My first exposure to RPGs, the games... not the rockets, was first edition AD&D. And so it shall probably be with Ultrason, who I've managed to convince on the grounds that I have a lot more stuff on it.
Thing is, it's been about 20 years since I played, so I've got to relearn some of the system. I've been reading the PHB when I ran across a bit in the equipment section that said Wizards could start wielding two-handed swords at level 2 if they wanted.
Crap.
Wish I'd known that back in the day. Nobody I knew played with the weapon proficiencies set into the game, which means that wizards had their butts handed to them on a regular basis, up until level 5.
I know that most of you don't care about this, but it's kind of like finding out that in the edition of Monopoly you had as a kid loans were encouraged, but nobody played with them.
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You can find it in the 1st ed PHB in the equipment section, near the beginning. It's before the chart for non-proficiency weapon penalties.
No one ever used it, as far as I know. But it's there.
2nd ed was only released 15 years ago, dang it. C'mere so's I can wack you with my cane!
Referring to the 1980 printing in my lap, page 36, 2nd column, last paragraph:
"When the character moves up in levels of experience to the next higher combat melee table (which makes me wrong, but not too much), he or she is assumed to have acquired proficiency in an additional weapon."
You may be older, but the world of RPGs prior to 1996 has few resources that I don't own or at least perused.
I miss my original D&D pamphlets, Satan took 'em. Probably hawked 'em.
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