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Microlite78 First Edition Lite Digest/Ebook Version Released

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 27, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve had several requests (including a number of requests from 1 person ::waves to Robert::) for a digest/ebook version of Microlite78 First Edition Lite. I’ve finally had time to reformat Microlite78 into a single column digest-sized pdf (and produce .epub … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, Microlite78, old school, pdf

Microlite81 Advanced Expanded Tablet Digest Edition Available Next Week

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 16, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Coming next week. Microlite81 Advanced: Expanded Tablet/Digest Edition. The Microlite81 Advanced: Expanded Tablet/Digest Edition takes the popular Microlite81 Advanced rules and puts them in a format designed for easy use on tablets (larger type, smaller single-column pages). However, it also … Continue reading →

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

Dungeon Delving Undying Light SRD Now Online

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 26, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve created a Dungeon Delving Undying Light “SRD” web site where the entire Dungeon Delving Undying Light rules are online as web pages. The site is not spectacular to look at, but it is functional and allows reading the Dungeon … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Dungeon Delving, free games, old school, SRD

“Free” Version of Dungeon Delving Undying Light Now Available

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 11, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The Pay-What-You-Want (aka Free) version the Dungeon Delving Undying Light is finally available! Dungeon Delving Undying Light is a trimmed down and simplified version of Swords & Wizardry. This game takes the Continual Light edition and cleans up the rules … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, Dungeon Delving, free games, pdf, rules, Swords and Wizardry

Playing Dungeons & Dragons as a Test of Artificial Intelligence?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 9, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The article below points out that getting a computer to play Dungeons & dungeons and pass a human player might be a better test of artificial intelligence than games like Go or Chess. I agree that playing Dungeons & Dragons … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, musings

Dungeon Delving Undying Light Now Available (Paid Version with Art)

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 2, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The first game in RetroRoleplaying.com’s new series of Swords & Wizardry-based games, Dungeon Delving Undying Light, is now available in a 96 page digest-sized pdf for only $3.99 (an epub version is also included, although it has minor issues with … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, Dungeon Delving, old school, pdf, Swords and Wizardry

Perhaps Really Huge Dungeons Aren’t “Unrealistic” After All

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 29, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I stumbled across an article on a huge complex of man-made tunnels under parts of China that were apparently, like the Great Wall, built to help defend the Northern part of China from invaders.  From the article (click here to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged megadungeon, musings

Current RPG Design Project List (Revisited)

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 24, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

There have been some changes to the project list I wrote about in early February. Here goes: BX Advanced Admanantine Edition: This is still my priority. However, just the mutations material is requiring a lot of playtesting and rewriting/adjustment cycles. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged BX Advanced, Dungeon Delving, game design, old school

GM’s Day Sale: Get 33% Off BX Advanced and All Our Other Games

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 10, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

There are only 24 hours or so left in the GM’s Day sale. All of RetroRoleplaying’s products are 33% off including our newest game, the BX Advanced Gold Edition. If you are thinking of buying one or more, you probably … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged BX Advanced, Microlite74, Microlite81, old school

Aaron Allston’s Strike Force and the Champions RPG

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 21, 2018 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I found my copy of Aaron Allston’s Strike Force in a box a few weeks ago. I hadn’t read it since in came out in 1988 so I set it aside to re-read. Reading it reminded of how much I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Advanced Marvel Superheroes, Champions, musings

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The Beast - Werewolf class for Shadowdark RPG
The Beast - Werewolf class for Shadowdark RPG

Publisher: Taylor Seely-WrightBecome a destitute beggar with the ability to transform into a Werewolf. Class built for Shadowdark RPG!Price: $1.99 [...]

Bada$$ Bunnies!
Bada$$ Bunnies!

Publisher: Tim Sattley Gaming (TSG)Bada$$ Bunnies! is a fan zine built on the Mutant Crawl Classics/Dungeon Crawl Classics TTRPG system, consisting of 42 pages in a 5.5 x 8.5 inch… [...]

