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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    BANDIT Small or medium humanoid (tags vary) AC: 11 (leather) Speed: 30' Shifty: Spend 5' of movement to not trigger OAs until end of turn. Hit Dice: 1d8 (4 hp) Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 9 Senses: varies by race Languages: Common, oftenothers by race Short Sword: +2 to hit...
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    So... monsters! These are all in very embryonic form. I have statted up only a few monsters. Some probably still have mechanics that have been updated already- for instance, using ability damage is a fairly recent change I made, so there might be a monster or two with poison that does hit...
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    TSR Level Titles

    Oh shoot, I completely missed that there were multiple sheets. D'oh!
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    TSR Level Titles

    I think you're missing the level titles from Unearthed Arcana. I don't think there were any in OA, but I could be misremembering. Also, in AD&D, a first level magic-user and illusionist both had the level title of prestidigitator, IIRC.
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    Ongoing damage is typically each round, but exceptions are noted. See greenblood oil for one example of this- I usually put in "after 1 minute" or whatnot. Ideally, I'll eventually have dozens more poisons, as well as types of inhaled poison. There was an old, 1e-era Dragon Magazine article-...
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    Okay, on to gear! A couple of notes: These are some of the least developed rules I have for this system. Some things are no doubt missing, but will be filled in as necessary (or lifted from the books from one edition or another). Here you will find the rules for casting in armor. (Clerics...
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    D&D General Just sweeping dirty dishes under the rug: D&D, Sexism, and the '70s

    I always assumed the legs were clad in leather or something.
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    Spoilers DCU Creature Commanders on Max discussion

    Watched the first episode. It wasn't terrible, but it didn't grab me. I give it a big fat meh.
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    Very good point! I don't remember that one, but you make another good point- some of these armors I have listed are suitable as shields, but definitely not all.
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    Well, that's what playtesting is for! Anyhow, on to magic items! A couple of quick notes- a few items are on the Miscellaneous chart that should rightly go under Armor (helms). This is something for me to correct in the future. Also, most potions allow you the option of quaffing the whole...
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    The thing with that is, if your stats are too high, you almost never fail a check or save.
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    OSR Old school wizards, how do you play level 1?

    Usually hanging back and throwing daggers. Depending on the edition and how many weapons I am proficient in, maybe darts instead. Sometimes, if a combat has elements that are not combat related, such as the goal being to rescue a prisoner or retrieve an item or solve a puzzle, work on that element.
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    Just a quick note- there are a few things here where they reference systems that either aren't in the game yet at all or are minimally developed, such as summoning and poisons. Those are systems that will eventually get into the game in more robust fashion, but I haven't gotten around to...
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    WARLOCK If you have made an eldritch pact with a powerful entity capable of granting you supernatural favors, you gain mystical powers. You gain a +2 bonus to spell attacks. You can fire an eldritch blast at a target within 120'. Make a spell attack. If you hit, you deal 1d10 force damage to...
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    SCROLL SCRIBER When you read a scroll, you can eke additional benefits from it. Choose one of the following: one extra die of damage, 150% of normal range, 150% of normal duration, or area expanded by 10' in its primary dimension. You gain a 1d6 bonus die to saves against effects from...
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    NECROMANCER You can spend 10 minutes performing a ritual over a corpse to turn it into a skeleton or zombie. The ritual requires arcane or religious components costing 25 gp per HD of each corpse, plus 25 gp per HD for each skeleton or zombie you control. You control the skeleton or zombie...
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    D&D General The History of Alignment: Why D&D Has the Nine-Point Alignment System 4 UR Memes

    My take is that, if you have an alignment other than Unaligned, you have to really be devoted to being that alignment. In other words, it takes more than the occasional good deed to be aligned to Good- you have to actively work at being Good.
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    IAJATSU MASTER You gain a 1d10 bonus die to initiative. You gain an extra reaction. If you hit a creature that hasn't taken its first turn in combat, you can spend all your movement to do double damage. INHERITOR You receive an inheritance consisting of one of the following. 10,000...
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    D&D General The History of Alignment: Why D&D Has the Nine-Point Alignment System 4 UR Memes

    @Snarf Zagyg, I am disappointed that you didn't delve into the changes to alignment in 4e, especially the introduction and treatment of Unaligned.
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    D&D General The Jester's Perfect D&D

    FAMILIAR BINDER You learn the ritual required to find a familiar, a spirit in the form of an animal that serves you as an aide and mystical adviser. The ritual takes 1 hour to perform and requires 100 gp of arcane components, at the culmination of which the familiar appears in the form of a...
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