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sunder · 06-13-2001, 03:01 AM

3rd generation AD%D rules are totally different from the basic rules that came out a long time ago. Over the years boredom and the need to do things let the staff members who screwed around with all the rules mess them all up. SO that with the 3rd edition rules, there is so much junk in there is about useless, that is why alot of people don't play D&D anymore.

In the origional rules, basically the stats you rolled up at the beginning were your permenant stats. The only way to permenantly raise them would be by quests, magical items in adventuring. I.E. You might find a altar in a game somewhere that randomly does 1 of 5 things. Curse you, raise your int one point, lower your dex 1 point, give you 10000 gold, or teleport you somewhere else in the dungeon. You get the idea.
You could temporarily raise your stats with spells, magical items (giant strength belts, rings of charisma, etc)

With the addition of new rules, they changed this. They added such things as age (teenagers get +1 con and str, while getting -1 wisdom. Old people got -2 con and str, while raising +2 wisdom and +1 int, etc), and lots of other things.

When people get paid for working, they create things, even things and rules that are not needed. Politicans are like this also. They get paid to work, so they make and change laws, weather they need changing at all. They have to do something for their money. If they change something, it makes them look like they are earning their money.

In all the years I played my wizard in Dungeons and dragons when I was young, I got up to level 21 mage. I had 16 STR, 18 Dex, 16 Con, 18 wisdom, 20 Int, 19 charisma. I had various powers granted over years of gaming (I had wings I could fly with, I could kill plants with a touch 3/day, I could cast a finger of death 1/day, couple other powers.). I quit playing when TSR and other companies started making up stupid rules and alot of other things.

In the beginning you could be a fighter, thief, mage, or cleric. You could be an elf, dwarf, halfling, human. 2nd edition rules put in the barbarians, monks, gnomes, half elves, many others. 3rd edition rules ruined the game with a zillion changes and rules that a lawyer couldn't figure out.

06-13-2001, 03:01 AM	#5
sunder Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 29, 2001 Location: harwood, md. Posts: 381	3rd generation AD%D rules are totally different from the basic rules that came out a long time ago. Over the years boredom and the need to do things let the staff members who screwed around with all the rules mess them all up. SO that with the 3rd edition rules, there is so much junk in there is about useless, that is why alot of people don't play D&D anymore. In the origional rules, basically the stats you rolled up at the beginning were your permenant stats. The only way to permenantly raise them would be by quests, magical items in adventuring. I.E. You might find a altar in a game somewhere that randomly does 1 of 5 things. Curse you, raise your int one point, lower your dex 1 point, give you 10000 gold, or teleport you somewhere else in the dungeon. You get the idea. You could temporarily raise your stats with spells, magical items (giant strength belts, rings of charisma, etc) With the addition of new rules, they changed this. They added such things as age (teenagers get +1 con and str, while getting -1 wisdom. Old people got -2 con and str, while raising +2 wisdom and +1 int, etc), and lots of other things. When people get paid for working, they create things, even things and rules that are not needed. Politicans are like this also. They get paid to work, so they make and change laws, weather they need changing at all. They have to do something for their money. If they change something, it makes them look like they are earning their money. In all the years I played my wizard in Dungeons and dragons when I was young, I got up to level 21 mage. I had 16 STR, 18 Dex, 16 Con, 18 wisdom, 20 Int, 19 charisma. I had various powers granted over years of gaming (I had wings I could fly with, I could kill plants with a touch 3/day, I could cast a finger of death 1/day, couple other powers.). I quit playing when TSR and other companies started making up stupid rules and alot of other things. In the beginning you could be a fighter, thief, mage, or cleric. You could be an elf, dwarf, halfling, human. 2nd edition rules put in the barbarians, monks, gnomes, half elves, many others. 3rd edition rules ruined the game with a zillion changes and rules that a lawyer couldn't figure out.