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Cameron DuBeers
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Re: Cost of Item Enchantment
« Reply #15 on Sept 18, 2012, 8:14pm »

Sept 18, 2012, 7:57pm, saxonation wrote:

I think you may be right, I was talking about Classic D&D or Mystara D&D which I commonly see referred to as OD&D. Sorry, I'll assume this is a different kind of game?

OD&D is used here to refer to the 1974 boxed set edition of the game. It consisted of the three little brown books, or TLBB.

Classic D&D, that you've described above, is referred to either as Classic or BD&D (for basic D&D).

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Re: Cost of Item Enchantment
« Reply #16 on Sept 18, 2012, 8:26pm »

Sept 18, 2012, 7:57pm, saxonation wrote:

I think you may be right, I was talking about Classic D&D or Mystara D&D which I commonly see referred to as OD&D. Sorry, I'll assume this is a different kind of game?

It's the original kind of game!

Mystara would be BECMI, I believe. In between OD&D and BECMI are two other interpretations of the original rules: Holmes and B/X. And AD&D had been in print a while by the time of BECMI, so there are changes to the original rules from all those sources, including the changing of both magic item creation and bonus stacking.

As Mike points out, Vol II p 31 of the original rules make it clear that armor and shield bonuses do not stack, a fact which first changed in AD&D, as I recall. The Ring of Protection is described on p 33, and states "A ring which serves as +1 armor would, giving this bonus to defensive capabilities and to saving throws." So, at best, it replaces Plate +1 armor and (again) doesn't stack. There is no +3 ring.

The Protection from Evil spell is described in Vol I p 23 and was quoted by Cameron above. Again, it does not stack.

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Re: Cost of Item Enchantment
« Reply #17 on Sept 18, 2012, 8:57pm »

Sept 18, 2012, 7:57pm, saxonation wrote:

I think you may be right, I was talking about Classic D&D or Mystara D&D which I commonly see referred to as OD&D. Sorry, I'll assume this is a different kind of game?

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