It’s #THAC0Thursday, when we reflect on older D&D & how weird/great/confusing/wonderful they were.
Today’s question: what 1 rule from any older edition of #dnd would most surprise players who only know #dnd5E?
(I swear to all the gods, if you tries to start an edition war…) Outside of optional and house rules, in 2e and earlier you were dead dead dead at 0 hp.— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) April 18, 2019
I don’t think I realized this. I’m familiar with 3.5’s con mod buffer idea, but I didn’t realize it was even more lethal before 3.5 was -10, PF was [negative con score].
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) April 18, 2019
I started using the negative 10 equals dead rule in 2nd edition. My house rule was if an attack brought you down to -4 or less, you started bleeding out and lost 1 hp a round. Yep! That was presented as an option in the 2e DMG called "Hovering on Death's Door."
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) April 18, 2019