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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 6709668" data-attributes="member: 92511">Steel Dragons' kind of 1-in5-e...1. No point buy. No "standard array". Roll 4d6, drop the lowest. Six times. Arrange to taste.2. Since we want a 1e experience in the 5e game, I would keep the Ability Score boosts, but max them at 18.3. Alignments MATTER! Pay attention to what the players are doing and change them as necessary.4. No multiclassing (3e-style MCing is the root of all evil and troubles...in the D&D community). No dual classing. No feats.5. PC Races: Humans, Elves (High or Wood only), Dwarves (Hill or Mountain, why not), Halflings ("Lightfoot" or Stout but both, you know, without the shoes), Gnomes (forest only), Half-Elves, Half-Orcs. No dragonborn. No tieflings. No drow. No "tinkerer" rock gnomes.6. Classes are a little more involved than races cuz I don't have issues with 5e's "subclass" structure and think several of them offer a nice variety of classic flavor. So, I'd go with this:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fighters: Champion, Battlemaster. Allow Eldritch Knight for High elves and Half-elves only (since you're not using MCing, this gives you a decent facsimile of the classic Ftr/Mu's. Let a gnome character take EK and use Illusion/Enchantment spells instead of Evocation/Abjuration spells for the classic Ftr/Ilt)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Wizards" [meh. I'll take Mage any day]: Evoker or Illusionist.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clerics: Life domain or War domain only. Must be an alignment that matches or suits their deity! (alignments matter, remember)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"Rogues": Thief (obviously, can not be Lawful alignment), Assassin (must be Evil, if you allow that sort of thing), Arcane Trickster for gnomes only (for the classic Thf/Ilt multiclass, and I'd probably impose the "not Lawful" here too.)</li> </ul>Now...<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rangers: Hunter only. Must be any Good alignment. I recommend holding off allowing spellcasting until 8th level, but I suspect that 'breaks" the 5e class. So take a look at my "Ranger Rehash"[final draft, page 4 post 37, I think] over at the Homebrew forum, I'd recommend the Guardian subclass for the most 1e-feel. Otherwise, just use the 5e ranger as is, but Hunter only. If you want to get reeeeally 1e, restrict Favored Enemy choices to humanoid options and/or the Giants category only. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Paladins: Devotion only. Must be Lawful Good. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Druids: Land only, move Wildshape to be a benefit at 7th level. Must be True Neutral.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Monks: Open Hand or Shadow (let's face it, everyone wanted to use the monk as a ninja in 1e anyway). Must be any Lawful alignment.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bard: Lore or Valor (why not. Gives you some of that "must be Fighter-first" thing...and they were a "Rogue" class in 2e). Must be any Neutral alignment. Take a look at the Bard's spell list and see what you think. I think it's a great spread of what I always thought a bard should have. If you want to go a bit more limited/1e spell-wise, make them choose from the druid list.</li> </ul>annnnd, what the hell, who doesn't like a lil' Unearthed Arcana up in their 1e...<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Barbarian: Berserker only. Must be any Chaotic alignment.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Permit a Fighter: Battlemaster with the Knight Background to take/have the Mounted Combatant feat for a Cavalier. With the only Feat in the game, he'll be almost as out of whack/broken in relation to the rest as he was in 1e. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></li> </ul>No Sorcerers (*sigh* a world with no sorcerer class. Those were the days). No Warlocks (though I don't find their flavor as objectionable).7. Rests & Healing: Short rest is 1 hour minimum. Long rest is 8 hour minimum. 1HD only used restoring HP after a rest. No full overnight healing. Allow non-magical healing to full with a 7 day long rest. Require Healer's Kit Dependency (DMG, p. 266) for any "in the field" non-magical healing.8. Lingering Injuries option from the DMG, p. 273.  9. Morale option, DMG, p. 273.Dang. Was hoping for a nice round 10...There's more I'm sure...but start with that.</blockquote>

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