tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post7121333359521974477..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Armor of the Gods: Dots and DashesDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-57202957967312432602016-02-23T12:34:03.134-05:002016-02-23T12:34:03.134-05:00All I can say is that negative numbers are the top...All I can say is that negative numbers are the top stumbling block for my students, and historically in the West weren't accepted until a very late date (17th century). In short: people hate 'em. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-46254920960775631782016-02-23T12:31:17.743-05:002016-02-23T12:31:17.743-05:00I agree!I agree!Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-35797215612352161682016-02-19T23:22:44.346-05:002016-02-19T23:22:44.346-05:00Always bugged me that 1E Iron Golems have platemai...Always bugged me that 1E Iron Golems have platemail AC (3) when it seems way undervalued. Any idea why they were so hesitant to assign negative ACs to monsters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-63521919704895503892016-02-19T15:07:30.106-05:002016-02-19T15:07:30.106-05:00@ Delta:
Ah, you know what? I didn't even bot...@ Delta:<br /><br />Ah, you know what? I didn't even bother reviewing 'em.<br />: (<br /><br />Strange then that there wouldn't be negative ACs in GDG&H.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-28182407082288632192016-02-19T14:19:15.387-05:002016-02-19T14:19:15.387-05:00You're right, good points! Particularly what w...You're right, good points! Particularly what was intended for the Orcus & Demogorgon hit dice. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-74779732328835505762016-02-19T14:16:09.978-05:002016-02-19T14:16:09.978-05:00Maybe I'm misreading you here? There are in fa...Maybe I'm misreading you here? There are in fact some negative ACs listed in OD&D Supplements I, III, and IV. Just not very many of them, and it's easy to misread in parts of Sup-IV. <br /><br />Key example: The table of extended armor classes in OD&D Sup-I, p. 15. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-84459300488691957382016-02-19T14:06:44.575-05:002016-02-19T14:06:44.575-05:00Speaking of Sup-III, there are a number of typos a...Speaking of Sup-III, there are a number of typos as late as the 9th printing of that. Type V demons are listed as having AC 7; combined with its fairly low 7 HD, that would make them almost comically easy to defeat for a party accustomed to fighting Type I-IV demons. It's also clear that EGG intended for it to be AC -7, as that's what it became when the Type V demon showed up in the AD&D Monster Manual.<br /><br />The daggers and double daggers used to indicate special features are also messed up; Orcus is mistakenly indicated to have the double-move "hop" ability that belongs to the Type II demon, and nobody has the symbols that the legend says represent 12-sided or 20-sided hit dice - presumably, the intention was for Orcus to have 12d12 hit points and Demogorgon to have 10d20, but that's not what the booklet actually says!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285793254382192231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-25346333385133653432016-02-19T06:54:15.752-05:002016-02-19T06:54:15.752-05:00And yet, the first printing of negative ACs is the...And yet, the first printing of negative ACs is the first edition AD&D books. Clearly Gygax wasn't misreading stuff, but wanted to add more stages to the system.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.com