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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9285272" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>Agreed. Next up would be the other two monster books (Fiend Folio and MMII). After that, you've probably got everything you'll ever need. Avoid Unearthed Arcana at all costs until you become much more familiar with the system; a lot of stuff in there is outright broken, and you'll need to know what to prune and what to keep.</p><p></p><p>Mostly agree; the bolded, however, are both essential. Morale is really simple, and the MMI monsters' xp are all listed in Appendix E of the DMG (they're right in the monster write-ups in FF and MMII). If you use a homebrew monster, however, you'll need that xp table; it's pretty easy to use.</p><p></p><p>One other rule to largely ignore if you can is Gygax's combat initiative system. Replace it with something of your own; even if you think yours is worse, trust me: it isn't. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Indeed; and the PH isn't too bad at stepping you through the roll-up process.</p><p></p><p>Those are both good home bases but are also both very nasty adventures to chuck at raw 1st-level types. Bone Hill even says it's for 2nd-4th level characters.</p><p></p><p>B2 Keep on the Borderlands is the classic "first adventure" (and it too comes with a home base, that being the keep). N1 Cult of the Reptile God is also a good starter adventure, as is...</p><p></p><p>... U1 Secret of Saltmarsh. I'd put its overall lethality level somewhat lower than either Bone Hill or Hommlet...though it does have its moments. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>A good sequence IMO would be U1, U2, Bone Hill, A-series (well, A1-A2 anyway), WG4 Temple of Tharizdun, G-series. I'm not a big fan of the D-Q series that come after the G-series; having run them, I was rather unimpressed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9285272, member: 29398"] Agreed. Next up would be the other two monster books (Fiend Folio and MMII). After that, you've probably got everything you'll ever need. Avoid Unearthed Arcana at all costs until you become much more familiar with the system; a lot of stuff in there is outright broken, and you'll need to know what to prune and what to keep. Mostly agree; the bolded, however, are both essential. Morale is really simple, and the MMI monsters' xp are all listed in Appendix E of the DMG (they're right in the monster write-ups in FF and MMII). If you use a homebrew monster, however, you'll need that xp table; it's pretty easy to use. One other rule to largely ignore if you can is Gygax's combat initiative system. Replace it with something of your own; even if you think yours is worse, trust me: it isn't. :) Indeed; and the PH isn't too bad at stepping you through the roll-up process. Those are both good home bases but are also both very nasty adventures to chuck at raw 1st-level types. Bone Hill even says it's for 2nd-4th level characters. B2 Keep on the Borderlands is the classic "first adventure" (and it too comes with a home base, that being the keep). N1 Cult of the Reptile God is also a good starter adventure, as is... ... U1 Secret of Saltmarsh. I'd put its overall lethality level somewhat lower than either Bone Hill or Hommlet...though it does have its moments. :) A good sequence IMO would be U1, U2, Bone Hill, A-series (well, A1-A2 anyway), WG4 Temple of Tharizdun, G-series. I'm not a big fan of the D-Q series that come after the G-series; having run them, I was rather unimpressed. [/QUOTE]
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