Last month, I mentioned that my current group wanted to play something more like Swords & Wizardry rather than Microlite74. It turns out this wasn’t quite what was meant. They want something written more like Swords & Wizardry, that is … Continue reading →
Combat Tricks and Stunts can make an otherwise boring combat more interesting, not to mention giving an advantage to those who come up with (and successfully pull off) a good one. Unfortunately, they were a bit complex to use in … Continue reading →
Gary Gygax contributed an article on setting up a D&D campaign to an issue of a fanzine called europa 6-8 in April 1975. Until today, I’ve only seen a very poor photocopy of this article — such a poor copy … 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 →
As I mentioned in my Beefing Up the Fighter — Option I post on February 26th: Many people seem to think the D&D Fighter class is too weak, especially at higher levels. While I think this is less true in … Continue reading →
Many people seem to think the D&D Fighter class is too weak, especially at higher levels. While I think this is less true in TSR versions of D&D, many people disagree. I’ve come up with two simple options for beefing … Continue reading →
With the return of some of the TSR PDFs, it is possible to spend a very small amount of money and get a lot of play value with the B/X version of “Classic D&D”. The Basic and Expert rulebooks are … Continue reading →
The classic module B1 – In Search of the Unknown is available for free for one week to celebrate the opening of DNDClassics. Module B1: “In Search of the Unknown,” forms a complete adventure for use with Dungeons & Dragons … Continue reading →