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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.Exactly this. The main mechanical changes I recall were the deprecation or removal of XP for GP and of hireling rules, both of which...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Voadam's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with
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I believe Neonchameleon was more saying that 1e says it is a game for dungeon crawling and has rules that suit dungeon crawling while 2e... -
NNeonchameleon replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.Xp for GP is a fundamental default rule in 1e and deprecated into a very much optional rule in 2e. And deprecating this rule (and a...
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NNeonchameleon replied to the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e?.Honestly? Because 1e is a solid game of gritty dungeon crawling mercenaries out for liit with rough edges, 2e is a complete mess where...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Willie the Duck's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Personal conjecture: I suspect that Gary kinda defined his view on dwarves, elves, and hobbits/halflings back before thieves existed and...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
On a somewhat related note, wanna know something I always thought funny? And by funny I mean a bit odd, in a cognitive dissonance sort...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
That last was an optional rule in 2E, of course. You don't need to drop treasure for XP to slow down advancement if you just give less...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Wow, okay. You've even laid it out clearly and there's still a lot of it I don't understand. Small wonder people didn't use it because...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Any edition that has White Plume Mountain, Castle Amber, and the two EX-series ones as official modules, while also having some of the...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
If you're looking for a serious game, 1e will gently fight against you as there's a quiet underlying sense of whimsy and gonzo-ness to...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Sacrosanct's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
Which is funny, because every game of 1e and 2e I ever played, the DM always set the trap off on a failure. One of those things where no...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to billd91's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
After Take 10 debuted in 3e, one of my players cottoned on to the possibilities of speeding play with it while finding traps. As they...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread TSR Why would anyone want to play 1e? with Like.
A level 9 fighter has 250k xp. A fighter 5/thief 5/bard 10 has earned 250k xp. The barrier to being a bard wasn't level. The barrier...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to Matchstick's post in the thread Critical Role Announces Age of Umbra Daggerheart Campaign, Starting May 29th with Like.
I thought episode 2 was more Daggerhearty than episode one. Tag team rolls, important rest choices, consequences for not balancing...
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NNeonchameleon reacted to jgsugden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Best 5.5 Mechanic They Should Use More IMHO with Like.
What does more mean? What creatures do you want to give this to? All creatures that currently get Legendary Resistance? A few select...