Costs for leveling up in AD&D1

[Quasqueton]

In AD&D1, there were rules for training costs (in gp and time) associated with leveling up. Did you play by those rules?

Quasqueton

 

[rogueattorney]

We didn't at the time. If I were to start a game again (and I'm planning on doing so) I would, though.

R.A.

 

[diaglo]

In AD&D1, there were rules for training costs (in gp and time) associated with leveling up. Did you play by those rules?

Quasqueton

also a score.

each PC was given a score from 1 to 4 based on performance

this score was used to determine time and therefore cost of training.

 

[Kanegrundar]

We never used the training cost rules. I have started to implement them in our 3.5 games to get a bit more of a handle on the players' wealth. I don't give out a lot, but I make the players use what they got.

Kane

 

[Henry]

In most games, We never did. In one of my more successful long-running 2nd edition games, I used a modified training cost (something like 250 GP x current level, I think?) and I ruled by the time they were 9th level, they didn't need training any more; they had learned all an instructor could teach them, and the rest was just experience.

 

[T. Foster]

We used the BtB training times and costs, but I tended to be pretty generous with the 'player ratings' so that unless the player did something really egregious he'd likely score a '1' (and thus only require 1 week of training).

 

[Crothian]

no, if we did the characters woulkd never be able to afford it. We never gave out lots of gold in 1e

 

[diaglo]

no, if we did the characters woulkd never be able to afford it. We never gave out lots of gold in 1e

nor did we. so it became a choice as to who would level..

resource management was the name of the game in 1edADnD

 

[bradikus]

I voted sort of because sometimes we did and sometimes we didn't. When we did it was a good way to control out of control wealth... but that is really the DM's fault in the first place anyway.

 

[Mouseferatu]

I've never liked the notion of training costs in D&D, in any edition. My belief is that people tend to learn faster and more solidly through real experience than training; I'll put someone who grew up fighting for their lives in streetfight after streetfight against a black belt with no real combat experience any day of the week.

To put it in game terms, killing orcs and slaying dragons--assuming you survive--is going to teach you far more than any trainer could.

In those instances where training would be necessary, such as learning new spells, I tend to simply assume it happens during downtime. I'm not going to make some classes pay for it and some not.