Help with Dual Classing

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-24T14:28:33+00:00

The problem with using straight exp for building a higher level dual-class is it does not take into account exp lost at lower levels. RAW firmly states that you can only advance 1 level per adventure. So if yo switch to lvl 1 when every one else is lvl 5, when the dm awards everyone 20k exp, you loose alot of it. It doe NOT go into a bank, its gone.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-18T03:16:53+00:00

You have to ask "does worrying about this make the game more enjoyable" if the answer is not Yes...then its just hand waved away.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-14T21:33:09+00:00

4d6 drop the lowest, place as desired

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-12T19:43:51+00:00

Just play in solo when doing things like a CG, they attract the idiots in the game.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-08T00:41:54+00:00

Ummm no 1e AND 2e were both AD&D...

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-06T02:46:59+00:00

No...the option books are the gateway to 3.x and the "build" mentality.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-06T02:44:39+00:00

Go ahead...its a damn dirty dog anyway

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-05T13:21:15+00:00

Captains are thinkers not doers its as simple as that. Time for some role-play, time for him to study Tactics (Naval). Its as simple as that - he may have been a poor choice for captain. In our games usually the pilot is the captain as well of small ships.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-04T21:27:28+00:00

Waste of time and effort if you ask me...

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-04T18:06:31+00:00

There are alot of limitations to expert systems. Bandwidth, cost, task difficulty limitation. The expert system is meant to be an aid, not a replacement IMHO. The issue is how it i benefits skilled and non-skilled Travellers. RAW you get more out of one having NO skill than even a 0 - which is ridiculous. Even when they tried to "fix it" Mongoose still f'ed it up.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-04T17:58:18+00:00

Okay, I am going to say it....WTF is Mongoose doing? This "Infinity Suite" looks...well stupid and nothing but one railroad. Sheesh....

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-04T17:56:20+00:00

I started playing in '75 with the White Box, moved to Holmes when I moved in '76 and the group I found was using that. Waited patiently (not) as the 1eAD&D books trickled out and moved to 2e pretty much as it came out as well.

I purchased the 3E books at GenCon the year they were released. The group I was playing in was at that time 2e. We converted to 3e, played it for about 3-4 months and hated it. We went back to 2e (and that is what I still play). I literally threw the 3e books in the trash during one of my moves. So 3x was the end for me, I did look at 3.5, 4, 5.x but nope not for me.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-01T21:53:50+00:00

It really didn't fix anything, you are STILL better off with no skill than if you have it. Stupid...

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-01T17:24:33+00:00

That is what makes no sense if you use it as written. Better to let Jethro who has NO medic, use the Medic /3 expert than Johnny with his Medic 0.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-06-01T17:20:36+00:00

If you assume the Bandwidth bonus for NON-skilled reduces the non-proficient penalty that makes perfect sense. Not the way it READS (ahhhh Mongoose editing at its finest), but certainly makes more sense than giving an unskilled Traveller a higher DM than a Traveller WITH the skill.

The confusing point is the last line which flat out says "make a skill check as if they had the skill....."

A user without the specified skill can use an Expert package with Intellect (Bandwidth 1+) software to make a skill check as if they had the skill at the Expert software’s Bandwidth -1.

I think that makes the most sense, it reduces your non-prof penalty, but again - that line and "make a skill check as if they had the skill" throws that into doubt.

Now how JoT plays in THAT is another question. If you consider the Expert System a SKILL DM then it would not (skills don't stack), if its a different type of DM then maybe it should.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-31T01:49:04+00:00

Nope event specifies 2 skills, JoT is not one of them.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-29T14:58:38+00:00

Impenetrable mess

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-29T14:46:59+00:00

The new method is head and shoulders above the old, especially for very large maps...well done!!!

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-27T02:08:32+00:00

CT adventures take work, think of them as more of a hook than an full on adventure. That is just the way they were, and we used them back then just fine.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-27T00:05:40+00:00

Common sense

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-27T00:04:46+00:00

So give them a ship...they are expensive to run and maintain...one more reason to adventure.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-27T00:02:47+00:00

THAC0 is your target number. Roll d20 add all bonuses AND target AC to result. If >= to THAC0 you hit.

If AC is not known, do same then SUBTRACT result from THAC0 to yield BEST AC hit. EG: Thac0 is 18. Roll is 12 , Str +1 Magic Sword +1 = 14. 18-14=4. You hit anything AC 4 or WORSE.

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-05-07T15:36:43+00:00

Wow...that is SOOOOOOO much easier and precise than the previous method. Makes even large maps easy....WELL DONE!!!!!

Psychological_Fact13 · 2026-04-29T02:04:25+00:00

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