The final manual of the first three core books. Describes the actual AD&D game system (in unbelievable detail).
Dungeon Masters Guide by Gary Gygax
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You need at least two hands to use a bow, regardless of its size. A longbow is too unwieldy to use while you are mounted. If you have a penalty for low Strength, apply it to damage rolls when you use a longbow. If you have a bonus for high Strength, you can apply it to damage rolls when you use a composite longbow but not a regular longbow.
Ad&d 2e Crit Ranges For Dmg 3
After more than two years since tantalizing players with the AD&D Monster Manual, Gygax finished work on his most impressive project, the Dungeon Masters Guide. Oft-criticized for its complicated rules and wordiness, the DMs Guide nevertheless has held up remarkably well over time, and is an impressive milestone in role-playing-game history.
Apr 03, 2017 Real D&D is OD&D, but I use 2e, but incorporate the 1e DMG. I don't think that there really are two AD&D systems, there is just one; 2e was just a bunch of updated mechanics and ideas that seemed to work better. The core 2e books are also indexed better. To this day, finding 1 fact out of my 1e material can be a nightmare. The highest crit range I can find in 4e is 16-20. The only instance of 16-20 I can find that lasts longer than a round is Anthem of Progress, a level 26 daily power from the Chosen Epic Destiny (requires: any divine class). Anthem of Progress creates a burst 10 targeting the caster and his.
The Dungeon Masters Guide lacks printing information on the copyright page, at least up until 1985. Much of what we have learned has been through extensive detective work; special thanks to Paul Stormberg for divining much of the information below. Thanks also Jim Fetzner, Paul Hennz, Rudy Hess, Oliver Rathbone, Bruce Robertson, and Jean-Philippe Suter for their contributions.
Because it is very difficult to determine what printing you have, you may find this flowchart easier to follow.
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Printing info most likely began to be added to the copyright page around 1985; discoveries of print info lower than 9th will throw our sequence above into chaos. :) The 9th printing was in August 1987, 10th printing was in 1987, the 11th printing was in April 1988, the 12th printing was in November 1988, the 13th printing was in July 1989, and the 14th printing was in July 1990. The description on the copyright page of the rear-cover artwork was never corrected. (Thanks to Michael Deaton and Gordon Richards for help with this info).
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First prints are reasonably scarce, but by no means 'rare' -- a Second Alpha print, with the Monster Manual pages inside, is much rarer.
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