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    From crashoppe@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 13 10:44:20 2023
    i have been playing this game for a very long time. i still enjoy it a lot. i cant seem to understand which weapons are better than others. could someone please explain:

    total damage
    1d1+1
    1d4+7
    2d5+3
    etc

    hit bonus
    +2
    +8
    +12
    etc

    thank you so much in advance!

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  • From David Chmelik@21:1/5 to crashoppe on Wed Oct 11 23:58:07 2023
    On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:44:20 -0800 (PST), crashoppe wrote:

    i have been playing this game for a very long time. i still enjoy it a
    lot. i cant seem to understand which weapons are better than others.
    could someone please explain:

    The word 'cant' predates the abbreviation "can't" and they differ; you
    probably didn't say what you intended to mean.

    total damage 1d1+1 1d4+7 2d5+3 etc

    Those means one one-sided die plus one, and one four-sided die plus seven,
    and two five-sided die plus three. You can calculate from these.

    hit bonus +2 +8 +12 etc

    Self-explanatory.

    thank you so much in advance!

    You're welcome.

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  • From Julian@21:1/5 to David Chmelik on Thu Oct 12 10:28:19 2023
    On Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 6:58:10 PM UTC-5, David Chmelik wrote:
    On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:44:20 -0800 (PST), crashoppe wrote:

    i have been playing this game for a very long time. i still enjoy it a lot. i cant seem to understand which weapons are better than others.
    could someone please explain:

    The word 'cant' predates the abbreviation "can't" and they differ; you probably didn't say what you intended to mean.

    total damage 1d1+1 1d4+7 2d5+3 etc

    Those means one one-sided die plus one, and one four-sided die plus seven, and two five-sided die plus three. You can calculate from these.

    hit bonus +2 +8 +12 etc

    Self-explanatory.

    thank you so much in advance!

    You're welcome.

    Put simply, D & D has three weapons. Diablo II has over 1000. Blizzard is making bank because they've gone beyond flail longsword and spear. For example, a Blizzard weapon might look like

    Iron Trident of the Wolf and then also a color code to indicate rarity.

    In D & D, you'll be using the same weapon at level 17 as you did when you were level 2 because it's absent variety.
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  • From David Chmelik@21:1/5 to Julian on Sat Oct 14 00:47:40 2023
    On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Julian wrote:
    Put simply, D & D has three weapons.

    No, Dungeons & Dragons has hundreds of weapons, and with the various types
    of enchantments, thousands--more than any videogame.

    In D & D, you'll be using the same weapon at level 17 as you did when
    you were level 2 because it's absent variety.

    That's unlikely and false. You've never played it, have you? (the
    original book & paper & pencil & dice roleplaying game, not the videogame)

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  • From Julian@21:1/5 to David Chmelik on Sat Oct 14 07:47:55 2023
    On Friday, October 13, 2023 at 7:47:43 PM UTC-5, David Chmelik wrote:
    On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Julian wrote:
    Put simply, D & D has three weapons.
    No, Dungeons & Dragons has hundreds of weapons, and with the various types of enchantments, thousands--more than any videogame.
    In D & D, you'll be using the same weapon at level 17 as you did when
    you were level 2 because it's absent variety.
    That's unlikely and false. You've never played it, have you? (the
    original book & paper & pencil & dice roleplaying game, not the videogame)

    Why can't we have one hundred person parties then?

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  • From Julian@21:1/5 to Julian on Sat Oct 14 12:29:53 2023
    On Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 9:47:56 AM UTC-5, Julian wrote:
    On Friday, October 13, 2023 at 7:47:43 PM UTC-5, David Chmelik wrote:
    On Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Julian wrote:
    Put simply, D & D has three weapons.
    No, Dungeons & Dragons has hundreds of weapons, and with the various types of enchantments, thousands--more than any videogame.
    In D & D, you'll be using the same weapon at level 17 as you did when you were level 2 because it's absent variety.
    That's unlikely and false. You've never played it, have you? (the
    original book & paper & pencil & dice roleplaying game, not the videogame)
    Why can't we have one hundred person parties then?

    It's because they've exhausted the job supply. Flails are used to cause uncursed damage, spears are for thieves (going in their front and thrusting out the other side of their body), and longswords are for dumb barbarians . Each party is a Swiss Army
    Knife covering the bases. If you had one hundred participants, ninety of them would stand around yawning. When I played D & D, the DM was like a fruit fly in the time allocation. They chew up all the creative energy on some schtick then do a pisspoor
    job of the rest of making a realm where the player can "do anything they want." You talk about rules lawyers. These DMs are rule judges. Creatively speaking, I want a garrote, a sickle and a cross. But what I really have, contrary to your
    protestations, are a halberd and a handful of adventurers who can't be seen by light of of day because of the shady jewel thefts they perpetually engage in, your Honor.

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