A look at Armour Class in original D&D and First Edition AD&D

Armour Class is one of the more unusual of Dungeon & Dragons mechanics. As far as I am aware, it is a system first used in naval miniatures games, particularly by Fletcher Pratt and Jane’s Fighting Ships. Dave Arneson designed a naval game himself which used it, and from there it passed into Dungeons & Dragons. You’ll find no actual mention of the numeric Armour … Continue reading A look at Armour Class in original D&D and First Edition AD&D

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A Historical Look at Armour Class – Second Edition AD&D

Between the Monster Manual of AD&D and the Monstrous Compendium of 2nd edition AD&D, there are ten years of the game being played. There were some notable changes in the new monster lists, with quite a few omissions due to the Angry Mothers from Heck problem that was plaguing AD&D at the time; in particular, demons and devils don’t appear in the original two Monstrous … Continue reading A Historical Look at Armour Class – Second Edition AD&D

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Mike Mearls reveals a lot about Dungeons & Dragons 5E to The Escapist

Here’s the link: Inside the launch of the new Dungeons & Dragons with designer Mike Mearls Mike reveals a lot of fascinating information in this post, including how the starter adventure will include role-playing hooks for the pregenerated characters. Continue reading Mike Mearls reveals a lot about Dungeons & Dragons 5E to The Escapist

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