Why not focus on D&D Next instead of Microlite74? I’ve been asked this question several times over the last couple of months. I have an answer that satisfies me, although it does not seem to satisfy those who have asked … Continue reading →
LibraryLass posted her Witch character class for Microlite74 on the Microlite74 Forum. It’s very well done and comes with its own spell list (with some “new” spells). This class will probably end up in Microlite74 3.0 Companion II, but you … Continue reading →
There’s a new “reading” thread at RPGNet on OD&D. The author has to have one of the early printings as there are references to hobbits instead of halflings. The thread has just starting, but is moveing through Men & magic … Continue reading →
Matt Finch and Frog God Games has having a kickstarter to raise money for a hardcover edition of Swords and Wizardry (Complete). The kickstarter started this morning with a goal of raising $10,000. As of the time I started this … Continue reading →
I notice a lot of people who do not like the fact that casters have spells that can end a combat encounter (or other encounter that matter) call these spells “I win” buttons/spells/etc. For example this statement from a thread … Continue reading →
Shortly after D&D was published in 1974, players at Caltech started working on their own “improved” variant. The initial version was published in The Spartan Simulation Gaming Journal #9 in August 1975. A latter version (The Complete Warlock) was published … Continue reading →
There are many theories as to why the 4th edition of WOTC failed to interest many D&D players and apparently failed to meet the sales goals WOTC set for the game. My theory is simple, 4e’s lead designer Rob Heinsoo … Continue reading →
The latest Legends & Lore column on the WOTC site is on “save or die” effects. From the column, it looks like 5e may be catering to those who do not like “save or die.” Unfortunately, “save-or-die” effects are one … Continue reading →
I no sooner posted about the The Searchers of the Unknown RPG Collection than I received a new of new and updated variant rules sets. Rather than wait an entire year to include this, I decided to release a 2012 … Continue reading →
I noticed that many of the links to the various Searchers of the Unknown games listed in my Searchers of the Unknown One Page RPG: The Many Variants post from about a year ago have gone bad. Some of them … Continue reading →