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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8347102" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>If we go by that logic, the Rules Compendium was based on AD&D 2e as they released a free conversion for RC characters to AD&D. (edit: just for the record, I don't believe this, just pointing out that a conversion does not mean that it's necessarily what something is based off of...but more along what it is percieved the be the more popular...and ironically, converting a character from BECMI/BX to 3e is probably going to be truer to the actual character than converting one from AD&D).</p><p></p><p>3e had a LOT of things that are FAR closer to BX/BECMI/RC than it does to AD&D. For example, just starting at the basics...</p><p></p><p>If we go by the basics...AD&D had bonuses that started at 16 for most ability scores, and 15 for two for many things. It restricted numbers of spells known, and percentages to know spells as well as number of henchmen based on ability scores. It had percentile strength.</p><p></p><p>BX/BECMI/RC had ability score bonuses start at 13. They went up by +1 every division (from +1 to +3 at 18). They were universal in where the bonuses started in their tiers (13-15, 16-17, 18) for all scores.</p><p></p><p>3e also has bonuses start lower, one lower than BECMI. It starts at 12. It goes up a +1 for ever division (12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-18). They are universal in where the bonuses start in their tiers for all scores.</p><p></p><p>And that's just the starters, but it's a pretty major basic foundation to have in a closer similarity to BX/BECMI/RC than AD&D.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 8347102, member: 4348"] If we go by that logic, the Rules Compendium was based on AD&D 2e as they released a free conversion for RC characters to AD&D. (edit: just for the record, I don't believe this, just pointing out that a conversion does not mean that it's necessarily what something is based off of...but more along what it is percieved the be the more popular...and ironically, converting a character from BECMI/BX to 3e is probably going to be truer to the actual character than converting one from AD&D). 3e had a LOT of things that are FAR closer to BX/BECMI/RC than it does to AD&D. For example, just starting at the basics... If we go by the basics...AD&D had bonuses that started at 16 for most ability scores, and 15 for two for many things. It restricted numbers of spells known, and percentages to know spells as well as number of henchmen based on ability scores. It had percentile strength. BX/BECMI/RC had ability score bonuses start at 13. They went up by +1 every division (from +1 to +3 at 18). They were universal in where the bonuses started in their tiers (13-15, 16-17, 18) for all scores. 3e also has bonuses start lower, one lower than BECMI. It starts at 12. It goes up a +1 for ever division (12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-18). They are universal in where the bonuses start in their tiers for all scores. And that's just the starters, but it's a pretty major basic foundation to have in a closer similarity to BX/BECMI/RC than AD&D. [/QUOTE]
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