The third playtest draft of Microlite75 is now available. Changes for this draft are mainly in the optional rules section. Major additions to the optional rules include: Advantages and Disadvantages, Character Goals and Traits, Armor for all classes, and Psionics. … Continue reading →
RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund Donors have been able to download The Second Grimoire of Pharesm the Bright-Eyed for about a year. I just noticed that I have never really described what this download actually is. This 15 page dot-matrix printed document … Continue reading →
Back in 1997-1998, I developed a somewhat generic RPG called FAST (Flexible Adventure System, Task-oriented). I released it under a fairly complex license designed to allow others to use the rules, but also protect my rights. This was before the … Continue reading →
Here’s some information on the major differences between Dark Dungeons and the Rules Cyclopedia, in the author’s own words. There are very few changes that are deliberate “house rules” as opposed to merely having to try to come up with … Continue reading →
The final version of Dark Dungeons, an OGL retro-clone of the best single book version of TSR’s D&D game ever published, is now available in hardback and softcover from Lulu and as a free PDF. While the system rules are … Continue reading →
I’ve finally decided how Psionics will work in Microlite75. While I know most people don’t use psionics, I have to have psionics abilities available to run games in my Arn Campaign. Since the whole point of Microlite75 is to produce … Continue reading →
I’ve heard a number of people say that the complexity of the rules of many modern RPGs are one of the major things keeping casual gamers away from the game. While rules complexity certainly is part of the problem, I … Continue reading →
When I started RetroRoleplaying.com a couple of years ago, I intended it to be a site with in formation about out-of-print RPGs. However, I soon found myself sucked into publishing my own free RPGs. Now RetroRoleplaying.com is publish a number … Continue reading →
One of the items in a funny post, 27 Surefire Ways to Get Kicked Out of a Game, over at Evil Machinations was “Refuse to read the rules of the system you’re playing.” While is is clearly intended to be … Continue reading →
I’ve seen a lot of discussion and argument about the terms “old school” and “new school” and exactly what they mean. Here is the best way to describe old school play vs new school play I’ve found so far. It’s … Continue reading →