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Monthly Archives: August 2013

13th Age meets Microlite81 — Sort Of

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

I’ve spend the past two weeks suffering through one of the worst cases of sinus problems I’ve had in years. I don’t know what’s in the air but I wish it wasn’t. I haven’t gotten much done on Microlite81. Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Microlite74, Microlite81, old school, playtest

What Has WOTC Learned from the D&D Next Public Playtest?

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

In the latest edition of Legends & Lore, Mike Mearls talks about what WOTC learned from the public playtest of D&D Next. Here’s what Mearls said: So, what did we learn from the public playtest? In some cases you confirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD Next, GNS Theory, Microlite81, musings, playtest

Microlite81, Lords & Wizards, and ACKS

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 12, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Many readers many remember that I was going back and forth on using Labyrinth Lord OGL rules or Adventurer Conqueror King System OGL as the underlying foundation to build Lords & Wizards on. My waffling back and forth was on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ACKS, DnD, Labyrinth Lord, Lords and Wizards, Microlite81, old school

The Mnemonic Mage Class for Microlite74

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 10, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome: House Rules for 0e GamesI have been asked for a Microlite74 version of the Mnemonic Mage optional class from Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome (my set of house rules for S&W and other 0e games). Here is a first … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged character class, DnD, Microlite74, Microlite81, OGL, old school, Tarnhelm's Terrible Tome

Monsters & Magic: High Praise For A Game I’d Never Play

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 6, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I had a chance to look at a copy of Monsters & Magic this weekend. It’s a new “OSR” game by Sarah Newton published by Mindjammer Press. It’s basically a set of new school rules that you can overlay on … Continue reading →

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

Getting Rid of Attack Rolls; or Save vs Damage for D&D?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 6, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Every once in a while I see someone posting that fighters in D&D (or in D&D Next) should automatically hit and do huge amounts of damage so they can keep up with wizards in damage output ignoring the fact they … Continue reading →

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

Booty & the Beasts: Erol Otus Monster Art

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 5, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

My Sunday Game had some interesting distractions yesterday, two of which deserve their own blog posts. The first distraction was the copy of Booty & the Beasts for the the current RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund Mini-Drive. None of my players had … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Fantasy Art Enterprises, musings, old school

Optional Weapon Mastery Rules for Microlite74 and Microlite81

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 3, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The Masters Set of the BECMI version of D&D added a set of Weapon Mastery rules that provided specific rules for each weapon for five levels of weapon mastery (none, basic, skilled, expert, master). Many people considered this overpowered, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged combat, DnD, Microlite74, Microlite81, playtest, Weapons

Dungeon Robber — Flash Game of Old School (1e) Dungeon Crawling

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 3, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve discovered the Dungeon Robber game. it’s a flash game of old school dungeon crawling. Very old school dungeon crawling. From the game description from the “what the heck is this?” box on the startup screen: The very first single-player … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Computer Games, old school

D&D Skills: Tightrope Walking and the Cirque du Soleil — The Real Problem isn’t “the Math”

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 2, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

There was a huge thread on supposed problems with “the Math” in D&D Next ([5E] The Maths is Wrong!) on RPG.net recently. One of the arguments that the math was wrong struck me as actually showing a completely different set … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD Next, musings, skills

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