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R.I.P. Jean Wells

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 31, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve just found out that Jean Wells, TSR artist and the original voice of the “Sage Advice” column in The Dragon, passed away on January 25th. You can find more information here. While I never met Jean, I spoke to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, old school, TSR

Did World of Warcraft Corrupt Tabletop Game Design?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 30, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

You’ve probably heard people who do not like D&D 4e say that it feels like playing World of Warcraft more than a tabletop RPG. How true you feel this is probably depends on how much you like or dislike 4e. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Computer Games, DnD, musings, old school

Beyond the Quick Primer for Old School Gaming

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 28, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

What is “Old School” Play?If you are interested in old school gaming, you may have read the Quick Primer for Old School Gaming by Matt Finch. It’s “a quick introduction to playing Original D&D or Swords & Wizardry (the 0e … Continue reading →

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

Microlite74: Swords & Sorcery Edition Design Begins

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 27, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The reaction to my recent post on a Microlite74 Edition designed for “Swords & Sorcery” genre play has been very positive. I’m happy to announce that I have started to work on it. So far, work consists on taking a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, Microlite74, Microlite74 Swords and Sorcery Edition, old school, swords and sorcery

G2 Squared: Homemade D&D Module From 1981

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 26, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

A homemade D&D module from 1981 called G2 Squared: Habitition of the Stone Giant Lord is available for free download at PlaGMaDA. It’s typewritten, illustrated, has hand-drawn maps on graph paper, and full of typos (like the one in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, free games, old school

Download and Play D&D4e for Free — Legally!

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 26, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

According this a post on the RPGSite from Windjammer, there is an amazing amount of free 4e material on the WOTC web site — and not behind their paywall. Enough material to play 4e for quite a while — and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD 4e, free games, WOTC

Microlite74: How about a Swords and Sorcery Edition?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 25, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve been asked if I could make a “Swords ansd Sorcery Edition” of Microlite74 by someone who would be willing to donate a few very nice AD&D items for a Cancer Fund drive. He’s asked that a Microlite74: Swords and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, Microlite74, old school, swords and sorcery

Weapon Mastery for Microlite74?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 25, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

We started to try the “Weapon Feats” from Dark Dungeons (don’t let the word “feat” throw you, they are similar to the “Weapon Mastery” rules from The Rules Cycopledia and have little in common with the “feats” of 3.x or … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, BECMI, Dark Dungeons, Microlite74, old school, Weapons

What Microlite74 Version 3.0 Downloads Tell Us

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 24, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I expected Microlite74 Standard to be the most popular version of Microlite74 Version 3.0. After all, Microlite74 Standard covers almost all of 0e, including material from the supplements and early TSR magazine articles. Microlite74 Basic, on the other hand just … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, Microlite74, musings

WOTC to Reprint AD&D 1e Core Books to Benefit Gygax Memorial Fund

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 19, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The big news today is that WOTC is going to do a limited printed of the original 1e player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master’s Guide in April with part of the proceeds going to the Gygax Memorial Fund to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, DnD, Gygax, musings, WOTC

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