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BX Advanced: A Draft Barbarian Class

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 19, 2017 by randallsApril 15, 2020

One of the most requested classes so far for BX Advanced is the Barbarian. It’s not found in either Labyrinth Lord or its Advanced Edition Companion — probably because the original class from Unearth Arcana was a bit over-powered and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged BX Advanced, character class, DnD, old school, playtest

Frog God Games Now Has An Official Discord Server

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 8, 2017 by randallsAugust 8, 2017

Someone associated with Frog God Games just posted on following on the Microlite20 message board. As the board doesn’t get much use, I decided to report the info here. I’m personally not that interested in voice chat, but I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged old school, Swords and Wizardry

New Old School Sunday Game Campaign Coming Together

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 17, 2017 by randallsApril 15, 2020

Yesterday was the first meeting of what will hopefully soon become my next Sunday Game. Six potential players and myself met over all-you-can-eat pizza to discuss campaign and rules ideas. After several hours (and a lot of pizza and soft … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged campaign design, DnD, musings, old school

How I Recruit Players for my Old School Games

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 13, 2017 by randallsApril 15, 2020

I occasionally receive email asking me how I manage to get so many players for my old school games — giving that most potential players aren’t familiar with them — or if they are familiar with them do not have … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged musings, new players, old school

Old School Design Idea: 99% of the Population are Zero Level Characters

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 16, 2017 by randallsJune 16, 2017

I have been thinking about my next game design and after much thought, I’ve designed I would like to take 0e and “redesign” it with some different assumptions. The first of these different assumptions will actually be more like what … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged 0e, DnD, game design, House Rules, old school

Playing D&D 3e Without Tears

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 15, 2017 by randallsApril 15, 2020

A week or so ago, I mentioned that I was playing in a D&D 3e game — a long running campaign that started as a 2e game in the early 1990s — and that the campaign avoided most of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged DnD 3e, House Rules, old school

Still Alive But Now in Ohio

RetroRoleplaying Posted on September 13, 2016 by randallsSeptember 13, 2016

I suspect (okay, I hope) that at least a few people are wondering where I’ve been the past four and a half months. I’ve been busy selling our house in Garland, TX and moving to Youngstown, OH. My wife’s MS … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged musings

Dungeon World Hits My Microlite7x Sunday Game Group

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 26, 2016 by randallsApril 15, 2020

One of my four Sunday game players was going to be out of town for business for the last three Sundays in April. Originally, I was going to run my Sunday game for the remaining three players running some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged DnD, musings, old school

It’s Not About The Mechanics

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 13, 2016 by randallsApril 15, 2020

I posted about the nearly five year long campaign I ran in Waco (and that is still going under new GMs) recently on a forum. I received an a PM asking how I could run a game that used basically … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged DnD, Microlite74, musings, old school

OD&D PDFS: What Do You Really Need to Play?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 19, 2016 by randallsApril 15, 2020

Original D&D from the mid-1970s has finally been released in PDF form on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow. As most readers of this blog know, I started playing D&D back in 1975. OD&D was my first RPG and is still one of my favorites … Continue reading →

Posted in Gates & Glamours | Tagged 0e, DnD, musings, odnd, old school, reviews

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