First Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Combat and Initiative

Here is a round-by-round example of an encounter under First Edition (1E) AD&D rules, based on the three core books, circa 1979.

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EDIT/ERRATA: There are errors in this video. Specifically Crang's AC (AC 7) His AC should be 4 - either that or he's actually wearing studded leather or has very poor dexterity (make your pick). Another error recently pointed out to me is that Ursla missed her turn in round 3 (she should have attacked after the Minotaur's attack, before the start of round 4, according to initiative). Also pointed out by keen eyes and ears: a Minotaur typically gets +2 to damage and not "to hit" (which I have backwards here). I'm sure there are more errors missed here, but therein lies the spirit of the game!

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Crang the fighter, Ursla the thief and Elda the elf fighter/magic user encounter and battle a fearsome minotaur. This play example is (nearly) by-the-book 1E AD&D combat with miniatures (although miniatures are completely optional under these rules).

1E AD&D is seen (by some) as the inevitable continuation of Original Dungeons and Dragons (aka the 1970's Brown/White Box Set, plus all the supplements) while others believe "Classic" D&D (Moldvay Basic and Cook Expert boxed sets) was truer to the spirit of the original and view AD&D as an entirely new game. Whatever you position on this, 1E AD&D became THE FRPG for a lot of hobbyist in the 1980's and it is still played and loved by many today.

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