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Monthly Archives: December 2015

Microlite81 Rules Now Available in a Free Tablet-Friendly PDF

RetroRoleplaying Posted on December 28, 2015 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The Microlite81 Tablet-Digest Edition has been released for free download. This should have happened about a week ago, but I forgot to upload it in all the preparations for Christmas. For those who do not know, Microlite81 emulates the B/X … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, free games, Microlite81, old school, OSR, tablet

Gift Suggestions for Your Favorite OSR Gamer

RetroRoleplaying Posted on December 19, 2015 by RandallApril 11, 2022

If you are looking for a Christmas present for an OSR gamer or would like to spend some of your Christmas cash on yourself, here are some of my favorite newish OSR products on RPGNow/DriveThruRPG. There have been a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged musings, old school, OSR

New Turn Undead System for Microlite75

RetroRoleplaying Posted on December 14, 2015 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve never been happy with the Microlite20-based system for turning undead that I used in Microlite74. From Microlite74 3.0 Basic: “A Cleric can Turn Undead with a successful Magic Attack. DC is 10 + twice the Hit Dice of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged character class, Microlite74, Microlite75, undead

It Really Is Okay to Just Say “No”

RetroRoleplaying Posted on December 7, 2015 by RandallApril 11, 2022

A popular (and relatively new from my old-timer point of view) GM meme goes something “Always say ‘yes’ or ‘yes but’” with a strongly implied never say no. Personally, I think this is some of the worst GMing advice I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, GM, musings, old school

Why Don’t You List Monster Challenge Ratings in your Microlite7X/81 Games?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on December 5, 2015 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I was recently asked why I don’t include “Challenge Ratings” (CRs) for monsters in my old school Microlite games as that would allow people who want to design set piece encounters for their games to do so much more easily. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Microlite74, Microlite78, Microlite81, musings, old school, OSR

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