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The swingy 1d20 is not particularly good for adjudicating anything honestly. That this specific die has become “the one die to rule them...

I find it a bit telling that this thread is most talking about mechanics... specifically combat mechanics and character builds. This...

Oh, I am well familiar with AD&D 1E and 2 E, I just didn't know how things changed in 3E and since then to what we have in 5E. But you...

And this is the problem with the OSR space, unfortunately. A few good posts about the game and then you find a bonanza of excrement...

That’s a name I’ve not heard in years. I loved SNK Baseball Stars and Crystalis is probably one of the best NES RPGs. I thought they...

My recollection from Old Geezer's posts on rpgnet many years ago was that the thief % abilities were intended to be basically ninja...

I think for sure if the ninja special skills thing was the intent, it was not communicated well and got lost in translation as the game...

I guess the issue is, the RAW weren’t particularly clear either. Given the “extraordinary” nature you and I are attributing to the...

I suppose that is accurate. My only concern is how to adjudicate the situation when it’s not clear that it’s either an automatic success...

For what it’s worth, it’s the reason I’ve never felt comfortable associating myself with anything in the OSR broadly speaking, as it...

I suppose that is actually RAW really. The Detect Noise is specifically called out in the 2E DMG and nothing else. I simply made the...

Best I can see is he is being "called out" by "real" BrOSR players for usurping or at least claiming be the progenitor of the "three...

That is a suggestion within a broader outline of an optional rule that was just included because of how central Gary had made...

Where in the adversarial DM, Gygaxian hellscape did you find this? I suppose if you wanted to boost the thief at low levels, I'd...

Hi guys, I think this link could resolve the problem with Win10 help files, i installed this in my computer and works like a charm...