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<blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4541731" data-attributes="member: 11821">When I was a kid, it got more use than any other book on our D&amp;D shelf, and I loved it.Looking through it with an eye to running 1e soon... Well, most of it gets a blanket veto.&nbsp; Some of it - like actually allowing elven druids - is pretty good.* The races are really, really broken.&nbsp; (&quot;My gnome is going to summon an elemental!&quot;)&nbsp; Even for the more normal subraces, it's just a way to squeeze a few more levels or two out of your main class.* Cavalier and Barbarian ... no.&nbsp; I kinda don't like the Thief-Acrobat, either, to be honest...&nbsp; While it's undeniably neat, a lot of their abilities are dependent on the crazy DMG unarmed combat, and some of their other abilities are things I think anyone should have a shot at.&nbsp; (It's similar to the complaint OD&amp;D grognards have about the Thief class in general.)* Spells are a mixed bag.&nbsp; Some, like chromatic orb, are insanely broken.&nbsp; I also hate Otiluke's Resilient Sphere with a burning passion. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Others - like Evard's Black Tentacles - I kind of thought were a part of the game from the get-go.&nbsp; Still, I can control access to them pretty easily.* Cantrips are neat, but I prefer my Cantrips house-rule.* Thank goodness there's more Unarmed Combat systems.* The magic items are fine - after all, I decide what goes where.So really, I think I'll be using way under half the book, which qualifies as a Nay. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />-O</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Obryn, post: 4541731, member: 11821"] When I was a kid, it got more use than any other book on our D&D shelf, and I loved it. Looking through it with an eye to running 1e soon... Well, most of it gets a blanket veto. Some of it - like actually allowing elven druids - is pretty good. * The races are really, really broken. ("My gnome is going to summon an elemental!") Even for the more normal subraces, it's just a way to squeeze a few more levels or two out of your main class. * Cavalier and Barbarian ... no. I kinda don't like the Thief-Acrobat, either, to be honest... While it's undeniably neat, a lot of their abilities are dependent on the crazy DMG unarmed combat, and some of their other abilities are things I think anyone should have a shot at. (It's similar to the complaint OD&D grognards have about the Thief class in general.) * Spells are a mixed bag. Some, like [I]chromatic orb[/I], are insanely broken. I also hate Otiluke's Resilient Sphere with a burning passion. :) Others - like Evard's Black Tentacles - I kind of thought were a part of the game from the get-go. Still, I can control access to them pretty easily. * Cantrips are neat, but I prefer my Cantrips house-rule. * Thank goodness there's more Unarmed Combat systems. * The magic items are fine - after all, I decide what goes where. So really, I think I'll be using way under half the book, which qualifies as a Nay. :) -O [/QUOTE]

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