Rules
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The Pole Axe for AD&D 1e
Let’s face it, does AD&D 1e really need another pole arm? Not really. Gary Gygax already provided a pretty detailed list. Plus, given the variation in historical pole axes, the already present statistics for the Lucerne hammer or the bec… Continue reading
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AD&D 1e Movement Rates Revisited
In a prior post, I looked at AD&D movement rates in relation to missile fire. In that piece I used the DMG overland movement rates and terrain classification to explicate short-term movement rates during combat. Now, I have revamped the… Continue reading
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Clerics and Magic Weapons in AD&D: what are the odds?
Not so long ago, in discussion with the bros, it came up how in AD&D 1e swords predominate over other magic weapons. Indeed, magic long swords predominate over other types of magic swords. And, only swords may be intelligent, thus… Continue reading
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Rules, Rulings, Precedent in RPGs: Judge or Umpire?
At the end of the recent Arbiter of Worlds stream, with Alexander Macris and Harmony Ginger, the issue of game rulings and precedent came up. I commented in the chat my view that rulings should not establish precedent in RPGs… Continue reading
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Arrow Storms, Movement and Missile Fire in AD&D
In AD&D, a typical movement rate is 12″ per round. Cursory review of the missile weapon ranges shows that for most weapons an infantry unit moving to engage in melee with a unit of missile weapon armed soldiers will have… Continue reading
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AD&D 1e, Trolls versus horses
In my previous column here, I suggested that cavalry may be the best unit type to use against trolls in AD&D. Not just because the damage advantage of the lance at the charge, but because the charging horse might overbear… Continue reading
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Top Secret RPG — Random Mission Generator
Top Secret is, like many of the early TSR role playing games other than Dungeons & Dragons, underappreciated. This is TSR’s take on the action spy genre. Think James Bond. Think Cold War. Think 1972 Munich terror attacks on the… Continue reading
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Rogues in the house, More Conan and AD&D: the naked Barbarian
Conan is often stereotyped as a naked barbarian clad only in a loin cloth smashing his way through hordes of enemies. This is probably mostly due to the comics and the famous Frazetta paintings. As I showed in my earlier… Continue reading
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AD&D 1e Psionics and the Succubus
Sometimes you just want to post the cheesecake. Despite that, I do have a serious thing to point out. I’ve talked before here and here how the AD&D 1e psionic rules produce nice representation right out of the box of… Continue reading
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