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There is More to OD&D than the Three Little Beige Books

RetroRoleplaying Posted on September 22, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Some of the comments to my post on The Gray Book yesterday that The Gray Book was too much like AD&D to be considered OD&D confused me. The only reason I can think is that the 1e retroclones have given … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, old school, retro-clone, Swords and Wizardry

Comments on The Gray Book

RetroRoleplaying Posted on September 21, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I mentioned a nice compilation of the OD&D rules here a few days ago (see The Gray Book: OD&D Compiled). I printed out a copy and the players at my Sunday Microlite74 game looked it over while we played. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, old school, PDFs

The Grey Book: OD&D Compiled

RetroRoleplaying Posted on September 18, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve just discovered another collected compiled version of early D&D available for free on the web. Steven J. Ege’s The Gray Book is a collected, re-organized and slightly edited version of the OD&D rules and supplements (with some additions from … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, old school, PDFs

Searchers of the Unknown RPG

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 23, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Thanks to a post on theRPGsite, I’ve just discovered the Searchers of the Unknown RPG. A one page set of rules for playing old-style (aka early TSR) D&D modules. Here’s the concept from the rules pdf: A typical old-school D&D … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, old school

S&W Module Playtest Session: Epic Fail?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 19, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I mentioned that I was having a playtest of a rough draft of a Swords & Wizardry module I’m writing in my Saturday post. Even though I only had two players, the session was enlightening. The bad news is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged musings, playtest, Swords and Wizardry

Swords & Wizardry Wins an ENnie

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 15, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Chgowiz has reported on the S&W Forum that Swords and Wizardry has won an ENnie: “Silver Award for Best Free Product! (2nd Place).” Congratulations to Matt Finch (Mythmere) and everyone else who has helped make S&W a success. Speaking of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, old school, OSR, Swords and Wizardry

Microlite74 with 2D6?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 1, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve been asked if I could create a version of M74 that used 2d6 instead of 1d20 so that the game could be played with six-sided dice only. This would be relatively easy to do. For example, the primary die … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Microlite74

What I Look For in a Set of Fantasy RPG Rules

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 27, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I been asked many times why I don’t like later editions of D&D and still play older editions. I think this can best be answered by listing some of the major things I look for in a set of fantasy … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, musings, rpg style

Why is the Fair Market Value of Tabletop RPG Products So Low?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 24, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

James Mishler recently devoted a long blog post (The Doom of RPGs: The Rambling) to basically berating gamers because they are not willing to pay the (higher) prices he thinks RPG materials should sell for. He seems to believe the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged musings, RPG Industry, RPG publishing

Harry Potter Plus Dungeon Exploration

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 23, 2009 by RandallApril 11, 2022

For those who don’t know this has been an annoying week. I received a relatively condescending email this weekend from a game publisher who shall remain nameless (but one who has nothing to do with the Old School Revival) telling … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged campaign design, Harry Potter, musings

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