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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with
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What next? Threat or Menace headlines? I'm genuinely serious. One of the big strengths oD&D and to a lesser extent 1e had was that... -
Mmixmastashizz reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Huh. I mentioned upthread that I had a few 1e DMs cap exp like this. Now I know where they got it from! The all caps portion seems to...
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Mmixmastashizz replied to the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome.Ill say that this doesnt reflect my current play experience, fighters (even without 18 str) routinely outshine clerics in combat...
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
Removing the slower leveling of magic users also contributed.
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Zardnaar's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
The fighter nerf originates in the 2E to 3.0 transition. Universal xp tables, no nerfs to spells some got buffed. No engine used...
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Mmixmastashizz replied to the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome.My final thoughts are that there were two fundamental changes that created the linear fighter quadratic wizard problem (at least for 5e...
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
So to get back to the fighter, the ranged weapons thing is pretty striking. Sling is not on the 1e PH cleric weapons list table...
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Mmixmastashizz replied to the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard.I think its a fair and logical interpretation, but one i personally do not believe is prescribed.
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome with Like.
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...
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Mmixmastashizz replied to the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard.Im inclined to rule that since there are specific penalties listed for other classes changing alignment that do not exist for some...
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Olgar Shiverstone's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
All I read here is just jealousy because someone couldn't qualify for Bard Camp.
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Mmixmastashizz replied to the thread D&D General I'm a Fighter, not a Lover: Why the 1e Fighter was so Awesome.The DMG also notes below the magic item table that the DM should feel free to alter or adjust magic items to not destroy the balance of...
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to see's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
As Sage Advice on page 10 in Dragon #56 says, "the bard-to-be must stop at the 6th, 7th or 8th level of thieving ability — between, but...
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
Your prejudices are showing. Clearly, the bard is not a joke, because a shedload of work was put into it. What it is is a...
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Mmixmastashizz reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General This Makes No Sense: Re-Examining the 1e Bard with Like.
I get it. All the bard shade is shtick. Fine. But, the most fun I had with 1e was playing a bard, as best as we could interpret it...