Random Wizard has done another good interview with a former TSR employee. This time its Skip Williams talking about his first adventure, his early days at TSR, his thoughts on 4th edition, his recent work for WotC, and what he … Continue reading →
Immersive Ink has released the second version of their Delving Deeper reference rules — a 0e White Box clone that many consider to be the closest set of published retroclone rules to the “three little books” that came in the … Continue reading →
I don’t allow my players to buy me Christmas presents because I can’t afford to give them any (due to cancer bills and the fact that my wife can no longer work but does not qualify for disability). However, they … Continue reading →
I’ve never understood the hatred some old school players have for ascending armor class any more than I understood the hatred some non-old school players have for descending armor class and/or THAC0. Ascending AC, descending AC with hit tables or … Continue reading →
I was going through my RSS feed today and discovered that JB has already written a review of Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome at his B/X Blackrazor blog. Go and give it a read — and take a look at some of … Continue reading →
Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome: House Rules for 0e Games is now available for free download. I’ll probably find a few more typos and other minor issues over the next week, if I find enough, I’ll release a version 1.01 later in … Continue reading →
Mazirian stroked his chin. Apparently he must capture the girl himself. Later, when black night lay across the forest, he would seek through his books for spell to guard him through the unpredictable glades. They would be poignant corrosive spells, … Continue reading →
As mentioned in this post, Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome will be a free PDF supplement for 0e and 0e retroclones. Here’s a list of the planned contents: Characters General Stat Bonus Arcane Caster Special Abilities Divine Caster Special Abilities Backgrounds Skills … Continue reading →
Matt Finch has updated his Giant List of Swords & Wizardry Resources. There are a lot of new items, both free and paid. If you are even remotely interested in Swords & Wizardry, go take a look. All of these … Continue reading →
I’m working on a very quick project that I hope to have out by Sunday (or early next week at the latest). Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome is a quick conversion of my house rules for 0e from 1977 or so to … Continue reading →