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<blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 8400526" data-attributes="member: 5038"><p>Off the top of my head, ours were</p><p></p><p>For AD&D 1e</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ability Scores<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Strength: sometimes we removed percentile strength</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Constitution: anyone could get Fighter's hp for high constitution if they had a high enough con score</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Races<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Humans +2 to one ability score (human maximums still apply)</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Multiclassing<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">humans could multi-class</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Combat<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Pummeling, Grappling, Overbearing: we ignored this</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Weapon vs Armor Type: we ignored this as well</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Death: We used death at -10 hit points</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spells<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">removed several PHB spells</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">added some new spells from UA</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dragon Magazine: several articles (e.g. Katerhine Kerr's articles) influenced our campaign. However, these were house rules:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Perception: we added Perception as a stat using an article from Dragon Magazine</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Len Lakofka's Archer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Bard from Dragon Magazine replaced the optional PHB bard</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Barbarian: David Howery's Dragon Magazine article, "Tracking Down the Barbarian", a rework of the 1e UA Barbarian</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Cavalier: David Howery's Dragon Magazine article, "The Corrected Cavalier", a rework of the 1e UA Cavalier</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Monk from Dragon Magazine replaced the PHB Monk if monk was being used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Rules for Jumping from Stephen Inniss's article, "Short Hops and Big Drops"</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">An article on new familiars.</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Third Party Supplements<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lizardmen (Mayfair Games)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Witches (Mayfair Games): two or three were used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Compleat Adventurer (Bard Games) was not used, but I would use much of it today if running AD&D 1e</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Compleat Alchemist (Bard Games) was not used, but I would use it today</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Complete Spellcaster (Bard Games) was not used, but I would use much of it today</li> </ol></li> </ol><p>AD&D 2e</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Abilities<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Strength: sometimes we removed percentile strength</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Constitution: anyone could get Fighter's hp for high constitution if they had a high enough con scor</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Races<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Humans +2 to one ability score (human maximums still apply)</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Classes<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The optional PHB subclasses were used: Bard, Priest of Specific Mythoi, Druid, Paladin, and Ranger</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Multiclassing<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">humans could multi-class</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Spells<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Several PHB spells were removed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Some new spells were added from supplements and Dragon</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Official Supplements:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Complete Fighter's Handbook: several kits and much of the remaining material was used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Complete Thief's Handbook: the kits and most of the other material was used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Complete Priest's Handbook was used as a DM tool</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Complete Bard's Handbook: a few kits were used as was non-kit material</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Complete Druid's Handbook: much of the material was used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">PO: Combat & Tactics: Some of the options were used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">PO: Spells and Magic: Some of the options were used</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Dragon Magazine<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">David Howery's revised 1e Barbarian from Dragon was used or influenced the Complete Fighter's Handbook WIlderness Warrior Kit based on culture/environment</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">David Howery's Completing the Complete Fighter article</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Completing the Complete Bard article was used</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Some of the Africa articles</li> </ol></li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg K, post: 8400526, member: 5038"] Off the top of my head, ours were For AD&D 1e [LIST=1] [*]Ability Scores [LIST=1] [*]Strength: sometimes we removed percentile strength [*]Constitution: anyone could get Fighter's hp for high constitution if they had a high enough con score [/LIST] [*]Races [LIST=1] [*]Humans +2 to one ability score (human maximums still apply) [/LIST] [*]Multiclassing [LIST=1] [*]humans could multi-class [/LIST] [*]Combat [LIST=1] [*]Pummeling, Grappling, Overbearing: we ignored this [*]Weapon vs Armor Type: we ignored this as well [*]Death: We used death at -10 hit points [/LIST] [*]Spells [LIST=1] [*]removed several PHB spells [*]added some new spells from UA [/LIST] [*]Dragon Magazine: several articles (e.g. Katerhine Kerr's articles) influenced our campaign. However, these were house rules: [LIST=1] [*]Perception: we added Perception as a stat using an article from Dragon Magazine [*]Len Lakofka's Archer [*]Bard from Dragon Magazine replaced the optional PHB bard [*]Barbarian: David Howery's Dragon Magazine article, "Tracking Down the Barbarian", a rework of the 1e UA Barbarian [*]Cavalier: David Howery's Dragon Magazine article, "The Corrected Cavalier", a rework of the 1e UA Cavalier [*]Monk from Dragon Magazine replaced the PHB Monk if monk was being used [*]Rules for Jumping from Stephen Inniss's article, "Short Hops and Big Drops" [*]An article on new familiars. [/LIST] [*]Third Party Supplements [LIST=1] [*]Lizardmen (Mayfair Games) [*]Witches (Mayfair Games): two or three were used [*]Compleat Adventurer (Bard Games) was not used, but I would use much of it today if running AD&D 1e [*]Compleat Alchemist (Bard Games) was not used, but I would use it today [*]Complete Spellcaster (Bard Games) was not used, but I would use much of it today [/LIST] [/LIST] AD&D 2e [LIST=1] [*]Abilities [LIST=1] [*]Strength: sometimes we removed percentile strength [*]Constitution: anyone could get Fighter's hp for high constitution if they had a high enough con scor [/LIST] [*]Races [LIST=1] [*]Humans +2 to one ability score (human maximums still apply) [/LIST] [*]Classes [LIST=1] [*]The optional PHB subclasses were used: Bard, Priest of Specific Mythoi, Druid, Paladin, and Ranger [/LIST] [*]Multiclassing [LIST=1] [*]humans could multi-class [/LIST] [*]Spells [LIST=1] [*]Several PHB spells were removed [*]Some new spells were added from supplements and Dragon [/LIST] [*]Official Supplements: [LIST=1] [*]Complete Fighter's Handbook: several kits and much of the remaining material was used [*]Complete Thief's Handbook: the kits and most of the other material was used [*]Complete Priest's Handbook was used as a DM tool [*]Complete Bard's Handbook: a few kits were used as was non-kit material [*]Complete Druid's Handbook: much of the material was used [*]PO: Combat & Tactics: Some of the options were used [*]PO: Spells and Magic: Some of the options were used [/LIST] [*]Dragon Magazine [LIST=1] [*]David Howery's revised 1e Barbarian from Dragon was used or influenced the Complete Fighter's Handbook WIlderness Warrior Kit based on culture/environment [*]David Howery's Completing the Complete Fighter article [*]Completing the Complete Bard article was used [*]Some of the Africa articles [/LIST] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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