God, I *LOVE* BECMI!
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Stormonu
NeoGrognard
I trust the player of the thief was canny enough to grab the Moldvay.
Its been a while since I've read through either - is there a significant difference?
Remathilis
Legend
Yes, I am curious as well . . .
Thief %s.
Meztner is built on a 36 level assumption, while Moldvay runs on a 14-20ish assumption. As such, most Moldvay thieves start higher and max out sooner, while Meztner starts low and don't max out until over 20+.
Lanefan
Victoria Rules
No, it most certainly was not supposed to say that; as fun like that truly can last forever...says he, almost 30 years into it, it's still fun.
Your loss, I suppose...
Lan-"drive down memory lane and you're on the freeway to the future"-efan
Chainsaw Mage
First Post
That's how I feel about Intellivision games. They're fun to play once every few months--mainly to remember what they were like.
On the other hand, old school D&D rocks on toast for long campaigns. It's the rules bloated 3.0/3.x/4e stuff that I would only want to do once in a while.
Some like Panzer Blitz, some like Risk. Different strokes.
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
Ah, Panzer Blitz ...
B/E (oe BECMI, your choice) is definitely fun. I'd love to run a few sessions from one of the classic modules again (B4, perhaps, or X1, X2, or X4-5).
B/E (oe BECMI, your choice) is definitely fun. I'd love to run a few sessions from one of the classic modules again (B4, perhaps, or X1, X2, or X4-5).
Jack Daniel
Legend
Ah, BECMI. My go-to edition as well, although I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I usually use Tom Moldvay's or even Troy Denning's Basic Set instead of Frank Mentzer's. But of course there's only one Expert Set worth bringing to the tabletop, and it ain't the one that Zeb and Steve wrote.
There is, however, a tradition amongst my people: once the first player character of the campaign reaches name level, the Expert Set gets put away, and the next game session sees the appearance of the Rules Cyclopedia (of which I have, sadly, only three copies to pass around). And then they eat Sir Robin's minstrels, and there is much rejoicing.
There is, however, a tradition amongst my people: once the first player character of the campaign reaches name level, the Expert Set gets put away, and the next game session sees the appearance of the Rules Cyclopedia (of which I have, sadly, only three copies to pass around). And then they eat Sir Robin's minstrels, and there is much rejoicing.
blargney the second
blargney the minute's son
It was a great session! I think my favourite moment was when we were divvying up the gear from Wik's brother's dead elf. When he said, "What do I need a bow for on my fighter?", Wik and I looked at each other at the same time and just laughed.
Chainsaw Mage
First Post
"Of course" Mentzer's Expert set is the "only one worth" using?
How odd . . . many of us absolutely love Cook's Expert rules.
I hate finding out I've been mistaken all these years.
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