I’ve been hard at work on Microlite74 Swords & Sorcery this week. No idea when the next public beta will be available, but I hope by the end of the month. I’ve finished the initial pass through the monsters, adding … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed a difference in common play style between D&D in the TSR era and D&D in the WOTC era. While it is tempting to call this another “old school”/”new school” issue, I’m not sure that it is. The difference … Continue reading →
M.A.R. Barker, author of the the Empire of the Petal Throne novels and games passed away this morning in his home. I still remember the day I bought a copy of Empire of the Petal Throne — the first one … Continue reading →
I’ve downloaded several dozen RPG PDFs over the last year — some for free and some for money. I’ve always wanted to be able to read them on my Nook. However, reading standard-sized PDFs on a Nook is an awful … Continue reading →
There’s apparently a new designer article on D&D 5e up on turning undead. It looks like 5e might be moving away from the WOTC standard of “turn dead just does damage to undead” and moving more toward the TSR D&D … Continue reading →
It’s time for a progress report on Microlite74 Swords & Sorcery. Theere has been more playtesting than rules writing the past couple of weeks, mainly because the real world has been keeping me very busy. However, playtesting is showing the … Continue reading →
The latest Legends & Lore column on the WOTC site is on “save or die” effects. From the column, it looks like 5e may be catering to those who do not like “save or die.” Unfortunately, “save-or-die” effects are one … Continue reading →
It’s hard to believe it has been four years. I hope you are still rolling dice in heaven, Gary. We’ll be rolling dice here this afternoon and we’ll think of you as we do.
Continue reading →I’ve discovered a problem creating a Swords and Sorcery variant of Microlite74: the monster list. Many of the monsters on the standard monster list don’t really fit into the average swords and sorcery milieu. Most swords and sorcery stories are … Continue reading →
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 →