tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post2122600747498148724..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: B2 Used d6 Hit DiceDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-20455794598774678582018-11-11T15:13:14.587-05:002018-11-11T15:13:14.587-05:00Clarification almost 10 years later: OD&D 1st-...Clarification almost 10 years later: OD&D 1st-4th printings listed Skeletons/Zombies as 1/2 hit dice. 5th-8th printings had a bungled typo fix that in Vol-2 listed them as ½/1, and in the Reference Sheets as ½/2. Mike Mornard confirmed that Gary always played them with Skeletons 1 HD, Zombies 2 HD. See <a href="https://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2018/03/skeletonzombie-hit-dice-are-confusing.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and associated links for more detail. Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-77452960586099743572009-10-21T01:36:10.965-04:002009-10-21T01:36:10.965-04:00A positively enlightening discovery!
Thanks for th...A positively enlightening discovery!<br />Thanks for this valuable insight!DungeonDevilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-3088952107057891602009-10-18T16:19:50.615-04:002009-10-18T16:19:50.615-04:00"Skeletons and Zombies, in OD&D, are ½ an..."Skeletons and Zombies, in OD&D, are ½ and 1 HD respectively, so the B2 entries for those particular monsters does not actually follow the original edition rules."<br /><br />The comment about 1/2 hit die skeletons might expalin the experience point example on page 3 of my copy, where each skeleton is only worth 5 experience points, which is what the Greyhawk supplement and some later rules use.<br /><br />And why Zombies are 2 hit die in many other rules but easier to turn than ghouls who are also 2 hit die. The turn undead chart in most rules being based off OD&D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-22386066352947947562009-01-12T11:57:00.000-05:002009-01-12T11:57:00.000-05:00"Whether Gary rolled these, or some TSR flunky, we..."Whether Gary rolled these, or some TSR flunky, we might never know."<BR/><BR/>Dave, good catch about the undead hit dice. However, I don't think anyone literally "rolled" the hit points in B2. (a) Gary wrote more than once about how he just picked hp by fiat that served the adventure (e.g., as I mentioned for the solo boss monsters), (b) the hit points in B2 are set equally, near the average, for large groups of monsters (which could not be the result of actually rolling them all).Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-15008715980090572662009-01-12T08:35:00.000-05:002009-01-12T08:35:00.000-05:00it's really made for Original D&D, pre-Sup...<I>it's really made for Original D&D, pre-Supplement I</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting and logical, except:<BR/><BR/><I>Skeletons HD 1 -> expect 3.5, listed as 3 hp. Zombies 2 HD -> expect 7, listed as 8 hp.</I><BR/><BR/>Skeletons and Zombies, in OD&D, are ½ and 1 HD respectively, so the B2 entries for those particular monsters does not actually follow the original edition rules. Nevertheless a very insightful post which leaves me thinking that perhaps the module was in fact “made” for Basic, but when the actual HP rolling came around, someone assumed d6 for hits and we see the results. Whether Gary rolled these, or some TSR flunky, we might never know.Sham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-4080147969629483872009-01-08T12:24:00.000-05:002009-01-08T12:24:00.000-05:00That's really a fascinating find. Nice work.That's really a fascinating find. Nice work.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.com