4E and 2E meet Microlite75
It all started Saturday when one of my Sunday players asked me if I wanted to ride over to the FLGS with him. He was going to pick up some over-priced Eurogame for a birthday present for his son. I … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Notes on Dragonlord (Wee Warriors/Cosmic Frog, 1977)
While most Wee Warriors products were for D&D, Dragonlord was a fantasy board game written and illustrated by Morno. It was jointly published by Cosmic Frog and Wee Warriors in 1977. It came with nicely illustrated rules (6 sheets, printed … Continue reading →
Psionics, Spirits, and Microlite75
A few days ago, I received a very helpful set of comments on Microlite75 in email from Kevin Donovan and, with his permission, have been posting and discuss some of the more interesting/controversial nuggets in recent blog posts. (Hit Points … Continue reading →
North Battlement Sector for Terminal Space (Free)
Here a nifty free module I just discovered… North Battlement Sector. It’s is a free sector for the Terminal Space supplement to OD&D/Swords and Wizardry, written by Chris Robert. A free sandbox for the Terminal Space supplement to OD&D. Sahuagin … Continue reading →
Notes on Legacy (David Feldt, 1978) – Is it the F.A.T.A.L. of 1978?
The Legacy RPG by David A. Feldt was self-published in 1978. It is an odd, but weirdly fascinating, duck. It’s unplayable (because it is barely understandable), but when you read it you will be drawn to some of its weird … Continue reading →
Ideas for the Warlord in Microlite75
As I mentioned yesterday (Hit Points as Spell Points and the 15 Minute Adventuring Day), I received a very helpful set of comments on Microlite75 in email from Kevin Donovan and, with his permission, I’m going to post and discuss … Continue reading →
Hit Points as Spell Points and the 15 Minute Adventuring Day
I received a very helpful set of comments on Microlite75 in email yesterday and, with the permission of the author of these comments (Kevin Donovan), I’m going to post and discuss some of the more interesting/controversial nuggets in a couple … Continue reading →
Notes on Geomorphic Mini Dungeon Modules (Fantasy Art Enterprises, 1979)
Most old school gamers are probably familiar with TSR’s Dungeon Geomorphs. Fewer have probably seen these Geomorphic Mini Dungeon Modules published by Fantasy Art Enterprises in 1979. While these geomorphs are smaller than those from TSR, they can be used … Continue reading →
Notes on Palace of the Vampire Queen (Wee Warriors, 1976)
Palace of the Vampire Queen was the first professionally published standalone adventure module for D&D. Written by Pete and Judy Kerestan, it was published by Wee Warriors in 1976. It was even distributed by TSR for a brief time. While … Continue reading →
Microlite75 Playtest Version 0.4 (with Equipment and Weird Science) Available
The fourth playtest draft of Microlite75 is now available. Changes for this draft are again mostly in the optional rules section. Major additions include: more advantages and disadvantages, the Techno class (and “weird science” rules to support it), the Adventurer … Continue reading →