slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (07/19/85)
As a new topic of conversation:
What is the feeling out there in Netland on "Unearthed Arcana"?
Is it worth the bucks? What's good and bad in it?
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~mte@busch.UUCP (Moshe Eliovson) (07/19/85)
Basically, start studying AD&D all over again folks. If you
include this book in your campaign it will greatly enhance the game.
If you have subscribed to Dragon, then you pretty much have
all the material contained in this compilation. However, you do NOT
get all the updated rolling charts etc.
I recommend the book, even though I shelled out $15 for it.
The table of contents runs like this:
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P L A Y E R ' S S E C T I O N
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6 - 23 Character material:
- Comeliness (new stat)
- Races (new charts for levels,etc)
- Classes with:
Fighter (specialization etc.)
Cavalier & Paladin
Druid level 15 up
Barbarian (one MEAN mother!)
Ranger
Thief & Thief Acrobat
25 - 26 Equiping the Character
- Money
- Armor
- Weapons
28 - 66 Spell Charts (NEW!!!!!!)
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D U N G E O N M A S T E R ' S S E C T I O N
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74 Character generation:
- rolling method V
- hit points
- abilities (comeliness)
74 - 75 Classes: followers & henchmen for cavaliers
75 - 77 Armor, AC, weapons:
- Types of armor & encumbrance
- Description of New armor
- Warhorse & barding
- Description of new weapons
79 - 80 Spells:
- acquisition of Cantrips (Mages)
- Mage spell books
- Acquisition of Illusionist spells
and cantrips
- Ill. spell books
- cost of spell casting
81 - 82 - Underwater use of spells
- combat (darkness effect)
(HURRAY - no more arguements with DM's!)
82 - 83 "The Campaign"
- Social class and rank
- Circumstances of birth
(a great enhancement in my opinion, I'm a sheer pc snobbish mage!)
84 - 100 TREASURE (back, back! you dwarves and thieves!)
- random tables
- ALL NEW:
potions, scrolls, rings, rods,
staves, wands, misc. magic,
armor & shield, swords,
misc. weapons.
106 - 123 APPENDICES
- Weaponless combat
- Non lethal combat
- Non Human deities
- the Nomenclature of Pole Arms
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Help this helps you all,
From the source of UltraChaos,
Elric
aka Ragdor the Incurable (F/thief)
(aka Moshe Eliovson {allegra, ihnp4}!we53!busch!mte )mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing) (07/19/85)
I havn't spent much time looking at it yet, but the one thing that I really like is the new level-dependant Ranger tracking abilities table. The level-independant shot in the P.H. has always struck me as silly. Mark F. Flynn Department of Physics Washington University St. Louis, MO 63130 ihnp4!wuphys!mff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark." P. Floyd
chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (07/25/85)
In article <3285@drutx.UUCP> slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) writes: > >As a new topic of conversation: > >What is the feeling out there in Netland on "Unearthed Arcana"? >Is it worth the bucks? What's good and bad in it? I think it is worth it. As an aside, these are 'official' changes, and thus if you plan on playing tournament or 'real' AD&D you must have it. I would have preferred to have seen them run new editions of both Players and DMG since I would like to keep that information separated, but that is a nit pick. Also, it should be kept in mind that Dragon magazine will require all manuscripts received after (I believe) the end of August to allow for the material of the Arcana, so around the first of the calendar year Dragon will be using that material as well. As far as content goes, I think it helps significantly, although there are still some glitches in the system... chuq -- :From the carousel of the autumn carnival: Chuq Von Rospach {cbosgd,fortune,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo}!nsc!chuqui nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA Your fifteen minutes are up. Please step aside!
kalpin@utecfc.UUCP (Jordan E Kalpin) (12/19/85)
Has anyone bought the book "The Unearthed Arcana" by Gigax. This new tombe for AD&D provides a supplement for players and DM's alike. The big question is this...... Suppose your group subscribes to the principle of "Only the DM knows what's in the DM GUIDE". This might sound a bit too prude for some of you...but it makes for the best FRPing I've ever experienced. Anywho, the question is this. Those of you who have glanced through this new book will quickly discover that the first half of the book is labelled "Players Section", while the second half is called "Dungeon Master's Section". Does this mean that the players can buy the book but rip out the DM's section (lord help me!). Perhaps everyone should just promise not to look in the back section...or better yet...maybe they should get the photocopier humming.... Do any of you know if there will be a new players handbook containing this new information or can the players section be purchased separately? Jordan Kalpin Mechancial Engineering University of Toronto kalpin@utecfc.UUCP