I like the Advantage/Disadvantage mechanic, but I think that in certain situations, having modifiers like those in AD&D or 3e could be nice, at least as an option, variant, or suggestion for DMs.
I'll admit, I do actually kinda miss THAC0. "TAHC0 Tuesday" just sounds like a great name for a weekly gaming session. And, once you understood how TACH0 worked, it was pretty smooth (compared to the mess we dealt with in 1e).
One rule I do miss from 1e & 2e is actually rolling your HP at first level. Yeah, sure, you may roll a magic user with 1 HP, but that just made you more likely to think before you acted. Oh, and no death saving rolls. I still don't understand the point. So, your just kinda mostly dead, but not really, just kinda?
One rule I do miss from 1e & 2e is actually rolling your HP at first level. Yeah, sure, you may roll a magic user with 1 HP, but that just made you more likely to think before you acted. Oh, and no death saving rolls. I still don't understand the point. So, your just kinda mostly dead, but not really, just kinda?
just adds a little drama/uncertainty and opens the door for a little luck.
It's pretty exciting when you roll a 20 and you get 1hp back and can stand up and act.
One rule I do miss from 1e & 2e is actually rolling your HP at first level. Yeah, sure, you may roll a magic user with 1 HP, but that just made you more likely to think before you acted. Oh, and no death saving rolls. I still don't understand the point. So, your just kinda mostly dead, but not really, just kinda?
Besides flanking (which they should've been mandatory like older editions and not optional), I miss Hit Dice abilities and the Permanency spell. RAW, no spell in 5E is permanent unless it specifies it in the spell description
Besides flanking (which they should've been mandatory like older editions and not optional), I miss Hit Dice abilities and the Permanency spell. RAW, no spell in 5E is permanent unless it specifies it in the spell description
Yeah, many variant or optional rules are not included in the new books. So if you are a new DM/player, starting with the 2024 edition, you might not even know they exist.
The next article, shared in a different thread, suggested some reasons why that rule wasn't included:
One rule I do miss from 1e & 2e is actually rolling your HP at first level. Yeah, sure, you may roll a magic user with 1 HP, but that just made you more likely to think before you acted. Oh, and no death saving rolls. I still don't understand the point. So, your just kinda mostly dead, but not really, just kinda?
I'll admit, I do actually kinda miss THAC0. "TAHC0 Tuesday" just sounds like a great name for a weekly gaming session. And, once you understood how TACH0 worked, it was pretty smooth (compared to the mess we dealt with in 1e).
One rule I do miss from 1e & 2e is actually rolling your HP at first level. Yeah, sure, you may roll a magic user with 1 HP, but that just made you more likely to think before you acted. Oh, and no death saving rolls. I still don't understand the point. So, your just kinda mostly dead, but not really, just kinda?
just adds a little drama/uncertainty and opens the door for a little luck.
It's pretty exciting when you roll a 20 and you get 1hp back and can stand up and act.
You can still roll your hit points.
Besides flanking (which they should've been mandatory like older editions and not optional), I miss Hit Dice abilities and the Permanency spell. RAW, no spell in 5E is permanent unless it specifies it in the spell description
Yeah, many variant or optional rules are not included in the new books. So if you are a new DM/player, starting with the 2024 edition, you might not even know they exist.
The next article, shared in a different thread, suggested some reasons why that rule wasn't included:
I miss Sleep from 2014.
I miss the little adventurer "comic" from the ADND DMG.
I miss monsters with treasure lists.
I miss the -10 hp rule. But not all the time.
I miss being able to stay up all night gaming.
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"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
You never roll your first level hit points.
Not rules as written you don't but there's certainly nothing stopping you if it's an old rule you miss