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<blockquote data-quote="gfunk" data-source="post: 532071" data-attributes="member: 1813">Gotta love those classic 1st edition Gygax modules!&quot;Uhhh . . . Acerack eats my soul even though my save vs. Death Magic is 2!?&quot;&quot;The whole party is dead and I need to go back to town to get them raised.&nbsp; Can I please teleport out of the Underdark?&nbsp; Just this once?&nbsp; Pretty please?&quot;On the other hand, how would a 3rd edition gamer who went back in time feel about 1st edition?&quot;Evocation spells have no damage caps?&nbsp; Woo-hoo!!&quot;&quot;So, let me get this straight . . . I can spend my entire move action continuously going 10 feet towards and 10 feet away from a stone giant and STILL get a full attack action?&nbsp; No attacks of opportunity?&nbsp; Woo-hoo!&quot;&quot;I can Shapechange into anything and get every single one of its abilities?&nbsp; Woo-hoo!&quot;&quot;Why does my magic-user with an 18 Con get fewer bonus hit points than a fighter with 17 Con?&quot;&quot;So my 125th level magic user casting a Meteor Swarm can't affect Primus b/c he has 100% magic resistance?&quot;How about a 1st edition gamer transported into the future?Player:&nbsp; &quot;Fear my Hammer of Thunderbolts!&nbsp; My epic level dwarven fighter smites the evil Titan.&nbsp; It dies instantly right?&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;No, actually it gets a Fortitude save, DC 14.&quot;Player:&nbsp; &quot;What the hell!?&nbsp; It's STILL considered an artifact?&quot;-----------------------------DM:&nbsp; &quot;Okay, the weapon master attacks you with his vorpal longsword.&quot;&nbsp; &lt;rolls dice&gt;&nbsp; &quot;Okay, natural 13, that's a threat, let me re-roll.&quot;&nbsp; &lt;rolls dice&gt;&nbsp; &quot;Oooh, a 12 its critical.&nbsp; I'm afraid that your PC is decapitated.&quot;Player:&nbsp; &quot;What what WHAT!!&quot;-----------------------------Player:&nbsp; &quot;Okay, I see Lolth, right?&nbsp; I cast Power Word Kill on her.&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;Nothing happens.&quot;Player:&nbsp; &quot;Hey, you're cheating!&nbsp; Lolth only has 66 hit points and Power Word Kill says it automatically kills anything with 100 hit points or less, no save!&quot;DM:&nbsp; &quot;Oh dear . . .&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gfunk, post: 532071, member: 1813"] Gotta love those classic 1st edition Gygax modules! "Uhhh . . . Acerack eats my soul even though my save vs. Death Magic is 2!?" "The whole party is dead and I need to go back to town to get them raised. Can I please teleport out of the Underdark? Just this once? Pretty please?" On the other hand, how would a 3rd edition gamer who went back in time feel about 1st edition? "Evocation spells have no damage caps? Woo-hoo!!" "So, let me get this straight . . . I can spend my entire move action continuously going 10 feet towards and 10 feet away from a stone giant and STILL get a full attack action? No attacks of opportunity? Woo-hoo!" "I can Shapechange into anything and get every single one of its abilities? Woo-hoo!" "Why does my magic-user with an 18 Con get fewer bonus hit points than a fighter with 17 Con?" "So my 125th level magic user casting a Meteor Swarm can't affect Primus b/c he has 100% magic resistance?" How about a 1st edition gamer transported into the future? Player: "Fear my Hammer of Thunderbolts! My epic level dwarven fighter smites the evil Titan. It dies instantly right?" DM: "No, actually it gets a Fortitude save, DC 14." Player: "What the hell!? It's STILL considered an artifact?" ----------------------------- DM: "Okay, the weapon master attacks you with his vorpal longsword." <rolls dice> "Okay, natural 13, that's a threat, let me re-roll." <rolls dice> "Oooh, a 12 its critical. I'm afraid that your PC is decapitated." Player: "What what WHAT!!" ----------------------------- Player: "Okay, I see Lolth, right? I cast Power Word Kill on her." DM: "Nothing happens." Player: "Hey, you're cheating! Lolth only has 66 hit points and Power Word Kill says it automatically kills anything with 100 hit points or less, no save!" DM: "Oh dear . . ." [/QUOTE]

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