tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240283907729630332.post2416881522005106529..comments2024-02-14T22:33:00.525+01:00Comments on ((nil) is (not(null))): Ability Score Minimums in B/X (Part 1)Peter Fröhlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688076015831464616noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240283907729630332.post-32985557031205278902015-12-29T19:16:12.760+01:002015-12-29T19:16:12.760+01:00Elves require intelligence 9 not constitution 12. ...Elves require intelligence 9 not constitution 12. I know, that wasn't your point. I am just a stickler for correctness. :-) For the record, I don't need nice elves, indeed I'd be fine with elves enslaving humans or whatnot. But I have trouble with any culture that would throw kids into holes, doesn't matter what the reason is. So I guess I am culturally insensitive in a way.Peter Fröhlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688076015831464616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240283907729630332.post-85449527976327907502015-12-23T01:10:09.372+01:002015-12-23T01:10:09.372+01:00It's recommended you Revolt your abilities if ...It's recommended you Revolt your abilities if two or more abilities are less than eight. That's a large percentage of the bell curve right there.Sean Robert Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273566549106707316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240283907729630332.post-40143017444558259062015-12-22T10:04:25.236+01:002015-12-22T10:04:25.236+01:00I consider magic a language. This means a wizard a...I consider magic a language. This means a wizard and elf need a language slot to allocate. So you want to Learn magic? 13 intelligence required. How do we then deal with Clerics? A 13 intelligence as well? That makes Clerics even rarer than wizards.Sean Robert Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273566549106707316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240283907729630332.post-41098953826752074562015-12-22T09:45:57.330+01:002015-12-22T09:45:57.330+01:00I kinda looked at this a while back. In the end yo...I kinda looked at this a while back. In the end you need to accept that demihuman deviation from the human bell curve is either:<br />(a) because they are 'alien' and don't conform to human limits, or<br />(b) because they are 'an isolated culture' that's been throwing babies down a hole when they show any kind of nonconformity to a culturally preferred type.<br />The idea that elves infect their children with bark pox to cull the ones with less than 12 constitution puts a Spartan spin on elves that offends players who like elves to be 'nice'. Sean Robert Meaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273566549106707316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240283907729630332.post-50008468539934356582015-12-16T09:05:09.354+01:002015-12-16T09:05:09.354+01:00It's correct that the XP adjustment mechanic d...It's correct that the XP adjustment mechanic does encourage and discourage certain class choices. I should have stated somewhere in my post that I don't particularly like that mechanic because of the added bookkeeping. Minimum ability scores seem much simpler to me. But as far B/X as written, your point is well taken.Peter Fröhlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688076015831464616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240283907729630332.post-42828718356594913502015-12-16T08:35:34.185+01:002015-12-16T08:35:34.185+01:00You might argue that a "soft limit" is i...You might argue that a "soft limit" is implied by the bonus/penalty to the experience points rewarded: a character with a prime requisite score lower than 9 will receive at most 90% of the XP. In practice, I feel this is sufficient motivitation to not play that character class.Wouter Hordijkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478738212216719939noreply@blogger.com