Re: Campaign pacing

On Mar 28, 8:39 pm, Peter Knutsen <p...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Brandon Blackmoor wrote:

> > I do not know about AD&D, but in D&D, even characters who do not
> > themselves have an abundance of "crunchy bits" as you call them still
> > have to cope with the existence of those bits in the hands of other
> > characters and opponents (typically through the avenue of "magic
> > items"). It may be maginally easier to play a 18th level rogue than a
>
> Perhaps I tend to underestimate the prevalence of magic items in
pre-3.0?

I started in the mid 70's with the original game out of the box.

We using the provided random treasure tables and didn't allow purchase
of magic items.

I recall a case where two level 10 or so characters had a duel. They
started at range so they started by throwing their masses of otherwise
useless +1 and +2 weapons at each other, they both had so many that
they needed bags of holding to hold them all.

Modules were always even worse.

DougL