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Regarding the OP -- On a basic level, most of what Easton says about broad/back/arming swords over rapiers holds true. It is an interesting, thoughtful analysis. However, as counterpoint, most of the negative things this video states about rapiers can also be assigned to spears. There are pros...

3e and onward. Note that, even though AD&D did have crossbows scale up with fighter level (but stay behind bows), a crossbow was still a weapon you would never use if you were class-allowed to use a bow. That was just part and parcel for AD&D where there was clear and obvious winners on the...

This is one of the consequences of the simplification of the game. Earlier versions (at least AD&D) had a systematic rate of fire for both weapons that went up as you levelled, but consistently kept the crossbow behind the longbow for the same character class at any given level. At the same...

I noticed that this text mentions the damage bonus, but not the to-hit (making them silent on the issue). So I dug a little deeper. I think this is a place where the rule is spread across multiple sections. The rules in the Attribute section under strength read: "Hit Probability adjustments...

Depends on the mage. You shoot first (before they can take cover or get into a melee scrum where you roll to see who you hit), but you only get one shot. See DMG: "Whatever the ROF, multiple missile shots are handled the same way as other multiple attacks for the purposes of determining...

Thanks. I think I double-added the +1/2. I don't know that the extra +2/+1 for double specialization really sells me on it being much more benefit. It seems like the minor nickel and dime bonuses most of the Complete Fighter fighting styles granted. Extra attacks (however they are acquired)...

We got the books (used them for the reference above), but by then had shifted back to our BX/BECMI hybrid (when we played A/D&D at all in the mid-late 90s). I think of them sort of like 3.5E's Book of Nine Swords -- they actually addressed things (martial weakness with Bo9S, character...

Whoops. A little distracted today. Yes, I suspect that is what is being referenced. PO:C&T uses the Non-Proficient, Familiar, Proficient, Expert, Specialized, and Master terminology mentioned above for levels of proficiency for more than just martial arts.

Complete Fighter's Martial arts was the one where each roll on d20 did a different 'move' with different base damage (ranging from 0 to 3), with each level of martial arts specialization allowing you to shift the effect up or down one, along with +1 hit/+1 dmg, and an extra attack (just one...

Thanks for the catch. Naturally, when I did a cursory scan to see if it was in 1e, I checked the PHB. I did point out the Survival Guides, so I was acknowledging that this was all starting to be fleshed out pre-2E. It is minor knowledge, but the point remains -- what you did before becoming an...

Preemptive disclaimer: As always, unless otherwise stated, all of this is 'In my opinion'/'It is my position that...' Like most things about the olden days, exactly what the zero-to-hero concept really means is not entirely consistent. I think the overall premise, at its core, stems from PCs...

Hey all, Having trouble with EN World crashing chrome, so might not be able to stay long. Just wanted to thank people for the suggestions. I ended up going with a noble barbarian 'Teddy Orcevelt.' It was fun...ish. People mentioned the downfall of level 1 one-shots above, and they are spot on...

Noted. Mods? Any possibility we can get 'Character ' shoved in front of the thread title? Yes? I mean, 2 of the 3 ideas I posted included that and I stated fun trumps effectiveness. What distinct personality or character hooks come to mind for you and/or would you suggest? Barbarian is...

Wow. 135 views and no responses. Okay, let's simplify it -- If you were going to do a 1st level one-shot, and didn't need to care about your long term advancement, what would you choose? Thanks!

So tomorrow one of my main groups is doing a first level one-shot due to one DM being unavailable and the other active DM not wanting to run their adventure down a person (a position I support). It is three player, I have no idea what others are picking, and the rule is only material from the...

Yes (If I wasn't clear, 10 years ago is when I last had an update on him), he was lead designer on City of Villains, which along with City of Heroes was one of the few computer games I played in the ~2000-2005 era. Apparently he also worked on Fallout 2 (no strong opinion, but certainly part of...

Certainly not disputing this, but what have we heard from/about Zeb? Last I knew (like 10 years ago) he'd basically left RPGs for computer games and after ~2013 (Elder Scrolls online) kinda gone radio silent.

Ooh. I'm thinking made-for-tv disaster movie.

Honestly, I'd take that any day over the rest of the nerdosphere social media I partake in, where things always devolve into Star Trek-or-Wars grievance matches. This is definitely the big issue for a Dune interpretation. If you don't end the series after the first book (and boy is that a...

Please do not interpret this is telling you you can't have your own opinions, but I do want to raise a point. Mystara was the line that rewrote magic users to get name-level followers when a new kingdom's Gazetteer came out, created new (race-as-) classes never previously playable creature...