Theory of Games
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Yeah. I really liked the "Compleat/Complete" series, especially The Complete Fighter's Handbook and The Complete Book of Elves.
D&D 2E Huh. AD&D 2e is my favorite D&D
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McXanaxinAlcohol
Purveyor of AD&D
I would say so. A little over a year ago I read through both. I am sure I am missing some differences, but for the most part AD&D 2E revised is just 2E. There are like 20~30% more pages in the Revised books though.
I recall finding that in 2E Revised some of the wording that explained certain concepts was a bit different like weapon proficiencies. 2E revised also referenced tables and other sections better than the original. The equipment list also has a few extra items. I seem to recall more optional rules in 2E Revised compared to 2E. Optional Rules being things like "Hovering on Death's Door". Obviously the artwork is different but more notably; there is more color artwork in revised than the original.
I am generally pretty neutral on original 2E vs Revised 2E, though I lean toward Revsied in most cases. I think the artwork in both is unique and inspiring compared to modern fantasy art styles I see. One thing I believe the Original 2E does WAY better than Revised is the spell list. In the PHB of original 2E; in addition to telling you what spell list you are (wizard vs priest) it always tells you at the top of the page what spell level the spells on the page are. In Revised it just tells you if its in the Wizard or Priest spell section so it takes like twice as long to find spells of a specific level when you are quickly flipping through!
Bedrockgames
I post in the voice of Christopher Walken
I am pretty sure there were some important differences. Right now revised is the only one up at drive thru, so I tend to use that because it is easier for most people in my groups to get (I have an old 89 PHB but it is falling apart). I have to say I never liked the change in layout or art with the revised
David Howery
Hero
2E was a pretty good edition, although I didn't care for a lot of the cosmetic changes done to it. But I didn't get to game in it for long before my job/life forced me out of the gaming life, just a couple of years. Most of my gaming years were spent in 1E. Still, I'll always remember 2E for all the fantastic settings they came out with...
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
OG all the way!
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
I'm just happy they kept the books the same.
Micah Sweet
Level Up & OSR Enthusiast
Good thing I never bought or played an RPG for the art.
I don't have Revised, but Hovering on Death's Door was definitely in O2E.
Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
Hovering on Death's Door, critical hits, fumbles, weapon speed, parrying, proficiencies, individual initiative, training, individual xp awards, xp for treasure, artifacts & relics, infravision being more complex than just "see in the dark"...
2E was packed with rules marked as optional.
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