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B/X actual play demonstration

Started by Sacrosanct, August 24, 2012, 09:48:58 AM

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Sacrosanct

August 24, 2012, 09:48:58 AM
As per this thread, the purpose of this particular let's play is to illustrate how most groups might have played B/X edition of D&D, and to see how it compares to other editions.

As the name implies "Basic", you'll find the rules much simpler than other editions.  In this case, we'll be using Moldvay's basic set.  The adventure will be the included Keep on the Borderlands, but I will make some changes (such as where certain magic items are located) to help mitigate out of character knowledge.  We also will probably not finish the adventure, as the scope of this thread can be completed without needing to.

Some house rules, to help keep things going:

* Starting character level is 1, with max hp.
* Roll 3d6, but assign in any order
* I will roll for initiative for both players and monsters.  Initiative is party based.  I.e., one roll for all party members.  Order of combat is: missile, spells, melee

For players, I have:
jedimastert
ladybird
Gamedaddy
Exploderwizard
Stormbringer
Blackhand

Can everyone confirm by end of day today?  Thanks.

Please just cut and paste your character here when finished.  I am assuming everyone has a copy of B/X (or LL in a pinch if you don't, but we'll primarily be on B/X rules).
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Blackhand

#1
August 24, 2012, 10:51:22 AM
Alright, here we go.  2nd try, using your rules for character building.  I'd give some background, but what setting are we using?  Mystara?

Name: Sir Ector Kriegschlosse
Class: Fighter 1
Alignment: Lawful

Str 15 (+1 to hit / damage)
Int 13 (R&W, +1 Language)
Wis 10
Dex 9
Con 11
Cha 7 (-1 Reaction, 3 Retainers, Morale 6)

Languages:  Common and Dwarven

AC: 4
HP: 8

Equipment:  Chain Mail & Shield; Sword;  Backpack, 2 Small Sacks, Wineskin and 1 Week's Rations;  2gp
Blackhand 2.0 - New and improved version!

Sacrosanct

#2
August 24, 2012, 10:55:08 AM
Generic setting, yes.  Karameikos

For those not familiar with B/X, the character write above is complete.  Yes, you can literally fit your entire character on an index card.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

beeber

#3
August 24, 2012, 11:28:40 AM
forgot saving throws, but even with those, yep still index card character sheets.  love b/x ^_^

flyerfan1991

#4
August 24, 2012, 11:32:45 AM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;576096Generic setting, yes.  Karameikos

For those not familiar with B/X, the character write above is complete.  Yes, you can literally fit your entire character on an index card.

Those were the days....

I think my son's head would explode if he rolled a poor stat roll like that.

Blackhand

#5
August 24, 2012, 11:35:14 AM
Quote from: beeber;576107forgot saving throws, but even with those, yep still index card character sheets.  love b/x ^_^

For Basic, we really don't need to bother with noting Saves or Attack Tables here, do we?
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Sacrosanct

#6
August 24, 2012, 11:45:07 AM
Naw.  If you have the chart, I'll just ask you to roll against it.  You don't need to note it here.  Don't need AC table either.  Just tell me what AC you hit.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Ladybird

#7
August 24, 2012, 12:45:45 PM
Name: Medwen Yorkslay
Class: Dwarf 1
Alignment: Neutral

STR 13
INT 12
WIS 9
DEX 10
CON 17
CHA 14

Languages: Common, Dwarven, Kobold, Gnome, Goblin

AC: 3
HP: 10

Equipment: Plate Mail, Shield, Helmet; Light pick, dagger, sling + 20 bullets
Backpack (Blanket, bedroll, flint + steel, lantern, 2 pints oil, 6 days rations, 50ft silk rope, 12 iron spikes, waterskin)
22g 3 sp
one two FUCK YOU

Exploderwizard

#8
August 24, 2012, 01:01:01 PM
Quick question on initiative.

