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Owl Hoot Trail (1003) Microlite20 Undead: ? Mummy: ? Skeleton, Undead Skeleton: Greater Dead Spirits shaman power. Spectre: ? Vampire: ? Zombie, Undead Zombie: Greater Dead Spirits shaman power. Shaman 4th Rank Spirits Greater Dead Spirits: Creates level x 2 total levels of undead skeletons or...

Eh, I think plenty expected to play past 9th level. The very first module G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief suggests nine at least 9th level PCs and has predone characters ranging from 9th to 14th level (plus Fonkin Hoddypeak elven multiclass 5/8 fighter MU with a -4 AC).

They also got an extra attack per round per level against goblins and kobolds and other humanoids with less than 1 HD. :) The actual big one for 1e PH fighters after name level at 9th is gaining that full second attack per round at 13th level.

2e was fantastic for this: Complete Priest's Handbook (introduces forces and philosophies, and underpowered followers of generic archetype gods) Legends & Lore Fleshes out the 1e Deities & Demigods human pantheons with much more lore, including nontheistic Taoist and Confucian spellcasting...

Spells have generally always been adjusted downward as editions progress. Oe 1st level charm person generally makes the person your permanent slave if they miss their save. The duration and effects have gone down and changed each edition. Charm Person: This spell applies to all two-legged...

There is the earlier 2e not-FR specific Monster Mythology which does that. Not done by Realms expert Eric Boyd but by Carl Sargent it is more a monster pantheon version of 2e Legends and Lore than the 2e FR Demihuman Deities but it is still quite good and will give you a bunch of lore on the...

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Yeah but there is no shocking grasp spell in B/X, just in AD&D where they have a whole section of DMG rules on casting in melee.

I think you are missing some big points on the page 65's SPELL CASTING DURING MELEE section and page 70's motionless opponent rules. "It can thus be understood that spell casting during a melee can be a tricky business, for a mere shove at any time can spoil the dweomer! Any spell can be...

Is there otherwise a way to cast and attack in the same round in B/X that this would prevent? Your interpretation is you are not fighting if someone is attacking you and you cast a cause light wounds spell to attack them back with it? :) Interpreting it as not being engaged in melee does cause...

This was probably the best bang for the buck gaming purchase I made, $25 for 250 issues. I still use it today, searching across issues to look up specific stuff like Greenwood's Down to Earth Divinities article on creating the pantheons for FR is fantastic.

I don't mind electronic versions. :) I had never heard of this. Are the PDFs still around?

That is the way 2e does it using their d10 initiative, roll a d10, add modifiers for individual actions (casting time, weapon speed) lowest goes first (with special things like multiple fighter attacks going at the start and end around the initiative numbers). I know that is the case in Moldvay...

Talking about spellcasting and initiative in another thread got me thinking about how much of a threat attacks to spellcasting have changed since 1e. 1e has 10 segment rounds and casting time in segments. Usually one segment per spell level (with power words only taking 1 segment, and oddball...

I am not sure on that, weapon speed, like casting time segments can easily push that to over 10 segments. Daggers and jo sticks are the quickest weapons at speed factors of 2 (and a fist has a speed factor of 1 for monks) and could always go within the 10 segments if it worked that way. Short...

Dragon had a couple like that. In the 3e era I remember a Shanara article as well. And AD&D Dragon had things like the Heroes of the Earth series for adapting stuff from novels and folklore.

I think the 1e Conan D&D books would be there, 2 Conan modules, 1 Red Sonja one. I have the two AD&D Conan modules and they are 32 page adventures with a little setting info. And Schwarzenegger on the covers. If you count the non-D&D TSR Conan game stuff it gets bigger though with its own...

It is pretty explicit that it uses a 10 segment round, it just does not really explain how the d6 initiative fits into that. Segments in surprise seems fairly well explained, it is just the normal initiative interaction with segments that is not clear. PH page 39: TIME Time in the campaign is...

M20 – VAMPIRES (907) Microlite20 Vampire, True Vampire: “Vampire” is a template that can be added to any humanoid. Normal people become Vampire Spawn. Those individuals who are 4th level or higher become true vampires. Vampire Spawn: “Vampire” is a template that can be added to any humanoid...