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1d4chan>Raton-Laveur: /* Devils and Demons */

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Devils and Demons

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	===Devils and Demons===		===Devils and Demons===
	After the mess from Patricia Pulling and Jack Chick, Lorraine Williams decided to have Demons and Devils pulled from AD&D 2E. The designers snuck them back in, but changed the names to [[Tanar'ri]] and [[Baatezu]]. Most players referred to them as Demons and Devils though, until the new names gained more proliferation in TSR branded novels. (Specifically, ones about a Balor and a Gary Stu munchk-assed Drow.)		After the mess from Patricia Pulling and Jack Chick, [[Lorraine Williams]] decided to have Demons and Devils pulled from AD&D 2E. The designers snuck them back in, but changed the names to [[Tanar'ri]] and [[Baatezu]]. Most players referred to them as Demons and Devils though, until the new names gained more proliferation in TSR branded novels. (Specifically, ones about a Balor and a Gary Stu munchk-assed Drow.)

	At least two 2e supplements (Diablo: The Awakening, which is surprisingly a good supplement for non-Diablo campaigns, aside from the item tables, and Van Richten's Guide to Fiends) make reference to demons, however. And [[Planescape]] winked and nudged at their direction even under You-Know-Who, especially after she sold TSR to Wizards 1997.		At least two 2e supplements (Diablo: The Awakening, which is surprisingly a good supplement for non-Diablo campaigns, aside from the item tables, and Van Richten's Guide to Fiends) make reference to demons, however. And [[Planescape]] winked and nudged at their direction even under You-Know-Who, especially after she sold TSR to Wizards 1997.

1d4chan>Raton-Laveur: /* THAC0 */

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THAC0

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	'''THAC0''' stands for '''T'''o '''H'''it '''A'''rmor '''C'''lass '''0''' (zero); it's the minimum number you needed to roll on a d20 in order to hit something with AC 0 (which means the lower your THAC0, the better for you). To handle other armor classes, you subtracted the target's AC from your character's THAC0, and then tried to roll at least this number. DMs often did not share the enemy's AC, in which case you would roll a d20, and <s>subtract it from your THAC0 to show the lowest AC that you could hit.</s> wait for the DM to tell you if you hit since it's his job.		'''THAC0''' stands for '''T'''o '''H'''it '''A'''rmor '''C'''lass '''0''' (zero); it's the minimum number you needed to roll on a d20 in order to hit something with AC 0 (which means the lower your THAC0, the better for you). To handle other armor classes, you subtracted the target's AC from your character's THAC0, and then tried to roll at least this number. DMs often did not share the enemy's AC, in which case you would roll a d20, and <s>subtract it from your THAC0 to show the lowest AC that you could hit.</s> wait for the DM to tell you if you hit since it's his job.

	Opinions of this mechanic are divided; some say it's overly complicated and non-intuitive (negative ACs being a common argument), while others don't mind all the basic subtraction (also, thac0 progression can just be thought of as to-hit bonus, negating any math besides being able to reverse your added result in order to know what AC you hit). Others just say that no matter how retarded it is, it's preferable to rolling on a table for every attack.		Opinions of this mechanic are divided; some say it's overly complicated and non-intuitive ([https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2022/04/08/less-is-more-2 negative ACs being a common argument]), while others don't mind all the basic subtraction (also, thac0 progression can just be thought of as to-hit bonus, negating any math besides being able to reverse your added result in order to know what AC you hit). Others just say that no matter how retarded it is, it's preferable to rolling on a table for every attack.

	===Complete (insert something here) Handbooks===		===Complete (insert something here) Handbooks===

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	{{Game Infobox		{{Game Infobox
	\|name = Advanced Dungeons & Dragons		\|name = Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

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	\|books = [[DMG\|Dungeon Master's Guide]]<br>[[PHB\|Player's Handbook]]<br>[[Monster Manual]]		\|books = [[DMG\|Dungeon Master's Guide]]<br>[[PHB\|Player's Handbook]]<br>[[Monster Manual]]
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	'''''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''''' was developed from the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' game in the late 1970s. It allowed for more versatility in making characters and more detail and depth than the basic game had. Not to be confused with Adult Dungeons and Dragons. That would be a FATAL mistake.		'''''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''''' was developed from the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' game in the late 1970s. It allowed for more versatility in making characters and more detail and depth than the basic game had. Not to be confused with Adult Dungeons and Dragons. That would be a [[FATAL]] mistake.