If the party wins initiative and we are at range does this mean that enemies with missiles will be able to fire before spellcasters can get a spell off?
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

Sacrosanct

#9
August 24, 2012, 01:14:14 PM
Quote from: Exploderwizard;576172Quick question on initiative.

If the party wins initiative and we are at range does this mean that enemies with missiles will be able to fire before spellcasters can get a spell off?

No.  All party actions go first.  Just that the order party actions resolve is missile, spell, melee
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Exploderwizard

#10
August 24, 2012, 01:36:14 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;576180No.  All party actions go first.  Just that the order party actions resolve is missile, spell, melee

No prob. Will get a character generated right after work. :)
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

Blackhand

#11
August 24, 2012, 02:06:56 PM Last Edit: August 24, 2012, 02:16:02 PM by Blackhand


Sir Ector is from the mighty city of Specularum, and his family has resided there for generations.  You might say he was a minor noble, but the fact is his family has descended into decrepitude and obscurity over the last thirty years or so.  Now freed of his father's inept and heavy-handed constraints, Ector sets about restoring the name of the Kriegschlosse.

Yet no one remembers their glory.  Once, they built mighty fortresses across the lands, and were sought out for their skill.  Educated and regal, the Kriegschlosse crest was respected and renowned.  However, misspending and general malfeasance amongst his immediate elders have rendered the household assets down to a very limited store.

Namely, Sir Ector and his sword.

When he shut down his family's estate in Specularum and handed the keys over to its new lords, he took the last 2 gold coins in the family treasury and vowed he would build a mighty castle as the ancient warrior-scholars of his family once did.  The courts of Karameikos will remember the Kriegschlosse's glory, and his family's name discarded and ridiculed no longer.

That, or the sword itself would provide swift release from his constant shame.
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StormBringer

#12
August 24, 2012, 02:27:19 PM
Name: Brun
Class: Cleric of St. Anselmo, Patron of unresolved mysteries.
Level: 1
Alignment: Lawful

S: 11
I: 10
W: 14 (+1 on magic-based saves)
D: 12
C: 12
Ch: 9

HP: 6
AC: 2

War Hammer
Sling (30 stones)

Plate armour
Shield

Backpack
Holy symbol
Rope, 50'
2 small sacks
1 large sack
Wine skin
Wine, quart
10' pole
Standard rations, 1 wk
Iron spikes, 1 doz
9 gp
If you read the above post, you owe me $20 for tutoring fees

\'Let them call me rebel, and welcome, I have no concern for it, but I should suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.\'
- Thomas Paine
\'Everything doesn\'t need

Exploderwizard

#13
August 24, 2012, 05:53:40 PM
Name: Fyodor Dobrogeanu
Class: Fighter
Level: 1
Alignment: Neutral

S: 14
I:  10
W:  9
D:  11
C:  11
Ch: 12

AC: 2
HP: 8

EQUIPMENT: (120gp rolled)
Platemail
Shield
Spear
3 Handaxes
dagger
Backpack
Wineskin
1 quart, wine
torches (6)
Rope 50'
Hammer (small)
iron spikes (12)
Flask of oil (3)
sacks, large (2)
tinderbox
rations, standard 1 week
3 gp

Fyodor comes from a respectable Traladaran middle class family in the Threshold area. His father, Andre works in the logging camp to the East of town. He has two younger brothers; Demetri and Yakov and two younger sisters; Elena, and Nicoleta.

Fyodor learned to hunt as a boy and as a commoner never found much use for a sword. His preferred weapon is the thrown spear or a light one-handed axe for close quarters.
Quote from: JonWakeGamers, as a whole, are much like primitive cavemen when confronted with a new game. Rather than \'oh, neat, what\'s this do?\', the reaction is to decide if it\'s a sex hole, then hit it with a rock.

Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

jedimastert

#14
August 24, 2012, 05:56:15 PM
What method should be used to determine starting spells for a magic user?

I have Holmes Basic. I do not know how it differs from Moldvay in this way.
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