Questions tagged [adnd-2e]
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Second Edition from 1989.
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AD&D 2e Creature immunities
So, unless I'm missing something, AD&D 2nd edition is not very informative about creature immunities... As a result, such things are up to individual Dungeon Master interpretations and campaign ...
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Is there a official source restricting the original Enlarge power for the duergar monster?
The duergar from Monstrous Manual uses the Enlarge power with his hit points as caster level as described on page 97.
The Complete Book of Dwarves dictates on page 31 that the caster level is twice ...
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Is there an equivalent to archmage special ability Arcane Fire in previous editions?
I'm searching for an equivalent to the archmage prestige class ability from 3.5e, Arcane Fire (DMG, page 178), in previous editions (Player's Options, 2e, 1e or OD&D), but not 4e or 5e. Any ...
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Do characters know when they succeed at a saving throw in AD&D 2nd Edition?
When a character must make a saving throw (typically vs spell) because some entity has mentally or magically attacked them, but when there is no sensory aspect to the attack, if the character succeeds ...
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Is the vibroblade from Gamma World equivalent to the longsword (or a different sword) from the AD&D weapons table, for weapon proficiency?
We have a crossover campaign between Gamma World and AD&D. We use weapon proficiencies, and quickly concluded the Vibrodagger was a "dagger" for purposes of proficiency - it has "...
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What class defaults for Improved Strength/Cat's Grace Spells for Psionicist?
In Spells & Magic, only four class categories – Priest, Warrior, Wizard, Rogue – are used for defaults for calculating how much Strength or Dexterity is gained when using these buffs. These class ...
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Can a githzerai PC be a psionicist in AD&D 2e?
The complete psionics handbook was released before Planescape campaign setting and there is no mention of githzerai being able to be psionicist. But from the lore it seems that they can be psionic.
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How many Character Points for a Psionicist to buy proficiency with Restricted Weapons like Swords?
In skills & powers for AD&D 2nd edition there's a rule that says
"Character Class Restrictions Non-warrior characters are normally
restricted by the rules dictating the types of weapons ...
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Literacy and Dual Classing AD&D Proficiencies?
I've got a bunch of players about to dual class and they aren't supposed to use their old class abilities, but some basic things bother me:
Reading/Writing
Their Native Language
Foreign languages ...
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What's an "ego weapon"?
In the index of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragon's second-edition Player's Handbook (revised), there's an entry for "Ego weapons" referring to page 143 in the section on treasure. However, ...
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Did AD&D players use Leomund's Tiny Hut to keep out enemies?
Brandes Stoddard has a fun article called Leomund's Tiny Problem, where he discusses ways in which Leomund's Tiny Hut is "highly exploitable" in D&D 5e, and offers suggestions on how to ...
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Are there official character sheets for the Skills & Powers book?
The AD&D 2E (2.8) Player's Options books, specifically the Skills & Powers book, have character build information, but not the character sheet to parallel the build.
Is there a character sheet ...
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Do Bracers of Defense stack with a shield?
In AD&D (1e or 2e) would Bracers of Defense stack with a shield?
The relevant text from the AD&D DMG (p. 139) is:
Their magic bestows an effective armor class equal to actually wearing armor ...
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Looking for Dragon Magazine issue promoting 3E Barbarian class
The issue was released some months before 3rd Edition made it to the stores; at the beginning of it there was a section describing how the barbarian class worked in 3E, including a sidebar extolling ...
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What are useful introductory books & websites for AD&D 2E players? [closed]
The mechanics of Advanced D&D 2E are rather different from editions 3.5-5. What are useful books & websites for players to learn AD&D 2E?
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Are there any other published attestations of Zorquan, besides Draconomicon (1990) & Cult Of The Dragon (1998)?
I haven't found any mention of Zorquan, draconic god of "dragon-ness" (perhaps most famed as a critic of the draconic holy wars), except the two books Draconomicon (1990), & Cult Of The ...
