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I disagree, I love 1e surprise. Though I do understand why people aren't fond of it by virtue of the way it's written up... a good rule presented poorly. Once you have a good procedure for it step-by-step, it works really well, and characters that specialize in surprise and stealth (Hello...

1e and 2e were a bit different from each other. I'll try and be brief as it's a 5e surprise thread... don't want to get accused of going too far off topic. :oops: 1e was a d6 roll, 1-2 indicated surprise, and the # you rolled indicated how much surprise. ie: you roll a 2, and you are surprised...

Still waiting for my local stores to get their copies here in Canada. Permission to squee?

Yeah, 1e is my main game. Surprise, as with many of 1e's rules, is a little muddled in presentation, but I have it smoothed out to something good. In the 5e games I have played (both as DM and player), surprise rarely happens, and when it does it's usually a non event. For whatever reason, the...

Well, for my own part, my regular game ended in a bit of a TPK last year, and due to the pandemic we went on hiatus and I ended up with a year between games... during that time I codified my house rules into an organized document; reread the books; and started laying out adventure threads. I...

I do like keeping the passive perception, personally, because then it's still relevant. Just only use the highest active value, as opposed to everyone's. Most average PP scores that I've seen hover in the 13-14 range (barring outliers for Observant etc), so you're looking at a roughly 30%...

Just brainstorming here, but how about something like this: In the case of general surprise chances, where both groups are unaware of each other: Both sides roll d20 against the best passive perception of the group. Natural 20 always indicates surprise, regardless of whether PP is over 20...

Blame Malmuria! :ROFLMAO:

I introduced my niece to it 8 yrs ago in her late teens, she’s still with the group. Aside from that, not so much. Most of my family isn’t into any sort of gaming. Blasted killjoys! 🤬

What Lanefan said. I am constantly adapting Basic modules and 2nd Edition modules into my 1st ed campaign with minimal adjustments. Mainly some monsters have different stats and abilities, but it's a simple matter of reviewing in advance and making sure there's nothing too glaring.

I am running a sandbox style game, and currently the PCs are in Cormyr. And since I just printed up a PDF copy of the Cormyr sourcebook I bought on Drive Thru RPG for the purpose... those bastards had better stay there for a while! :mad: The system is AD&D 1st Ed - The team consists of...

Your reaction to events is entirely your prerogative. If your Warlock is the type to get offended by it, then call them out in character at the table. If you don't care, then so be it, let it slide. This, of course, assumes reasonable players who get that you are role playing, and their...

My 1st Edition campaign continues: The previous week, our intrepid explorers had defeated the Wyrmling green dragon, but one of their number was dead and two in critical condition unable to travel for at least a week. So they set up camp in the dragon's lair! Being a wyrmling it didn't have a...

With everyone in our circle double vaxxed, we returned to live play for my 1e campaign. When last we played, the group had been TPK'd** by a false hydra, but scored a Pyrrhic victory by destroying its food source and ending the threat. ** two absent players from the adventure survived, but...

1st level characters with an epic 10 + page backstory in which they have survived enough trials and adventure to level them to 20.

I am torn on the subject of House Rules... I certainly use them and have a fair amount for both systems (my regular 1e and upcoming 5e)... yet I am oddly elitist when it comes to OTHER people's house rules and am often put off by them. I suppose my views and application of house rules has been...

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I would basically keep to core PHB options, and while I wasn't originally enthralled by either Dragonborn or Tieflings, they have grown on me so I keep them. Though anything from expansions (class or race) is an automatic no-go.

Soloing a brand new player with a 1st level, 1hp mage into the Caves of Chaos... yes that is indeed a very clueless (or young and inexperienced) DM, yikes!

No free rides, we don't play 'easy mode' here. You roll that die and keep the result, and keep your whinging about it to a minimum or I bring back level drain mechanics for undead creatures, mofos. :devilish: Oh, and btw - CON bonuses only apply once at first level only. Suck on that whilst...