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Monthly Archives: February 2012

An Open Note to 4e Fans Upset at the Direction WOTC Appears to be Heading with 5e

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

I’ve seen a good number of D&D 4e fans on forums like RPG.net complain that WOTC is ignoring 4e fans (and the design features of D&D 4e they like) in their rush to make 5e popular with fans of pre-4e … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD 4e, DnD 5e, musings

Microlite74 Swords & Sorcery Edition Beta 1 Available

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 20, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The first beta version of Microlite74 Swords & Sorcery is available for free public download. This beta incorporates feedback from donors and from members of my Sunday group of players. However, the rules are still “very beta” and will be … Continue reading →

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

UPDATE: The Searchers of the Unknown RPG Collection Revised Available for Free Download

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 18, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I no sooner posted about the The Searchers of the Unknown RPG Collection than I received a new of new and updated variant rules sets. Rather than wait an entire year to include this, I decided to release a 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, free games, Microlite20, Microlite74 Swords and Sorcery Edition, old school, Searchers of the Unknown

NEW: The Searchers of the Unknown RPG Collection Available for Free Download

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 14, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I noticed that many of the links to the various Searchers of the Unknown games listed in my Searchers of the Unknown One Page RPG: The Many Variants post from about a year ago have gone bad. Some of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, free games, Microlite20, Microlite74, old school, Searchers of the Unknown, Simple RPGS

The Microlite20 RPG Collection 2012 Edition is Available for Free Download

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 13, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The new two volume 2012 Edition of The Microlite20 RPG Collection is now available for free download. The Microlite20 RPG Collection is a PDF compilation of Microlite20 based games. This collection is made available for free and is not to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged free games, Microlite20, Microlite74, PDFs

Coming Very Soon: 2012 Microlite20 RPG Collection

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 11, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve set aside Microlite74 Swords & Sorcery at Draft 4 for a few days so I can see how it works in play at my Sunday Game tomorrow and evaluate the results. For a change of pace, I’m actually working … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged free games, Microlite20, new school, old school

D&D: Combat as Sport or Combat as War?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 5, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Last year I wrote a post on the problems of trying to design a single version of D&d that could be every D&D player’s “go to” system because so many of the things players need/expect from D&D are nearly polar … Continue reading →

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

Microlite74 Swords & Sorcery: A First Try at Classes

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 3, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Here is a very early draft of the Character Classes for Microlite74 Swords & Sorcery. Everything is Open Game Content under the OGL. Everything is also very “First Draft.” Changes are extremely likely. Comments are welcome, greatly desired even. Classes … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Microlite74 Swords and Sorcery Edition, old school

Why “The Math” Should Not Be the Primary Focus of RPG Design

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 2, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Some people tell me that “The Math” is broken in games I like, play, or design. The thing is, I don’t consider “The Math” to be the be all and end all of good game design. “The Math” matters to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged game design, Microlite74, musings, old school

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