u/Present-Can-3183

I've been running Shadowdark for about 8 months, I've come to really enjoy the system, but I have a minor nitpick.

Why are there no Hyena stat blocks?

I get that it's easy enough to use a mastiff or a leopard and change what I need, but in a book that has Gnolls why no hyenas? They're like classic gnoll pets.

I liked through every resource I had at my disposal and even online I couldn't find a stat block.

Does nobody use hyenas in thier game?

Hello,

I've been running a series of adventures for each version of DnD starting with OD&D/ Swords & Wizardry. I'm currently running Blueholme which is a retroclone of Holmes Basic, next up will be OSRIC 3/AD&D.

I'm looking at the Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun, it suggests 80 character levels.

I told my players that they can make level 10 characters. One player asked about dual classing.

I want to just say 10 levels total, so however you want to split it is fine. This player suggests we use XP to determine because a dual classed character would be much weaker than a straight level 10.

I'm not experienced enough with AD&D to make this call. Should I just allow them all the XP of a level 10 fighter and how they use it is up to them?

Frankly, I don't really like multiclassing or dual classing very much because then players "build" thier character rather than play their character and it doesn't feel as organic, literally one of the reasons I switched my main game from 5e to Shadowdark.

Rant aside, how do you DMs run 1e/OSRIC with dual-class andmulticlassing? (I know 1e and 2e are close, but my goal is to play 1e style specifically in this game) how would you interpret 80 character levels for a 1e game?

Thank you