Fantasy Underwater Encounters - One Page Random Tables
Fantasy Underwater Encounters - One Page Random Tables

Publisher: Chaos Gen      Ideas for Underwater Encounters Tables visible in Previews under the product image. Create encounters in a fantasy setting involving underwater adventures, sunken cities, sea monsters, merfolk… [...]

Savage Realms Gamebooks - Malivor: Cataclysm's Edge
Savage Realms Gamebooks - Malivor: Cataclysm's Edge

Publisher: Savage Realms PressTasked with finding a lost family heirloom, you unwittingly stumble upon an ancient evil, whose malevolent plot could very well bring about the complete and utter destruction… [...]

Beneath the Sunken Catacombs compatible GM Screen
Beneath the Sunken Catacombs compatible GM Screen

Publisher: Trois D6This is a reference document that can be used as a GM Screen for the wonderful little OSR RPG named "Beneath the Sunken Catacombs". It provides information on… [...]

Mind's Eye
Mind's Eye

Publisher: DM StudiosMind's Eye Join the adventures of the Supers of Platinum City. In this issue meet Mind's Eye, a mystic that can see the past present and future.  In… [...]

The Village of Wilders Edge: A complete drop in setting for any Fantasy Tabletop RPG
The Village of Wilders Edge: A complete drop in setting for any Fantasy Tabletop RPG

Publisher: Matt BelcherWelcome to Wilders Edge, a border village on the edge of a kingdom and close to the wilds of hills and forests. This book is a collection of… [...]

Judge Phils' Zine of GOODIES Vol. 3 - Downtime Delights and DANGERS
Judge Phils' Zine of GOODIES Vol. 3 - Downtime Delights and DANGERS

Publisher: Meridian GamesAre you ready to take your DCC sessions to the next level? Ever find your players struggling with what they should do during downtime? Well, our third and… [...]

Sepulchre of Dusk - compatible with Shadowdark RPG
Sepulchre of Dusk - compatible with Shadowdark RPG

Publisher: Cutter Mountain SimulationsSepulchre of Dusk is an introductory Shadowdark adventure for up to four players and a Game Master. Life is hard for the clans of the wold, a life… [...]

Thugs, Bandits, and Town Guards: Common Low-Level Human Opponents for your C&C Game
Thugs, Bandits, and Town Guards: Common Low-Level Human Opponents for your C&C Game

Publisher: Iron Neuron EnterprisesC&C has many official publications covering many different types of monsters, animals, and opponents. There are, however, a few basic stat blocks missing from those delightful books.… [...]

Tame Your Demons
Tame Your Demons

Publisher: M. Allen Hall"Come! Come! Sit with me. Let us bask in the glorious light of the Prescient Flame. Gaze into its depths. The Flame sees all. What do you see?" … [...]

SagaBorn 1.5 StoryGuide's Screen
SagaBorn 1.5 StoryGuide's Screen

Publisher: Lone Wanderer EntertainmentThe SagaBorn StoryGuide's Screen is everything a game master needs to reference during a SagaBorn game session. Four 8.5x11 panels with all the core information (and 1… [...]

The Graves
The Graves

Publisher: Le Paysagiste de l'ImaginaireHand draw by / Dessiné par Jean-Claude ''Raznag'' Tremblay The Graves / Les Sépultures This map pack include / Ce paquet de cartes inclut: 1 Dungeon… [...]

100 Encounters for Fantasy Hills (Black Spear)
100 Encounters for Fantasy Hills (Black Spear)

Publisher: Azukail GamesThis supplement has 100 encounters and events for a hilly region in a fantasy setting, those areas that are not true mountains but which are also definitely of… [...]

50 Human VTT tokens - Art nouveau inspired
50 Human VTT tokens - Art nouveau inspired

Publisher: Midnight Owl GamesThis pack contains 50 beautiful human tokens that can be used in your VTT games. Tokens and frames were inspired by art nouveau. This product contains assets… [...]

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