I’ve been asked to piece together parts of Microlite74 to produce a complete single volume Microlite78: First Edition Lite and add a “few things” to make it more like the 1978 “First Edition”. It would be dead simple to toss … Continue reading →
Regardless of how I decide to handle to hit rolls (to-hit tables, BAB, THAC0, etc. as discussed in this post yesterday) in Lords & Wizards, I know how I will be tying level to the to-hit hit. I’ll give these … Continue reading →
I’m happy to say that with two sessions of Lords & Wizards based on Swords & Wizardry and Labyrinth Lord (instead of on ACKS), we seem to be back on track. We are spending time playing instead of trying to … Continue reading →
I’m sorry that I’ve been silent for a few weeks. My seasonal allergies turned into a nasty sinus infection which I am just now truly recovering from. It seemed to be immune to the initial drugs I was given. Progress … Continue reading →
My post, WOTC Discovers Typical D&D Players Like Short Combats, a few days ago generated a lot of discussion both here and on Google+. I thought it might be interesting to see how long readers think the average combat in … Continue reading →
After a week of discussion with my Sunday group, I’ve refined my plans/goals for Lords & Wizards (first listed here). The most general description of the game has not changed> Lords & Wizards will be a modern recreation of that … Continue reading →
Random Wizard has done another great interview with a former TSR employee, David “Zeb” Cook this time. The topics include Basic/Expert D&D, X1 Isle of Dread, Tom Moldvay, Conan RPG, Indiana Jones RPG, player feedback surveys during the design of … Continue reading →
I have two players in my Sunday game who really like some of the ideas in the Adventurer Conqueror King System (ACKS) from Autarch. They have been trying to talk me into using more ideas and material from it in … Continue reading →
Amazing Stories has an interview with Mike Mearls talking about D&D Next. From one of Mike’s comments it seems that WOTC has finally learned what many players have know for years: Most players like fast combats. In the interview, Mike … Continue reading →
As I mentioned about six weeks ago, my next free RPG project will be Lords & Wizards: a game combining that “strange combination of 0e and 1e I used in the late 1970s” with some of the ideas from B/X … Continue reading →