05-10-2012, 11:54 AM
I think that the base mechanics of each edition is a lot like all of the rest.
However..
1. The early edition assumes that players can attack other characters, but later editions have edited this out.
2. The early edition only has a few basic classes. There were a couple of articles in DRAGON that added extras (hobbit, dwarf, cleric) and I think those classes have been integrated into the later edition rules.
3. There are minor differences in which monsters and how many of each are to be found on the cards. Nothing that is a really big deal, but the different editions differ slightly.
4. I have a set of metal miniatures that one could buy seperately from one of the later editions. I think there is a card with a rule tweak or so and maybe an extra spell card. I'd have to go check for sure. As far as I know, none of these things appeared in any of the boxed set rulebooks.
However..
1. The early edition assumes that players can attack other characters, but later editions have edited this out.
2. The early edition only has a few basic classes. There were a couple of articles in DRAGON that added extras (hobbit, dwarf, cleric) and I think those classes have been integrated into the later edition rules.
3. There are minor differences in which monsters and how many of each are to be found on the cards. Nothing that is a really big deal, but the different editions differ slightly.
4. I have a set of metal miniatures that one could buy seperately from one of the later editions. I think there is a card with a rule tweak or so and maybe an extra spell card. I'd have to go check for sure. As far as I know, none of these things appeared in any of the boxed set rulebooks.
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Visit my Blackmoor OD&D board
OD&D since 1975
"Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!"
- Dave Arneson
