A new draft of Microlite81 (Draft 0.40) is available to RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund donors with the usual password. This draft includes the first versions of the optional Dragonborn, Tiefling, Warforged, and Warlord classes I promised in my Christmas day post. … Continue reading →
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone reading this is having a wonderful Christmas! We are having a quiet Christmas this year, just my wife and I (and 5 dogs and two cats, of course). I have a Microlite81 Expanded Christmas present, … Continue reading →
As I announced a few days ago, I’ve decided to try to push to get Microlite81 Expanded to public beta form by (or shortly after) New Year’s Day. I’ve made progress over the last few days, including two “donor releases”. … Continue reading →
If you have followed this blog for a long time, you are probably aware that many of the players in my Sunday game never carefully read the Microlite74/Microlite81 rules. I have a couple of players who admit they have never … Continue reading →
Level drains in D&D are always good for controversy. Many people can’t stand the idea of level drains. Others feel they are essential to making undead into terrifying monsters. Level drains in WOTC editions of D&D are particularly troublesome because … Continue reading →
Microlite81 1.0 Silver is finally finished and ready for download. In case you’ve missed all the previous posts on Microlite81, Microlite81 is to the B/X edition of the world’s best known tabletop RPG as Microlite74 is to the original 1974 … Continue reading →
There is apparently a discussion on retreating from combat in D&D where a number of people are reported saying that trying to retreat is pointless because the monsters will always pursue and the result will be a “total party kill”. … Continue reading →
October was a very busy month which is why I haven’t had many blog posts or even much sign that I was even alive. Work on Microlite81 has continued, however. In fact, I’m going through the last draft one last … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago, one of my Sunday game players was in the local game shop to pick up his son who was playing in a MtG tournament. While waiting for his son to finish up, he talked to a … Continue reading →
The first release candidate version of Microlite81 is now available for free download in PDF form. What is Microlite81? Microlite81 is to the 1981 “B/X” edition of the world’s most popular fantasy RPG as Microlite74 is to the original 1974 … Continue reading →