Saving Throes # 134 - Pages Through the Ages: Making a Character - AD&D 2e

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I felt pretty inspired to do this episode as my home game is currently going through an AD&D 2e campaign (Vecna Lives!). This is also the edition that I was introduced to D&D with - the original release of the 2e PHB, with that gorgeous Jeff Easley artwork. It set my childhood imagination on fire! It was a lot of fun coming back with the mindset of how a new person might approach the game and how they might look at this. I always apply the rule of not using any aids in creating a character other than what would have been available to someone at the time of its release - so in this case, no using the internet! This one really brought me back, but also made me realize how much clearer the character creation process was in this edition compared to the prior editions. Tune in to find out what character I made in AD&D 2e.

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