AD&D Resources

[geneweigel]

I was just thinking is there anywhere that has compiled AD&D (1977-1985)information?

For example: How about complete spell lists?

Just wondering.

[davegibsongreyhawkdm]

I've started using Trent Foster's AD&D Companion Version 1.3: A Collection of House Rules and Expansions - I really like all that he has collected into this volume, and am using it all for the new campaign I started late November.

[foster1941]

Kellri did a couple of compilation resources a few years back that can still be found on the Downloads sidebar of his blog at kellri.blogspot.com/

CDD#1 - Statblock Reference is a collection of monster statblocks
CDD#2 - Spells Reference is a collection of spell descriptions

In both cases I believe he included everything in "canonical" 1E (i.e. all the way through 1988), so there is some post-Gary stuff included that you'll presumably want to ignore.

[geneweigel]

Jan 24, 2018 16:37:57 GMT -5 davegibsongreyhawkdm said:

I've started using Trent Foster's AD&D Companion Version 1.3: A Collection of House Rules and Expansions - I really like all that he has collected into this volume, and am using it all for the new campaign I started late November.

Thanks, I've already seen it and recommend it.

[geneweigel]

Jan 24, 2018 19:10:57 GMT -5 foster1941 said:

Kellri did a couple of compilation resources a few years back that can still be found on the Downloads sidebar of his blog at kellri.blogspot.com/

CDD#1 - Statblock Reference is a collection of monster statblocks
CDD#2 - Spells Reference is a collection of spell descriptions

In both cases I believe he included everything in "canonical" 1E (i.e. all the way through 1988), so there is some post-Gary stuff included that you'll presumably want to ignore.

Nice work is it all edited?

I see he's removed some "ownership" like "Tenser's". I know the intent is to remove legalese but it also removes the fact that its not available to starting characters and is not universal.

First reaction is needs lists, index and spell level in the block. But thats gut not that his work is not appreciated.

[foster1941]

I believe he edited the PH spells to include the notes from the DMG, but didn't otherwise make "fix" type changes. The "named" spells are listed without the proper names in the main body, but there's a separate listing in the back of which spells should go with which names (so Floating Disc and Transformation go with Tenser, Magic Aura goes with Nystul, etc.), which is a sort of clever roundabout way of handling that issue.

[geneweigel]

I think thats a project right there an intelligent list of spells instead of the whole spell like he has just a reference of relevant spells with reference data (level/unlisted category/exceptional leveling/etc.) .

[geneweigel]

Unlisted category is offensive/defensive/miscellaneous of which only starter spells were branded (DMG [1979] pg 39)

Exceptional leveling is when a spell is a borderline function so it doesn't have level attributes (casting time, duration, etc) similar to its contemporaries.