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Thread: 1st Edition Monster Manual Find
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2010-05-19, 01:22 PM (ISO 8601)Pixie in the Playground
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1st Edition Monster Manual Find
I managed to find a copy of the ad&d Monster Manual (first edition, 3d printing) today for £2 from a local junk/bargin shop and have leafed through a bit. Things seem so unoragnized back then, I cant find the monsters to hit stat or other things I would expect but I have no experice with that edition so it could just be me.
All in all I think it was a good bargin. Has anyone else had expereince finding old D&D material by chance, any rare finds?. Also is the book worth anything? I dont really have any use for it as i play 3.5 and GURPS exclusively atm,but is it worth holding onto?.
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2010-05-19, 02:20 PM (ISO 8601)Librarian in the Playground Moderator
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Re: 1st Edition Monster Manual Find
See where it's notes the monster's HD? That tells you where it is on the attack table and the saves table.
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2010-05-19, 02:23 PM (ISO 8601)Ogre in the Playground
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Re: 1st Edition Monster Manual Find
Check the table in the DMG combat chapter. It's right there.
Originally Posted by Mark Hall
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2010-05-21, 02:12 PM (ISO 8601)Titan in the Playground
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Re: 1st Edition Monster Manual Find
Heh, heh. As Mark and Hamlet have mentioned, many statistics are simply governed by hit dice in AD&D, most pertinently fighting ability and saving throws. It is kind of like reading a code. Originally Posted by Stevielash
It was indeed. I obtained my copies of the PHB, DMG and OA from a charity shop. A friend mentioned they had seen them there and I went by a picked them up for about £1 each. Others have had ridiculously good fortune compared to that, though, picking up entire collections for £100 or so. Originally Posted by Stevielash
Not really. It is probably worth about £10 maybe, as so many were produced it is still reasonably easily available. Originally Posted by Stevielash
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