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Orius reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with
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Well, RuneQuest also has Strike Ranks, doesn't it? Which means longer weapons getting to hit first is baked into the core of the combat... -
Orius reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
Especially when their out-of-combat contribution wasn't all that consistent either.
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Orius reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
I agree 1E/2E thieves were a mixed bag. As a DM I thought they were a great - nearly overpowered - class until I ran a Dark Sun game...
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Orius reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
No, I think you're misremembering the rules again. In 1E you got read magic and three mostly random spells to start (if you rolled well...
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Orius reacted to Voadam's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
In TSR D&D that actually depends on the specifics of the edition and DM campaign set up choices. Moldvay Basic: "Each magic-user and...
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Orius reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
That is one of the weird things about old D&D. Because they don't really tell you that or that information is hidden in a block of...
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Orius reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
This is an exaggeration. Being a level or two behind is pretty equivalent in all editions. More than a level or two definitely gets bad...
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Orius reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
And that's great if your game ends at 6th level. (Although poor thieves still spend that entire time with skills that succeed less than...
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Orius reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
Backstab required your enemy to my unaware of you, humanoid in body type with discernable vital organs and medium sized, and required...
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Orius reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
Having played a 2e thief until high level, I will say they were bad unless you DM was absolutely on your side. The skills start too low...
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Orius reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
Depends on the OSR.
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Orius reacted to Mannahnin's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
He didn't say they were, did he? He said that people seem to prefer more uniform ability score bonus systems, of which B/X (mostly) and...
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Orius reacted to Reynard's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with
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Orius reacted to Arilyn's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
I don't need my 5e games to be more deadly or darker themed, but I'm finding the game to become more and more "consequence free" for...
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Orius reacted to JohnSnow's post in the thread D&D General D&D Editions: Anybody Else Feel Like They Don't Fit In? with Like.
And yet, they wonder why the game has a DM shortage problem. 🙄