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Tyrmer · Post by **Tyrmer** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:20 pm

All I know about the old magic resistance is that I could never heal Viconia in Baldur's Gate 1! Damn suicidal drow.

Tarlyn · Post by **Tarlyn** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:28 pm

I am as of yet not complaining about 3.5 as I have cursed my DM's dice so I have as of yet to take any magic damage bwahahahahahahahaahah

Sancha · Post by **Sancha** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:32 am

Mwahahahaha! That certainly is one clever and effective way of dealing with it.

Unen_Stealthfoot · Post by **Unen_Stealthfoot** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:37 am

[quote="Tyrmer":2r6i533c]All I know about the old magic resistance is that I could never heal Viconia in Baldur's Gate 1! Damn suicidal drow.[/quote:2r6i533c]
[color=darkred:2r6i533c]potions.[/color:2r6i533c]

Tyrmer · Post by **Tyrmer** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:54 am

Do you KNOW how much they cost!? *Outraged voice*

CrankyOzzie · Post by **CrankyOzzie** » Wed May 23, 2007 1:45 pm

I've never played 2nd or 1st edition D&D. Well, 2nd ed in games like Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale. However, given the prevalence of Drow PCs I have seen in my time playing Neverwinter Nights (4 years or so), I am glad they were 'nerfed'. Creatures with stats like those presented are strictly NPC material, in my view. Just as constructs and undead should be strictly NPC material.
With all that Drow apparently had, why not just make them demi-gods and be done with it?

I [i:15tkkj5s]have[/i:15tkkj5s] read some 2nd edition material, and had some of the game mechanics explained to me. I like the changes made to it, it makes the game so much easier to understand, and ROLE play, not ROLL play, like 2nd edition seemed to do.
2nd Ed: "a mage casts fireball at you, roll save vs spells, or is that save vs breath weapon? Maybe it's save vs wand, I'll have to check my books!"

3rd Ed: "a mage casts fireball at you, roll for SR, if you have any, and if you fail that, roll a reflex save"

Maybe its been dumbed down, but I like my games to focus on the characters, not the numbers.

Unen_Stealthfoot · Post by **Unen_Stealthfoot** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:51 pm

[color=darkred:23cbyd7b]A favorite punishment for my DM to hand out is "Go figure out how THACO works." So far, no one has been able to.[/color:23cbyd7b]

Tarlyn · Post by **Tarlyn** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:06 pm

Since I happen to play 3.5 as well as 2nd I have no real problem it is just remembering THACO for the first time you need to use it, after that it is fine.

nightcancerwolf · Post by **nightcancerwolf** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:29 pm

What is Thaco?

Tarlyn · Post by **Tarlyn** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:29 pm

To Hit Armor Class 0 in 2nd as well as 1st edition.

CrankyOzzie · Post by **CrankyOzzie** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:55 am

Another thing that annoyed my in 2nd ed is the sheer illogicalness (yes, I made that up) of it.

All the bloody numbers are the opposite of most of other RPG systems!!
lesser AC is better than more
lower attack is better than more
lower saves is better than higher saves.

Tarlyn · Post by **Tarlyn** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:04 am

[quote="CrankyOzzie":1zbu966d]Another thing that annoyed my in 2nd ed is the sheer illogicalness (yes, I made that up) of it.

All the bloody numbers are the opposite of most of other RPG systems!!
lesser AC is better than more
lower attack is better than more
lower saves is better than higher saves.[/quote:1zbu966d]

Curious: How long did you play 2nd edition? I played it for quite a few years and had no problems with it. Than again this is not a debate about which is better. To each his own I say. We all have our own preferences for editions. I don't really have one. I just love playing D&D period.

Each RPG system is difft. I've played Vampire the Masquerade, it is different from AD&D 2nd, 3rd Ed, or D&D 3.5. You just learn to adapt is all.

Unen_Stealthfoot · Post by **Unen_Stealthfoot** » Fri May 25, 2007 3:30 am

[color=darkred:10asjh82]AD&D is pretty cool.[/color:10asjh82]

Argoth · Post by **Argoth** » Fri May 25, 2007 7:09 am

I agree. D&D has its ups and downs. I like very much the system. It's well built. What I don't understand, is why pcs get so freakin' strong?? Anyway I've come up with my own system and RPG world, and am about to test it any day now. You can die as easily as in Warhammer, but other things are D&D based.

Post by **Shir'le E. Illios** » Fri May 25, 2007 9:17 am

[quote="CrankyOzzie":2o41bnjr]illogicalness (yes, I made that up)[/quote:2o41bnjr]
[b:2o41bnjr]illogicalness[/b:2o41bnjr]

[i:2o41bnjr]noun[/i:2o41bnjr]
invalid or incorrect reasoning [syn: illogicality] [ant: logicality]

(see [url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search? ... 6:2o41bnjr]Dictionary.com[/url:2o41bnjr])

Seems to be a perfectly sound word.

Love -x-x-x-

Shir'le