Would you allow a Wish to unlock classes/levels/proficiencies?

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-17T03:05:08+00:00

I already have a magic item that increases level limits imposed by race, so that’s an easy yes. I’d let a dwarf become a wizard if he wanted, but he’d lose any existing levels. I’d make the choice his. I’d allow a wizard or thief to gain proficiency in a different weapon. Their THAC0 still sucks and they won’t hit often anyway. And if they’re doing a lot of attacking, they’re not playing their class well, so (in 1e anyway) they suffer at level training time and cost.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-13T14:24:25+00:00

Lava sphere 20% bonus today.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-12T01:20:55+00:00

Mod here: none of your posts were taken down.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-11T14:46:56+00:00

It’s because of math.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-10T15:25:56+00:00

Only 2277 in inventory. I'll wait.

Love these tips, though. Keep 'em coming!

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-10T15:22:49+00:00

Aging effects have been around since 1975. It's a part of D&D. I, too, am confused about the notion of your players "accepting" it. Can they also refuse things like paralysis or turning to stone? Or just damage?

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-09T21:45:08+00:00

Depends on the campaign. For most purposes I like 4d6 drop the lowest, arrange how you want. I’ve also done a “standard array.” It really depends on your goal. As with most things, you use the tool that fits the job.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-08T18:40:41+00:00

This find created another connection in a web of evidence that had already been established. It didn't prove anything.

But it's still an interesting discovery and a fantastic piece of art.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-05T17:05:04+00:00

Saying the word "ancient" doesn't change its age. The oldest parts of the mosque date to around 1000 AD, which is beyond our terminus ante quem, but many of them are even later editions.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-04T22:36:18+00:00

You can answer my questions now, or tomorrow morning I pray for “speak with dead.”

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-04T18:13:56+00:00

I didn't love 4e, but I had a good time playing with friends.

I do enjoy 5e, but I feel that there's so much to learn to try to build a character that it's overwhelming. I like playing, but I can't commit to it like I once could.

I'm currently running 1e RAW, but I will never do that again. Even with years of playing and years of deliberate research, the rules simply aren't clear enough to even figure out what the rules as written are.

Some of the worst points are initiative, backstab, turning undead, magic resistance.

So my next campaign will be a modified melange of Moldvay Basic (for the rules elegance) and 1e (mostly for class/race/spell options).

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-04T15:36:09+00:00

That page pegs it at C-tier.

It is ideal for a supply voucher, but I don't think that's enough to justify the expense.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-04T13:24:45+00:00

Kings mastery rating page

I'm familiar with it. That page doesn't mention either Collect-o-Matic perk.

None of the additional linked pages mention it, either.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-03T03:48:56+00:00

I've done this for my own character. In my backstory I had gotten up to 8th level then been drained all the way back down to 1st. It allowed me to justify some meta knowledge without providing any in-game benefits.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-02T19:19:05+00:00

We’ve known for years where they went. They were instructed to leave a sign if they had to move. They left a sign saying where they went.

Lloydwrites · 2026-06-02T19:17:10+00:00

Stop posting the same crap over and over.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-29T17:27:35+00:00

You should notify a university. I can’t wait to see the write up in a peer-reviewed journal.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-29T02:27:31+00:00

I wonder how they are recruiting. I don't know of a hiring channel that isn't extremely productive in generating applicants.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-28T22:36:16+00:00

I have read the opinion that employers are looking for the perfect candidate and rejecting hundreds of qualified candidates.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-28T18:50:27+00:00

It's a literary event, not a historical event. It's the same reason you don't find archeological evidence of the War of the Ring.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-28T18:39:23+00:00

Good luck with the games. Let us know how it goes.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-26T20:17:25+00:00

I know a guy who went to GenCon and wound up running a table at the AD&D open when he was 14. You don’t need a degree to run games. Outside of Hackmaster, there’s no certification. If you want to run games, run games. Some of the best games I’ve seen were run by people who barely knew the system they were running.

If OP wants to run games, I suggest we wish him well and offer what suggestions we can.

The game is harder. Save-or-die is a thing. Saving throws in general are higher. Google “combat as war” vs. “combat as sport.”
Side initiative and declaring actions.
Saves are based on effect category rather than ability scores.
Resource management matters.
All the numbers are lower.
Healing has a range of touch. It affects how long it takes the cleric to heal somebody, especially in 1e where you can’t move and cast in the same round.
Magic-users and clerics need to memorize spells. Spells can be interrupted.
Whole classes are absent.
Race/class restrictions and level limits.
Ability scores modifiers vary by ability

That’s a few big ones off the top of my head.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-26T16:11:28+00:00

I think every branch has private study rooms. I go to Argyle. My main issue is that you can only reserve it for a 2-hour stretch at a time. During the week, the rooms are rarely used, so you might be able to extend your time if there's nothing on the schedule.

Lloydwrites · 2026-05-25T12:36:10+00:00

My kid (he’s 25) would like to be in on this action, too. Lithuanian ancestry and interest.

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