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Monthly Archives: October 2011

New Release: Darker Dungeons RPG

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 24, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Blacky the Blackball, author of the RC-clone Dark Dungeons has released Darker Dungeons. Where Dark Dungeons was intended to be a clone, Darker Dungeons is sort of a “house-ruled” version. It’s the game as it is played at Blacky’s table. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Dark Dungeons, DnD, old school

Microlite74 Extended Play-by-Blog Looking for Players

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 12, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Sully over at A Pack of Gnolls is looking for players for what sounds like a fun sandbox-style campaign: This will be a player-driven, hex-crawl, sandbox type of game. While the standard fantasy races described in Microlite74 Extended will all … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, Microlite74, sandbox campaign

ST1: Up the Garden Path Map

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 11, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

A couple of readers have asked if I could post the maps from ST1: Up the Garden Path (see previous posts on this rare D&D module published by TSR UK in 1986 here and here). The maps appear to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged BECMI, DnD, musings, old school

Wizards Ruin Encounters in D&D!

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 11, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

If you’ve read many forums or blogs where D&D is discussed over that past 8-10 years, you have probably heard many players complaining about wizards ruining encounters with spells like sleep or fire ball that take out large numbers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged character class, DnD, DnD 3e, DnD 4e, musings, new school, old school, TSR, WOTC

More on ST1: Up the Garden Path (1986 TSR UK module)

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 5, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve been asked to describe the ST1: Up the Garden Path adventure as “most people will never see it as only one person can win the copy.” That’s a fair request, but the adventure is very hard to describe. Quick … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged BECMI, DnD, musings, old school

Spell Components Made Easy

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 3, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Some older editions of D&D require a caster to have specific spell components on hand to be able to cast a spell. This is both a method of limiting the power of magic and providing a slightly more “magical” feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, ADnD 1e, DnD, game balance, House Rules, old school

ST1: Up the Garden Path

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 1, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

It’s been a very long time — over a year — since we had a fund raiser for the RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund (which helps pay down the huge bills associated with my wife’s cancer treatments from 2007-2008). I’ve been asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, musings, odnd

Microlite74 Version 3.0 Now Available (Free 0e-like M20-based rules)

RetroRoleplaying Posted on October 1, 2011 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Microlite74 Version 3.0 is finally here. I’d like to thank everyone who has commented on or helped to proofread the various drafts that have been published over the last couple of months. Version 3.0 is far better for all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, free games, Microlite74, odnd, old school, PDFs

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