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Basic clerics have varied. Here is from Moldvay Basic: "Clerics are humans who have dedicated themselves to the service of a god or goddess. They are trained in fighting and casting spells. As a cleric advances in level, he or she is granted the use of more and more spells. However, clerics do...

They are the only monsters in the 1e MM with their Latin genus and species names spelled out. :) It also talks about them specifically as species entries.

It is the other way around. In 1e it specifies that holy avengers are LG. In 2e it does not have the same alignment specification that 1e does it just specifies "in the hands of a paladin" for its special powers so a CG paladin is good to go. 2e DMG: "Sword, +5 Holy Avenger: In the hands of any...

Microlite2020 Basic Monster List 1.0 (339) Microlite20 Shadow: ? Skeleton Warrior: ? Wight: ? Zombie: ?

When Eberron came out I was glad it did but I was not into it and did not pick it up. My early 3e interests were the 3e Forgotten Realms Campagin Setting hardcover, 3.0 Ravenloft and Oathbound. A little bit of The Living Greyhawk Gazetteer to add to my 1e and 2e Greyhawk stuf, Twin Crowns from...

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It is just a different way to set up the game and narrative control of things. I have played in shared world D&D games where the DM shifted and we riffed on ideas and setting elements others had introduced as well as our own. As a DM I have incorporated things players have introduced for stuff...

Can you say where a 1e 1d4 is stated? The MM says d6, and the DMG I found the mercenaries as 0 level with d4+3. I vaguely remember d4 for peasants but can't find the reference right now.

I think there is a qualitative difference in the DM player relationship based on the alignment mechanics. In OD&D to 3e for example the paladin mechanics had the DM review whether the paladin made a prohibited alignment action (chaotic act for OD&D, evil acts for the other editions) or not and...

So the 9th level contact patron thing is new to the 24 warlock, it was not part of being a warlock in the 14 PH. It gives a contact other plane once a day to their patron with an auto successful save and they always have the spell prepared. Level 9: Contact Patron In the past, you usually...

Microlite 20 Revised (297) Microlite20 Undead, Undead Creature: ? Undead Skeleton: Animate Dead spell. Undead Zombie: Animate Dead spell. 4th – Level Spells Animate Dead Range: touch Effects: creates level X2 HD of undead skeletons or zombies. You can control only 4 HD worth of undead creatures...

1e MM Men entry page 66: "Normal men have from 1-6 hit points each." There are non-normal men with different HD entries on page 67: bersekers have 2-7 hp, cavemen have 2 normal d8 HD, and tribesmen have 1 normal d8 HD. 1e DMG page 30: "Note that regular soldiers are 0 level men-at-arms with...

I did that for a 5e one shot, though I had never heard that a WotC designer did so as well. I was riffing on a friend’s story from back in 1e but who had done something similar with an albino red.

I was thinking more that blues can work most anywhere, desert, sea coastline, mountains, whatever. Others like whites and greens have less options for predator camouflage.

I always thought of blue as blending in with the sky.

In world the explanation is often The Chromatic Dragon Tiamat as mother of evil dragons.