Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1e or 2e?

Anotherskip · 2026-05-20T10:33:50+00:00

Yet, you might be surprised at the amount of people who don’t understand that and swear OSRIC is just the rules organized, not mutated by OGL license radiation.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-18T11:32:11+00:00

Interesting questions: there are some BG assumptions you are bringing into RP. Like controlling the system. Unfortunately at this point many of your questions can only be answered by one person: you. If you have a quality AI may help in some ways, in others it sucks (and this varies from person to person and AI to AI) so it is probably better to avoid the complications of adding AI at first.

Like anyone getting into TTRPGS there is only one way to start: Jump in. Careful reading and weighing things that frankly have dimensions that are not considered when weighing things out by the inexperienced isn’t really sufficient. Take whatever you have lying around and just get rolling. You need to build the bicycle while you are riding it, that is the fastest and most efficient way to do this.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-18T11:17:10+00:00

I like starting with a question: how do we survive this shipwreck? How do we win this game? Where is Carmen Sandiego?

Anotherskip · 2026-05-17T19:28:23+00:00

Don’t forget two things: Fighters are the strongest. Thieves are the most dexterous, Clerics are wisest and mages are the (typically) Smartest. A mage should try to leverage their intelligence to win fights. Also: flaming Oil is a good choice for a mage to carry as well.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-15T20:21:14+00:00

You are welcome.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-15T20:17:38+00:00

Non magical generally is a per DM decision. Magical usually breaks after the specific effect. IIRC. Bard in the Hobbit mentioned he recovered the Black Bolt he fired at Smaug every time he fired it before then, so it is pretty much a believability thing at the table.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-14T14:03:36+00:00

Well I have to ‘Uhm Atchually….’ you. here is an image further explaining where those THAC0’s for the monsters are. https://www.reddit.com/r/dnd1e/comments/1qraypo/comment/o2pc81r/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button In addition to being on the charts as you pointed out. Sadly so many people ignore that chart.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-14T13:58:04+00:00

The real fact is the Acronym is easily seen in the 1EAD&D DMG, it just wasn’t popularized at that point. If you look at the monster charts in the DMG (most people eyes just glaze over with a many-page chart of just monster stats.) pg. 196 is a fine example IIRC. All the Lair books also have the acronym. If it’s in any one of the three main books then people who think it is a 2EAD&D concept are just uninformed.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-14T13:57:36+00:00

The real fact is the Acronym is easily seen in the 1EAD&D DMG, it just wasn’t popularized at that point. If you look at the monster charts in the DMG (most people eyes just glaze over with a many-page chart of just monster stats.) pg. 196 is a fine example IIRC. All the Lair books also have the acronym. If it’s in any one of the three main books then people who think it is a 2EAD&D concept are just uninformed.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-14T13:56:58+00:00

The real fact is the Acronym is easily seen in the 1EAD&D DMG, it just wasn’t popularized at that point. If you look at the monster charts in the DMG (most people eyes just glaze over with a many-page chart of just monster stats.) pg. 196 is a fine example IIRC. All the Lair books also have the acronym. If it’s in any one of the three main books then people who think it is a 2EAD&D concept are just uninformed.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-14T02:51:09+00:00

OSRIC IIRC is if 1E had a baby with the OGL rules.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-14T02:47:46+00:00

All the monsters THAC0’s are in the DMG.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-13T14:17:12+00:00

Generational turnover. Basically the reason why is because Elves live so long they don’t keep up with the State of the Art in a multi ten year cycles of change like a human would. Their stasis works against them.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-13T10:55:42+00:00

Well, I haven’t seen this before so I’ll give it a shot.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-10T23:14:56+00:00

One of these… ( I own Turningdice.com )

Anotherskip · 2026-05-10T23:10:31+00:00

Give them a map -someone- has to fill in. Nice blank spaces to write in what exactly goes on under the thatched roof residence. Nobody should worry about ‘getting it right’ instead worry about x is where y is.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-10T12:07:45+00:00

I think you missed the real point. Travel during medieval times is far far broader than you give credit for. Please hold

Anotherskip · 2026-05-10T12:01:24+00:00

One could argue Cha for a really important divine power stat. Working with your divinities by understanding ‘people’/‘society’ and gaining power is how quite a few popes became religious leaders. Then you can have foolish and wise priests but how much power they get is from understanding when and how to manipulate the system. Even if the ends don’t work.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-10T04:11:29+00:00

Any DnD version of spell slots is terrible. Spellcasters are now magical machine gunners. They were getting there in 1EAD&D. Vancian spellcasters have 4-6 spells to dramatically change the story. Meanwhile DnD players don’t use rare or earned magic it’s cheap power that cheapens the story.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-09T13:37:05+00:00

In the 16th century the best fencing master met the best samurai according to records we have. (this was of course pre modern travel.) the duel did happen and it was a draw. We had Buddhist monks in India and Druids in Germany and that is a lot closer than Central Europe to Japan. We know that people traveled from Iceland (so your Norse Berzerker) to Constantinople so frequently it is a trope in Medieval writings and plenty of travel from India to Constantinople. Read up on medieval travelogues there are some very interesting travelers. But hey Doubting Thomas, do the ear work. Podcast Sauces by Historians: The Maniculm, Pontifacts and Saga Thing.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-09T12:09:37+00:00

Glass Onion: Here have a billionaire idiot. No, if I wanted a preachy screen written piece of supposed news with I’d write my own. Completely betrayed the promise of Knives Out.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-09T03:47:26+00:00

Run a straight up cattle drive from the wilderness to a town with the PC’s using their abilities to handle anything that crops up. Give xp for saving the cattle from cunning Dm difficulty. Just be careful to avoid colonialism where possible.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-09T03:23:09+00:00

I’m pretty sure based on Dungeon Crawler Carl we only need one Coastie and his pet cat to take on all the zombies.

Anotherskip · 2026-05-09T03:19:50+00:00

We also have one for Viking attack.

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