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Another TSR Interview: Skip Williams

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 31, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD, ADnD 1e, ADnD 2e, DnD 3e, Interview, TSR, WOTC

Free Delving Deeper Reference Rules (Version 2) are Now Available

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 30, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, free games, Microlite74, odnd, old school, Swords and Wizardry Whitebox

New OSR Items for my Collection

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 28, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Microlite74, monsters, old school, OSR, Swords and Wizardry

Ascending AC is Old School: A Rant

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 23, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, DnD, musings, odnd, old school, rant

Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome Reviewed

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 19, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, odnd, old school, Swords and Wizardry, Tarnhelm's Terrible Tome

Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome (House Rules for 0e) Available For Free Download

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 17, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, House Rules, Microlite74, odnd, old school, Swords and Wizardry, Tarnhelm's Terrible Tome

Adding the Mnemonic Mage Class to Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 15, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, House Rules, odnd, old school, Swords and Wizardry, Tarnhelm's Terrible Tome

Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome for 0e: Planned Contents

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 15, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, House Rules, Microlite74, odnd, old school, Swords and Wizardry, Tarnhelm's Terrible Tome

Huge List of Swords & Wizardry Resources

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 14, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, odnd, old school, Swords and Wizardry

Quick Project: Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome for 0e

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 13, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, House Rules, Microlite74, old school, Swords and Wizardry, Tarnhelm's Terrible Tome

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