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<blockquote data-quote="WheresMyD20" data-source="post: 5783299" data-attributes="member: 60772">Contrary to popular belief, in 1e the magic-user isn't all-powerful at high levels and the fighter still has a major role in the party.At high levels, 1e M-U's have very few hit points.&nbsp; They are very fragile.&nbsp; At 20th level they have 37 on average and 75 with max Con and max rolls.&nbsp; On top of that, magic resistance and good saving throws mean that many of their attacks either fail completely or do reduced damage.Fighters at 20th level, on the other hand, have great hit points, heavy armor, great saving throws, and can dish out huge, reliable damage with a combination of multiple attacks, magic weapons, and a great natural to-hit chance that makes missing very rare.&nbsp; There is no weapon resistance % or saving throw vs. longsword.I don't know how many people here actually played 1e at high levels, but the idea that fighters are useless and M-U's are all-powerful is largely a myth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WheresMyD20, post: 5783299, member: 60772"] Contrary to popular belief, in 1e the magic-user isn't all-powerful at high levels and the fighter still has a major role in the party. At high levels, 1e M-U's have [I]very [/I]few hit points. They are very fragile. At 20th level they have 37 on average and 75 with max Con and max rolls. On top of that, magic resistance and good saving throws mean that many of their attacks either fail completely or do reduced damage. Fighters at 20th level, on the other hand, have great hit points, heavy armor, great saving throws, and can dish out huge, reliable damage with a combination of multiple attacks, magic weapons, and a great natural to-hit chance that makes missing very rare. There is no weapon resistance % or saving throw vs. longsword. I don't know how many people here actually played 1e at high levels, but the idea that fighters are useless and M-U's are all-powerful is largely a myth. [/QUOTE]

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