Matt Finch has announced that Swords & Wizardry will now be published by Black Blade Publishing. This should get Swords & Wizardry into game stores. The S&W PDF will still be free. Here’s the press release. Black Blade Publishing to … Continue reading →
I am occasionally asked what is going on with Microlite74? The answer is nothing. People are still downloading the game (close to 3000 downloads of Version 2 so far) and, more importantly, playing the game. Version 2 seems to be … Continue reading →
Believe it or not, “Which edition of D&D should I play?” is probably the most common question I’m asked. In some cases it is because the person asking the question wants to argue with my choice, but most of the … Continue reading →
The Amagi Games site is back. In spite of a couple of abortive attempts to return, Levi Kornelsen’s Amagi Games site has basically been down since a nasty crash months ago. The site is a collection of interesting rules systems … Continue reading →
From talking to players in my old school campaign and players at the local game shop, I’ve decided that, locally at least, the main divide between liking old school D&D and new school D&D seems to be the player’s opinion … Continue reading →
Swords and sorcery meets technology in in a Victorian world in the new Labyrinth Lord variant Engines & Empires. It’s over 200 pages of D&D goodness in a free PDF — or you can buy a printed copy from Lulu … Continue reading →
One thing that really seems to sit wrong with some players in older versions of D&D are the armor and weapons limitations on classes. Some players really want their magic-users to wield swords and wear armor. While I’ve never felt … Continue reading →
Many years ago — and long before computers became common household items — I thought it would be really neat to design a solitaire “Role-Playing Game” that used nothing more than a deck or two of regular playing cards, a … Continue reading →
I’ve used attribute saves (roll 1d20 and roll under a selected attribute) in D&D to handle actions that aren’t covered by the rules but that I feel need some type of random element is needed since 1976 or so. It’s … Continue reading →