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How does vassalage affect control of holdings?
If you control all of the law holdings in an area then you get to decrease loyalty loss by two and if you control at least half then you get to decrease it by one. Now what I want to ask is that if a ...
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What healing spell did Cadderly cast on Ivan Bouldershoulder?
In the R.A. Salvatore books Cleric Quintet, Ivan Bouldershoulder was seriously injured. Cadderly put a ring of Regeneration on, then cast a spell that removed the wounds from Ivan and they appeared on ...
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Are the times listed in The Castle Guide in weeks or days?
In The Castle Guide supplement page 54 is a table detailing several building types and their associated costs and requirements. Are the values under the column for build time meant to represent person-...
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In the first "Eye of the Beholder" game, does lower AC mean the target is harder to hit?
I am not sure whether character adjustment in the first Eye of the Beholder game works accurately. I see that AC depends only on DEX:
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What was the status of Half-Orcs as playable characters in 2e?
The AD&D 2e Player's Handbook did not list half-orc as a playable race, unlike 1e.
However, half-orcs in the Monstrous Compendium are listed under orcs with class and levels limits if players want ...
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How does one play a Chaotic Evil character without disrupting the play group?
A follow-up question to How to deal with a PC trying to kill another?
As I understand the answer to that question, PCs killing one another is generally not the intended outcome of campaigns, and the ...
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Haste life-shortening if unaffected
I am playing Baldur's Gate, which has 2nd edition rules. My playstyle has both roleplaying and meta/munchkin elements.
The 3rd level Arcane spell haste gives the user increased movement speed and ...
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Which AD&D (likely from 2e) book contained stats for Fionn mac Cumhaill, and possibly a class conversion from 1e to 2e?
I recently reacquired TSR's Celts Campaign Sourcebook for AD&D 2nd ed because I wanted to reread some parts I thought were in that book. After reading the copy I found, however, I don't see the ...
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Is there any lore regarding the calendar of Sigil?
For the sake of keeping track of my campaign, I've been looking for any guidance regarding the structure of a year in Sigil. In my searching, I've found a wiki page associated with a Neverwinter ...
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Is there a daily limit on spell memorisation?
Players Handbook p31 states
Before a wizard can actually cast a spell, he must memorize its arcane formula. This locks an energy pattern for that particular spell into his mind. Once he has the spell ...
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Movement in darkness - what reduction?
In darkness, is movement "reduced by ⅓" or "reduced to ⅓"?
What is the groundspeed velocity of an unladen human in darkness?
Would they have a movement rate of 8″ or 4″ ?
I have a ...
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What would a character affected by Feeblemind be capable of in 2e?
I've looked through this website for answers but most of the questions pertaining to the spell are for 5e, like this one, where the spell has gone through many generations of changes. It doesn't ...
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How do I convert the DC of a check from AD&D 2E to 5E?
In the AD&D 2e supplement, In The Cage: A Guide to Sigil, there are rules given for the impacts of a noxious smog, as follows:
Any PC exposed to [the smog] must make a Constitution ability check, ...
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Where can I find the descriptions for AD&D magic items?
Where can I find the stat blocks and information for magical (or potentially even mundane) objects from AD&D?
I am currently planning a 5e campaign using the Planescape setting, and in reading ...
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Can an Intellect Devourer use racial abilities while piloting a body?
My specific situation is that an intellect devourer is hiding inside a crystal dragon, hoping to wait until the other gem dragons enter their first dragon sleep in order to use them to help grow its ...
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What is the title of this Dragonlance Adventure partly set on one of Krynn's moons?
I read a description of this in a pamphlet describing the various D&D settings that came out in 1998. But I no longer remember the title.
The module in question was a Dragonlance adventure, and ...
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How does a low Strength stat translate into the narrative?
I'm having trouble with something. In a ADnD 2e campaign how should a low Strength translate into the narrative/roleplay of the campaign? It's easy to figure out how high Strength would work when ...
