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Module – Expenses Calculator

The Expenses Calculator module will take into account the Monthly Expense Rate setting you have in your General Details module. It will then determine the number of campaign days that have passed since the last time you calculated expenses. Finally, it calculates a pro-rated amount of expenses that each character owes. I rationalize to players […]

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Campaign Manager

Module – General Settings

General Settings These are a collection of the various values and settings available for your campaign. Campaign Name As it says on its face, this is the name you have given to your campaign. It can be changed at any time. Day The current day in your campaign. Days will accumulate linearly. They do not […]

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Playing AD&D

How to Play Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D 1e)

So you’ve heard about it on Youtube or from a friend,.. or you watched an 80’s period show like Stranger Things and were intrigued by the idea of Old School Dungeons & Dragons. After a few Google searches you were stymied in answering the question, “How can I learn to play AD&D First Edition?”. If […]

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Playing AD&D

What is Advanced Dungeons and Dragons?

As a prelude, let me start by saying I am no Dungeons & Dragons lore or history expert. I started playing in the early 1980s as a kid and play it today. I am a big fan of the older work but only know the newer editions by reputation and discussion with players. The following […]

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Playing AD&D

Third-Party Resources

The following are AD&D resources that I value. You may not. I prioritize those that are low-cost/FREE to use. There are of course many alternatives just as good or better if you’re willing to pay a bit more. Let me know in the comments of some of your favorites and why. Discord Reddit Youtube Roll20 […]

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Homebrew

Arcanum Research

Arcanum, Research refers to the act of attempting research on a custom Magic-User or Illusionist spell designed by the player. For each day of research interrupted, one week is added to the total research time. If successfully researched, the spell is transcribed to your personal spellbook and forever memorizable by the character. Research has material […]

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Characters Homebrew

The Blademaster

The Blademaster The Blademaster is an AD&D 1e Homebrew subclass to the Thief. To be a Blademaster, a character must have a minimum strength of 14, an intelligence of 12, and a dexterity of 16. If a Blademaster has a minimum of 16 in both strength and dexterity, they gain the benefit of adding 10% […]