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I used to play, but I don't remember the experience system--guess I'm going to have to go and dig it out :)

AGGEMAM-- You're right, the situation has changed--the trouble is, I like the archetypes :) Elder Basilisk-- That was well layed out and reasoned--thanks :) I tried 3e for about a year, but went back to Basic D&D, so I'm starting to get a bit fuzzy concerning certain things. And, in truth...

BTW, finally got my new weapon tables and two weapon fighting rules posted now that finals are over. Stop on by and take a look :)

Same here, mine's the only reason I went back to school--otherwise I would have stayed a grunt. They can really be wonderful...ummm...motivators, can't they? ;) Hey JPL! Congrats on the JD--I've got one more year to go :)

Geoffrey-- I kind of like that chart. Do you find that the relatively fixed awards encourage more roleplaying--with the kill & collect mentality, normally an imperitive of level advancement, now more dependent upon the player's personality or his character conception?

That's weird, the above didn't move up the board or record as the latest post--guess I'll have to give it a little bump. Strange goings on when the boards slow down--I even saw a post where the poster was listed as having made "0" posts!

I hadn't thought about them, when I was playing 3e I didn't allow them. IIRC, under the present system they don't count as a classes when multi-classing. If this is true, I would treat them the same under this system. And the converse should pretty much be true when comparing a Human with two...

Geoffrey-- Thanks for the outline :) WSmith-- I'll do a quick walk through character class creation... Concept: A warrior at home in the woods and stealthy, but not quite as sturdy in melee as a standard fighter. We'll call him a Ranger ;) Class Template: Now look to the Human Class...

Just occurred to me that we have a wonderful resource here for topics other than just D&D. So what fields do people have degrees in? (I suppose non-degree experience could be another topic--or perhaps we could include that here as well.) I'll start the ball rolling... BA LINGUISTICS...

Just an idea to capture the feel of 1e wrt multi-classing. Namely, Humans excel as single classed characters, while Demi-Humans have an affinity for certain classes, yet tend to advance more slowly overall. (It's also intended to discourage the more rampant or non-traditional multi-classing.)...

Just posted this over in another thread. First, a little semantic sleight of hand... Instead of Hit Points, call them Hero Points. Now, since healing magic is divine in nature, it can be viewed as restoring divine favor, supernatural luck, etc. faster than is otherwise possible. (In other...

I don't know about the "overwhelms" part ;) It does, however, lack the simplicity of play that I desire from D&D. As to why exactly I don't like 3e--I don't know. I certainly wanted to like it--if for no other reason, so I could participate fully in the vibrant community that has sprung up...

There's something a bit similar in certain versions of Traveller. You have combat pools for doing extra damage, making full strength melee attacks, and dodging attacks. Each pool is set equal to its respective ability--STR, END, and DEX. Pools refresh fully at the end of combat. Off the top...

Hey Geoffrey, I'd love to take a gander at those house rules if you've got them in a format you could forward to me :) I've got a copy of the original rules (from ebay recently), but I've never played them. I started with a Basic Boxed Set back in '77 or '78--it was my friend's though, so I...

Come on now, there's got to be somebody besides me :( Somebody...anybody...

Just like 4th edition Gamma World ;) Seriously, this is easy to implement--I even used it a while, but went back to THACO for the sake of "feel". Again, this would be easy to do. BTW, I am keeping my initiative rules (just ignore the weapon tables until I get the new ones posted). I at one...

It shouldn't be too hard to find. They pop up on ebay regularly, and are relatively inexpensive. As a matter of fact, I just saw a copy in the local gamestore last month for $10-12. Stop on by HERE and let me know what you think ;) They are the one thing about Basic D&D that I really...

Like the topic says...I'm just curious as to who out there still plays Basic D&D--anyone?

His brain...or mine? ;) Sorry, couldn't resist :o

FWIW, this is how I do things in my Basic D&D campaign ;)... * The number of spell slots represent two things (1) the character's learning, and (2) his power. * The character may prepare a number of spells equal to these slots; this represents especially dedicated study. Multiple slots may be...