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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.

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Randall

15 years ago

It looks like he’s decided to make the .doc version free as well. Very nifty.

Restless, I hope the storm passes you by with little damage. Unfortunately some place along the Gulf coast is going to be hit bad if Gustav doesn’t weaken.

Restless

15 years ago

Yes, I remember that. It was a pity because I am agonizing over the choice between BFRPG and LL right now, and thought maybe I could roll my own changes to S&W and be happy enough.

Actually, if you go to the new website under products, Mythmere has the .doc for download now. I haven't had a chance to look it due to storm issues, but hope to get a chance to check it out tomorrow night once I know we're in the clear.

Randall

15 years ago

Mythmere tried to make them available as a doc file through Lulu only to discover that Lulu automatically converted doc files to a PDF. I know he still wants to make them available as a doc file, but hasn’t yet a good method to do so.

He wants to charge a dollar for the doc file version to help offset costs for art and layout on the PDF and printed version — which seemed fair enough to me. I’m the guy who discovered and reported the Lulu autoconversion problem when he had it up for sale a month or so ago.

The doc file is very nice, however, so I really hope he can find a way to make it available. I’m working on adding my house rules in what little spare time I have and have everything in a single document I can print out for players will be great.

Restless

15 years ago

I seem to remember that the core S&W rules were going to be available as a .doc file for everyone so that you could "roll your own" with them, much like people used to do with OD&D, but this way you could inline your specifics directly into the core rules.

Do you know if that's still in the plans?

Randall

15 years ago

Swords & Wizardry is an OGL retro-clone of the Original D&D and the first OD&D Supplement, Greyhawk — the rules many of us D&D gnognards used most back in the day. The "White Box" version will just clone the rules of the original boxed set without the first supplement.

I have a .doc version of the text of upcoming release and am very impressed with Swords & Wizardry. It is pretty much completely compatible with "0e" to the point that some people in a game could be using their original books and some Swords & Wizardry and most would not notice any major difference in rules.

The main version should be available relatively soon both as a free PDF download and as a nice printed book from Lulu. The White Box version will follow later.

Brandon D

15 years ago

You seem to know more about it than the website lets on, so I'll ask you. 🙂 Is this a revamp of D&D in some way (you mention 0E), or something completely different?

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