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Mannahnin reacted to Gus L's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with
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I've played OD&D, B/X, 1E, BECMI/Rules Cyclopedia, and 2E over the years. When they were first out and I was a kid B/X was the starting... -
Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
To the OP, technically OD&D was my first experience of D&D even if I didn't technically play it. I was a kid in 1981 and saw my older...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
When the PO books came out, I was actually pretty excited. One of my favorite PCs is a paladin who can't wear armor, but had a d12 for...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
A few years ago I asked Frank Mentzer if there was one thing he could change about BECMI, what would it be. His answer was an...
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Mannahnin reacted to TiQuinn's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
My love for 2e comes down to two things: 1) It was my first D&D edition I played regularly. 2) I could understand the rules. I had...
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Mannahnin reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
Huh. Noted. Teach me to guess. It wasn't an important claim, but I don't like being wrong. Thank you.
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Mannahnin reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
We have the actual sales data that disproves this claim. Over here...
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Mannahnin reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread TSR On the Relative Merits of the TSR Editions with Like.
In this thread, @Sacrosanct asked why so many paleo-grognards and neo-grognards-- two distinct camps I have separate feet in-- prefer...
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Mannahnin replied to the thread Our Physical Fitness.Got in Monday night again; hit different muscle groups. Trying to stick to a consistent suite of exercises and put in the effort for a...
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Doh! I see now I did Chest 2 days ago, no wonder tonight sucked! Upper, Chest. Got it all but was hurting a bit. Elbow is going to let...
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Mannahnin replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.Wat. There was a substantial faction of 1E players who didn't bother transitioning to 2E, some of whom complained about the removal of...
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Following up on this. 2e DMG page 68: The story award should not be greater than the experience points that can be earned defeating...
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You're not wrong, once the xp awards moved from xp for gold, it changed the purpose of adventuring. While you could still dungeon delve...
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Mannahnin reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Really? Of all RPGS of all time? What makes it so? The change to 2e was minimal. There was certainly a bigger shift from 2e to 3e...
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Mannahnin reacted to DammitVictor's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
It's not even the best game design by TSR. Subjective opinion is subjective, but I couldn't pass up the Beatles joke. 1E has its merits...