tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post2199743744362884327..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Swapping Gold for StrengthTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-86692105164961188842012-05-31T13:33:29.021-07:002012-05-31T13:33:29.021-07:00You're probably right, except for a couple sit...You're probably right, except for a couple situations. High Con, uniform rolls for everything else, for example. Or High Charisma being a temptation.Talysmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-3537066367249126632012-05-31T11:04:41.676-07:002012-05-31T11:04:41.676-07:00I should probably point out that the reason I enac...I should probably point out that the reason I enacted the Gold Swap rule was that we choose character class before we roll abilities; ability scores are not driving class selection. Even with the gold swap--which actually only comes into play about 50% of the time--we have plenty of non-optimal characters on the table.<br /><br />Also, I think gold swap in OD&D would still be pretty impactful--possibly even moreso than AD&D--because there is almost no incentive not to trade a high ability score for a low Gold score. Armor is a lot cheaper in OD&D to the point that plate mail is a realistic option for wealthy 1st level characters--or at least it was in S&W. Add the Holmesian 100GP Scroll Rule and even MUs will be getting in on this game.Timrod https://www.blogger.com/profile/15308269015770538709noreply@blogger.com