I’ve just had an epiphany. If you simply drop skills (all four of them) from Microlite20, you should be able to easily run “old school” style adventures very similar to those of “pure” Original Dungeons and Dragons — the three … Continue reading →
Original Dungeons and Dragons is more of a toolkit than a hard and fast set of rules. In addition to the three little beige books, there are additional rulebooks (Greyhawk, Blackmoor, Eldritch Wizardry, Chainmail, Swords & Spells) and important articles … Continue reading →
Sham/Dave over at Sham’s Grog ‘n Blog has written an excellent series of four post on why he likes OD&D. They are definitely worth reading. Why OD&D? Why OD&D? part 2 Why OD&D? part 3 Why OD&D? part 4
Continue reading →WOTC posted an article on minions in fourth edition D&D recently and it has gotten quite a bit more reaction than I expected on blogs and in forums. The idea of easy to kill hordes of followers is apparently new … Continue reading →
The Expedition Into the Black Reservoir; a Dungeon Adventure at Greyhawk Castle By Gary Gygax To the east of the busy walled city of Greyhawk the land is forsaken, overgrown with thorns and thistles. Oozing marsh creeps slowly down. The … Continue reading →
I just read an article about D&D4’s treasure and economy over on the WOTC web site. Excerpts: Economy & Reward wherein I was told that “conscientious” GMs figure out how much treasure the characters in their game should get while … Continue reading →
RPGpundit has an interesting post on his blog talking about how the dungeonpunk art style in WOTC D&D products misses the boat. While many “old school” gamers don’t like this style, this is often put aside as generational differences. RPGpundit … Continue reading →
I was just over checking Greywulf’s Microlite20 Fundraiser page. I see the fund raising has been successful (with over $90 raised in just a couple of days), so a new and more stable web site for Microlite20 should be on … Continue reading →
I discovered (thanks to a post on Dragonsfoot) a Tunnels & Trolls dungeon generator. I’ve tried it once and am initially very impressed. http://www.apolitical.info/webgame/dungeon/
Continue reading →I had to remove a comment on this blog this morning. I don’t think it was up long and with Google’s on and off again server problems today, I doubt many people saw it. Thankfully. It was a diatribe against … Continue reading →