tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post8853523510928940296..comments2023-06-20T11:26:01.308-04:00Comments on Quickly, Quietly, Carefully: Alternative Holmesian elf advancementUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post-13002159591903026032012-04-19T07:28:03.546-04:002012-04-19T07:28:03.546-04:00In B/X, the elf XP requirements for levels 1-7 are...In B/X, the elf XP requirements for levels 1-7 are actually 2x Fighter, rather than Fighter + MU.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post-37340167299670790832012-04-18T19:18:21.209-04:002012-04-18T19:18:21.209-04:00@Limpey: At the lower levels that is the B/X and B...@Limpey: At the lower levels that is the B/X and BECMI method.Pulp Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486803457210325703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post-15436119375884434242012-04-18T18:11:03.747-04:002012-04-18T18:11:03.747-04:00we made the elves earn XP for both fighter and MU ...<i>we made the elves earn XP for both fighter and MU class combined to go up a level</i><br /><br />That's pretty steep.<br /><br />I've been playing so that elves choose to adventure as either a fighter or magic-user on a week-by-week basis. Whatever XP they earn that week goes to that class. They re-roll their HP's with the class-appropriate HD type every week too.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096724870715714696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066179905250164861.post-54474903820578582592012-04-18T17:16:53.169-04:002012-04-18T17:16:53.169-04:00If I remember right, when we played Holmes + Greyh...If I remember right, when we played Holmes + Greyhawk/OD&D, I think we made the elves earn XP for both fighter and MU class combined to go up a level. It was a considerable inconvenience, but the ability to cast spells and wear armor and see in the dark made it our favorite class.<br />As I recall, very few characters made it to second level anyway.Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.com