characters with average ability scores often ignore how Gary himself said they...

AD&D and B/X are roots from the same tree that happened around the same time (1977+). AD&D1e had a different philosophy than B/X. I...

So, I've got you covered on 1e. The four ability score generation methods are listed in the DMG page 11. This is where "4d6, drop...

Realistically, if you're rolling stats, you really need to do that first, since the stats you get are going to inform what class and...

Class first makes sense to me, frankly.......

The post and the OP reminded me of what my experience with 1e AD&D was like, except in almost the completely the opposite direction. Our...

Fighters, Rangers, Paladins and Barbarians add half their level (rounded down) to their attack rolls. Don't forget that all spells per...

That was actually never a 1e rule - that's a holdover from some Basic days. 1e's Method I was 4d6, drop low, arrange as desired. And...

The first is fine, but in 1E only thief functions were restricted by heavier armor for multiclass characters. On that one you're...