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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Why Old School Gaming Needs New Players

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 25, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Earlier this week I was asked what type of new old school adventure modules would interest me enough to part with what little money I have that doesn’t go to basic survival or paying off the huge cancer bills. I … Continue reading →

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

Dragoons20: The Cartoon Steampunk Fantasy World of Scallywags and Scoundrels

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 17, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I just saw this mentioned in RPGnet’s Microlite20 thread, I’ve downloaded and printed a copy. I looks like it has some great ideas and some really genre-appropriate art. Be warned: I thought the TOON version of D&D was great. Announcing … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Microlite20, settings

How Much Character Design Crunch is Too Much?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 15, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

One of the main features of modern versions of D&D seem to be complex character builds that delight min-maxers and lead to players who do not optimize their characters being looked down on in some player groups. Old school D&D … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged character optimization, DnD, old school

AD&D2e Campaign Reports

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 15, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The RetroRoleplaying message board doesn’t see a lot of use, unfortunately. However, if you are at all interested in AD&D2e, CondorDM has posted a couple of session reports from his campaign: CondorDMs Sessions journals.

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Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 2e, campaign journal, DnD

A Chess Master on D&D Edition Wars

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 14, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

One of my regular players had relatives in town this weekend and brought his cousin Debra to our Sunday game. She had played AD&D2e in college in the late 1980s and had a great time playing Serge (the NPC sergeant … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, musings

Action Points in OD&D?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 13, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

My players have asked if we could try an action point/hero point system for our OD&D game. I can hear the screams now. However, unlike many old school players, I’m not automatically allergic to the idea. To me, action points … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged House Rules, odnd, old school

Spell Descriptions in Microlite75: By Level or Alphabetical?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 10, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

After over a month of computer problems (and catching up with real world work delayed by those computer problems), I’m finally starting to work on Microlite75 again. If you are interested in Microlite75, I have a burning question I’d like … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Microlite74, Microlite75, old school

Reasons Magic-Users Did Not Dominate Play in Early Editions of D&D

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 10, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I often hear complaints about how spell-casters dominated play in D&D 3.x — especially at higher levels — and that preventing this domination was one of the reasons that spell casters are limited far more than they ever were before … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD 3e, DnD 4e, old school

OD&D as a 4e Adventure Design Tool

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 3, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I just saw a blog post by Mike Mearls, Build Your Adventures in OD&D, where he suggests doing the initial design work for 4e adventures as if the adventure was being written for OD&D. According to Mike, because OD&D characters … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD 4e, odnd

OD&D Wilderness Campaign: Hired by a Dragon at a “Generous” 15% of Treasure Found

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 3, 2010 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Just before my OD&D group took our holiday break last year, they had managed to get on the wrong side of a (fortunately not too bright) young red dragon. They had stopped in a village for the night and learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, old school

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