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<blockquote data-quote="teitan" data-source="post: 8260208" data-attributes="member: 3457"><p>Yeah it is the version supported in 1e RAW. Look it up man. B2, which you’ve cited, encourages using role playing to set the goblins and kobolds against each other. The reaction tables indicate monsters only attack on a roll of a 2 in 12 modified by charisma. 3-7 is unfavorable. They don’t like you and will attack if it is reasonable. 8 or higher is friendly. Operating on a bell curve and assuming at least an average of +1 reaction bonus in a party? Well the bell curve gives an average of 4-9. So to me it looks like the average monster encounter they don’t like you and won’t attack you unless you are weaker to a generally favorable, both being an equal outcome with the +1 assumption of a BD&amp;D or AD&amp;D character of a 5-10 on the bell curve so all the sudden the outcome of a reaction check is more often than not... favorable. Meaning willing to parley with the characters rather than fight. You have a Paladin in that 1e party? Well, it’s much better reaction on the average. So... RAW, no it’s not automatic combat and killing things. That’s murder hobo and that is a fine way to play but you’re arguing it’s the intent of the game in all editions. It’s not.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="teitan, post: 8260208, member: 3457"] Yeah it is the version supported in 1e RAW. Look it up man. B2, which you’ve cited, encourages using role playing to set the goblins and kobolds against each other. The reaction tables indicate monsters only attack on a roll of a 2 in 12 modified by charisma. 3-7 is unfavorable. They don’t like you and will attack if it is reasonable. 8 or higher is friendly. Operating on a bell curve and assuming at least an average of +1 reaction bonus in a party? Well the bell curve gives an average of 4-9. So to me it looks like the average monster encounter they don’t like you and won’t attack you unless you are weaker to a generally favorable, both being an equal outcome with the +1 assumption of a BD&D or AD&D character of a 5-10 on the bell curve so all the sudden the outcome of a reaction check is more often than not... favorable. Meaning willing to parley with the characters rather than fight. You have a Paladin in that 1e party? Well, it’s much better reaction on the average. So... RAW, no it’s not automatic combat and killing things. That’s murder hobo and that is a fine way to play but you’re arguing it’s the intent of the game in all editions. It’s not. [/QUOTE]

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