4E Classic Revisited
A few days ago I posted about Necromancer Games plans to do a 4E Classic — trying to bring some old school goodness to 4E. I was skeptical about their ability to pull this off. I still am skeptical as … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2009
In Memoriam: E. Gary Gygax
It’s hard to believe that it has been a year now. While I release Microlite74 Version 2.0 today in honor of Gary, I’ve decided that’s not enough. The best way I can think of to honor Gary is with an … Continue reading →
Microlite74 Version 2.0 Now Available
Microlite Version 2.0 is now available for free download. Over 2000 copies of Microlite74 version 1.1 have been downloaded since its release on October 6th last year. Microlite74 is dedicated to the memory of E. Gary Gygax and Version 2.0, … Continue reading →
FGU PDFs on Sale Cheap: Old School Goodness for GM’s Day
RPGNow is having a huge “GM’s Day Sale” running this week (March 2 to March 8) and Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) has pdfs of their games from the late 1970s and early 1980s on sale. You can pick up a … Continue reading →
4E “Classic”?
Clark Peterson of Necromancer Games has announced that they are working on a 4E Classic rules set: “a set of alternate content for 4E to replicate the old school way of playing D&D. It will work in conjunction with the … Continue reading →
No More Clerics?
I’ve seen a lot of discussion about the Cleric on some of the boards and blogs I visit over the past few weeks. Like at least a few others, I am now wondering if the Cleric class is really needed … Continue reading →
My Favorite (Arduin) Monsters
The latest thing going on in the blog world seems to be listing your ten favorite D&D monsters. I’m going to be a bit different and list my 7 favorite monsters from the early Arduin Grimoires. 6.Phraints: Erect, metallic colored … Continue reading →
Microlite74 2.0 Draft Available for Comment
I’ve been hard at work on the “2.0 Edition” of Microlite74. Microlite 2.0 has cleaned up rules that are closer to the combat power level of OD&D and with spells and monsters rewritten to be even more compatible with Oe … Continue reading →
Are Microlite74 Characters Too Good in Combat?
Microlite74 is designed to emulate the style and feel of the original 1974 edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game (0e) using a variant of the SRD-based Microlite20 rules. I’m currently working on a revised edition of Microlite74 designed … Continue reading →
OD&D Books from PDFs: The Pictures
Here are the pictures of my homemade OD&D booklets — printed from the PDFs as described in this post from last weekend:Recreating the OD&D Booklets. Unfortunately, due to the rain and high humidity, the cardstock covers haven’t quite flattened yet … Continue reading →