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Can a user benefit from personal powers stored in an empowered object?
I realized while writing this question that I have another issue with empowered objects. Specifically, it is the object using the stored powers, rather than the wearer/wielder/user. Can such an ...
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How does the receptacle power actually work?
This is actually several questions, but closely related enough I felt they should be asked as one question. If the community disagrees, I'm happy to split them up.
The 2nd Edition Complete Psionics ...
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Does the Aid spell affect creatures engaged in combat?
The Bless spell has this restriction:
A blessing, however, affects only those not already engaged in melee combat.
...While the Aid spell doesn't directly say anything similar. It does, however, say ...
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What does "Ninemen" mean, in the name of the Nulathoe's Ninemen spell?
Every reference to Ed Greenwood's spell Nulathoe's ninemen makes sure to note that "ninemen" is pronounced "nin-em-en" rather than "nine men," making it a unique word of ...
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How do Ravenloft powers checks work with scrolls?
For spells that require a powers check when cast in Ravenloft, when should the check happen for scrolls: during creation, at the time of the scroll's use, or both?
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Giant-kin bows, arrows and information (AD&D 2e)
I've looked online for information regarding Giant-kin bows and all I can find on the topic is the weight and weapon size for them.
Per The Complete Book of Humanoids (PHBR10)
giant-kin long bow ...
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Are Ogres allowed to become Priests of Vaprak?
The Complete Book of Humanoids allows for PC Ogres with a level limit of 3 in Shaman and no other divine spellcasting class allowed.
Monster Mythology provides details for Vaprak's (the god of Ogres) ...
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How do I explain to an AD&D player that items that increase Armor Class in D&D 5e are overpowered?
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I have recently started a campaign with a new player that comes from an AD&D background. He wishes to convert and import his character to the campaign. We did this once, and I helped him ...
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How does a Bless Spell work when cast on items?
A Bless spell can be cast upon an item to make it blessed. Examples would be a blessed finely cured piece of leather for an Armor spell or a blessed crossbow to slay a Rakshasa. I'm not clear about ...
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What are the fanner beasts?
I'm reading some of the original lore for Dark Sun, and the dray are described as herding "fanner beasts", supposedly some sort of lizard-like creature. But I can't find any information ...
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In D&D 5e is there a spell or ability that mimics the D&D 2e Priest spell Combine?
In 2nd Ed there was a 1st LV spell called Combine.
It allowed the caster to combine forces with other casters to increase the effective level of his Turning ability as well as increased his caster ...
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What is the formula for damage per round?
I'm creating a web app to learn JS that will calculate damage per round but I'm stuck on adding criticals.
I have successfully created variables for:
diceNumber, diceSides, bonuses, attacksPerRound, ...
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Is there any official rule that mitigates power checks for NPCs?
The PCs escaped from Aggarath and found themselves in Falkovnia. Originally hailing from Toril, the party walked south in hopes of reaching Calimshan but, instead, approached Aerie and fought an elite ...
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Can you choose to cast a spell at a lower caster level?
In AD&D, many spells have effects with areas that are a specified amount “per level”. From my understanding, this is the caster’s level. My question, is whether or not a spellcaster could choose ...
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In “Elves of Evermeet”, how does the “construction” spell work?
This is in the 2nd edition book: Elves of Evermeet. On page 65 there is the description for a spell: Construction.
Construction (Alteration)
Range: Touch
Component: V,S,M
Duration: Permanent
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What is the name of this Ravenloft adventure featuring a vampire innkeeper and a werewolf that kills villagers?
When I started playing Dungeons & Dragons, it was in second edition, Ravenloft Campaign.
I remember playing an adventure where it was a small village in the snow, where a werewolf was killing ...
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How do crossbred dragons inherit movement, MR, and special defenses?
1990's Draconomicon has some guidelines for crossbred dragons that seem useful for 3.5/5e. From what I can tell, though, rules for land/flight/(swim) speeds, magic resistance, and elemental immunity (...