The beginnings of a website for the new 0e retroclone Swords & Wizardry is up at http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/. There’s not a lot there yet, but there are some interesting (cover??) illos and the new S&W messageboards.
Continue reading →Here is another interesting game I discovered yesterday on my first visit to the 1km1kt web site in several months. Tunnel Quest is a short (14 page) and simple fantasy RPG that has a very retro feel to it. It … Continue reading →
I visited the 1km1kt web site for the first time in several months and found a few interesting-looking free RPGs. The first is an interesting riff on the corps of heroes that support a monarch fantasy world, think Lackey’s Heralds … Continue reading →
Cities and Towns in the Hidden Valley Goldcrest (pop 3500, Irillion) A large town serving as a base and rest and recreation area for a large number of mining camps in the mountains. It has a very “wild west” flavor. … Continue reading →
Cities and Towns in the Hidden Valley Irillion This is a large, independent city located south of The Ring on the banks of the Long River. Irillion is currently home to some 55,000 people, barely half of its population before … Continue reading →
Chris Goodwin has been working on a retroclone of Metagaming’s old In The Labyrinth RPG system. He has a playtest version ready for people to look at and comment on: My retro clone game, Warrior & Wizard, has reached what … Continue reading →
The Beta version of the new Pathfinder RPG from Paizo is now available, for free in PDF format or for $25 in softcover. Pathfinder is Paizo’s attempt to pick up the 3.5 mantle for those WOTC D&D players who have … Continue reading →
Alex Schroeder has his “Hard Core” variant of Microlite 20 up available on the web. It uses some of the ideas from my Microlite74 which makes it an interesting mash up of old school and new school. Alex lists the … Continue reading →
Cities and Towns in the Hidden Valley Tarantis [Note: This Tarantis has nothing in common with the Judge’s Guild city-state other than the name.] Tarantis is a large city (about 100,000 people, although there is room for over three times … Continue reading →
I’ve got to love the marketing and management geniuses at WOTC. After one of the worst marketing campaigns I’ve ever seen a major company mount for their new fourth edition of D&D, they’ve managed to top themselves. Their online service, … Continue reading →