	==AD&D 1st Edition==		==AD&D 1st Edition==

1d4chan>Rinnexn: /* Longevity and History */

2021-05-04T23:30:21Z

Longevity and History

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	===Longevity and History===		===Longevity and History===
	The game had amazing product and lots of fluff. However the business plan was pretty shit. The combination of high quality materials, low relative selling cost, the glut of settings and material for them, the broken gameplay issues later on due to the no-playtesting policy, meant that TSR basically wrote its own ticket to failure. Still, the game plodded on for an amazing 11 years until ''[[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]]'' was released.		The game had amazing product and lots of fluff. Just to give you an idea of the amount of content created for the game: 3625 Unique Monsters (4237 if you count official magazines), 2066 Wizard Spells, 1310 Priest Spells, 10 Campaign Settings, 5 "Sub-Settings", and more Adventures than I'm going to bother counting. However the business plan was pretty shit. The combination of high quality materials, low relative selling cost, the glut of settings and material for them, the broken gameplay issues later on due to the no-playtesting policy, meant that TSR basically wrote its own ticket to failure. Still, the game plodded on for an amazing 11 years until ''[[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]]'' was released.

	==See also==		==See also==

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* Whoa, at least there's fluff. */

2021-01-06T20:36:53Z

Whoa, at least there's fluff.

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	===Whoa, at least there's fluff.===		===Whoa, at least there's fluff.===
	If 1E lacked fluff, 2E had too much. From specific campaign setting spell books like ''Pages from the Mages'', to the ''Book of Artifacts'', ''Encyclopedia Magica'' and the ''Priest and Mage Spell Compendium'' series. You also had Dungeon cards, Racial supplementals, etc. The goal of many of these books was to increase the variety and help DMs create unique and interesting worlds using the examples within as a starting point to make their own. There were no real rules about creating this content due to the designers expecting people to actually think about what they're doing so it was very easy to have DMs make ~~some~~ absolutely broken or truly unique and fun.		If 1E lacked fluff, 2E had too much. From specific campaign setting spell books like ''Pages from the Mages'', to the ''Book of Artifacts'', ''Encyclopedia Magica'' and the ''Priest and Mage Spell Compendium'' series. You also had Dungeon cards, Racial supplementals, etc. The goal of many of these books was to increase the variety and help DMs create unique and interesting worlds using the examples within as a starting point to make their own. There were no real rules about creating this content due to the designers expecting people to actually think about what they're doing so it was very easy to have DMs make something absolutely broken or truly unique and fun (or both).

	===OPTION BOOKS===		===OPTION BOOKS===

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Devils and Demons */

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Devils and Demons

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	After the mess from Patricia Pulling and Jack Chick, Lorraine Williams decided to have Demons and Devils pulled from AD&D 2E. The designers snuck them back in, but changed the names to [[Tanar'ri]] and [[Baatezu]]. Most players referred to them as Demons and Devils though, until the new names gained more proliferation in TSR branded novels. (Specifically, ones about a Balor and a Gary Stu munchk-assed Drow.)		After the mess from Patricia Pulling and Jack Chick, Lorraine Williams decided to have Demons and Devils pulled from AD&D 2E. The designers snuck them back in, but changed the names to [[Tanar'ri]] and [[Baatezu]]. Most players referred to them as Demons and Devils though, until the new names gained more proliferation in TSR branded novels. (Specifically, ones about a Balor and a Gary Stu munchk-assed Drow.)

	At least two 2e supplements (Diablo: The Awakening, which is surprisingly a good supplement for non-Diablo campaigns, aside from the item tables, and Van Richten's Guide to Fiends) make reference to demons, however.		At least two 2e supplements (Diablo: The Awakening, which is surprisingly a good supplement for non-Diablo campaigns, aside from the item tables, and Van Richten's Guide to Fiends) make reference to demons, however. And [[Planescape]] winked and nudged at their direction even under You-Know-Who, especially after she sold TSR to Wizards 1997.

	===WHERE ARE DEM 'ALF ORKY GITZ??===		===WHERE ARE DEM 'ALF ORKY GITZ??===

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2020-10-05T17:39:40Z

Monster Manual

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	===Monster Manual===		===Monster Manual===
	He started with the ''Monster Manual'' (1977), going through all of the books he could find and compiling ~~them~~ into one book that was usable in D&D, alphabetized, with illustrations and in hardback. The book was still usable with D&D so nobody raged at this.		He started with the ''Monster Manual'' (1977), going through all of the books he could find and compiling all of the monsters from each into one book that was usable in D&D, alphabetized, with illustrations and in hardback. The book was still usable with D&D so nobody raged at this.

	===Player's Handbook===		===Player's Handbook===

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2020-09-06T04:52:52Z

Other books, and more

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	[[Image:AD&D2ndprint.jpg\|thumb\|left\|A later print with the alternate cover.]]		[[Image:AD&D2ndprint.jpg\|thumb\|left\|A later print with the alternate cover.]]
	===Other books, and more===		===Other books, and more===
	Soon more books came out for AD&D: ''[[Fiend Folio]]'', ''Deities'' and ''Demigods'', ''[[The Manual of the Planes]]'', ''[[Oriental Adventures]]'', ''Unearthed Arcana'', ''Survival Guides'', etc.		Soon more books came out for AD&D: ''[[Fiend Folio]]'', ''Deities and Demigods'', ''[[The Manual of the Planes]]'', ''[[Oriental Adventures]]'', ''Unearthed Arcana'', ''Survival Guides'', etc.

	===Gameplay===		===Gameplay===