tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267219886417954364.post3329670181912908874..comments2024-02-29T18:22:16.234-08:00Comments on Lasgunpacker: Monster Manual, 4th EditionLasgunpackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267219886417954364.post-45122517474788055652012-03-07T14:49:26.543-08:002012-03-07T14:49:26.543-08:00CTF:
I had assumed that since chits were included ...CTF:<br />I had assumed that since chits were included for use as dice in early D&D boxed sets, that the dice were not easily available.<br /><br />OUr library has an amazing collection of mostly 3.5 edition materials, but this particular item came from an interlibrary loan... as I recall it was from a college. <br /><br />Mike:<br />Yes, of course this book set the standard for RPG suppliments, although one could also argue that it was a fairly standard "encylopedia" sort of entry. In any case, following books certainly used this style.<br /><br />A list of errata changed from edition to edition would certainly have been interesting... one could then see what were typos and what wereLasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267219886417954364.post-77121556206306254122012-03-07T13:31:54.855-08:002012-03-07T13:31:54.855-08:00"The presentation in this book is fairly stan..."The presentation in this book is fairly standard" <br /><br />Well, it kind of set the standard, didn't it? :)<br /><br />I remember scratching my head over some of the odder ranges of numbers. I don't know when the whole XdX code was introduced, but it is remotely possible that simply no-one was doing it. <br /><br />OD&D had 100 x HD = XP (200 x HD for things with special powers), which was replaced in the first supplement with a much lower standard, but I am guessing it wasn't in the MM because it hadn't been decided. Your later edition probably only had egregious errors fixed; changing the printing plates was a big deal in the 70s and early 80s...adding XP after the DMG came out would have been too expensive!Mike Monacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474135378521139178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267219886417954364.post-50414320001275551452012-02-17T06:12:06.881-08:002012-02-17T06:12:06.881-08:00There were plenty of polyhedral dice back in the d...There were plenty of polyhedral dice back in the day. Its been years since I looked at this book - don't even remember why ranges would be 2-8 rather than include the d. If some of the ranges don't convert, they might be something like 3-10 or 1d8+2. You'll find the xp charts in the back of the DMG.<br /><br />I find it amazing that your library system still has a copy after all these years. ADD was the foundation for all of my role playing.. I still have a fondness for all these old books.Chicago Terrain Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13120517237019460964noreply@blogger.com