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Microlite81, Lords & Wizards, and ACKS

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 12, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Many readers many remember that I was going back and forth on using Labyrinth Lord OGL rules or Adventurer Conqueror King System OGL as the underlying foundation to build Lords & Wizards on. My waffling back and forth was on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ACKS, DnD, Labyrinth Lord, Lords and Wizards, Microlite81, old school

1975 Gygax Article on Dungeon Design in PDF Format (and Microlite81 Draft 0.30)

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 20, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ACKS, B/X, campaign design, DnD, Gygax, Lords and Wizards, Microlite74, Microlite81, old school

Microlite81 Public Playtest Draft 1 May Be Coming Very Soon

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 19, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

If I can get as much work on Microlite81 done in the next 3 or 4 days has I have managed to do today, I’ll be ready to release the first public playtest of the standard version of Microlite81. Draft … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ACKS, B/X, DnD, Lords and Wizards, Microlite74, Microlite81, old school

Decisions and Progress on Microlite81

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 15, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

My Sunday game group is more enthusiastic about Microlite81 than I expected them to be. In fact, they suggested when I finish Microlite81, I use it to base a draft of Lords & Wizards on, then when we are fairly … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ACKS, B/X, DnD, Lords and Wizards, Microlite74, Microlite81, old school

A (Draft) Warlord Class for Lords & Wizards (and Other Old School Games)

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 6, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

The Warlord is a popular class with D&D 4e players. Due to many requests, I include an “old school” version of the class as an optional class in Microlite74 Extended. It’s not that popular with 4e fans because it does … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged character class, DnD 4e, Lords and Wizards, Microlite74, musings, old school, Warlord

Microlite74 Optional Rule: Fighters (Almost) Always Damage Their Opponent

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 29, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I occasionally see fans of current RPG design theory complain that characters should never really fail to hit (or truly fail at anything else)) as that means the character is basically “losing a turn” to ineffectiveness. As I’ve said before … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Lords and Wizards, Microlite74, musings, old school, Tyranny of Fun

Lords & Wizards Combat (To-Hit) Values

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 4, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, ADnD 1e, D20, DnD, Lords and Wizards, old school, THAC0, to-hit rolls

To THAC0 or Not To THAC0: To Hit Rolls in Lords & Wizards

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 3, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve always been in the middle of arguments about which combat systems are better: Descending AC or Ascending AC, To-hit Tables, THAC0 (To Hit AC 0), Base Attack Bonus, etc. I’ve used some version of just about all of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged D20, DnD, Lords and Wizards, old school, THAC0, to-hit rolls

Lords & Wizards: Ready to Start Writing Initial Draft

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 2, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

With three sessions of Lords & Wizards based on Swords & Wizardry and Labyrinth Lord (instead of on ACKS), we are definitely back on track. My players are enjoying the campaign again and I’m not pulling my hair out dealing … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD, DnD, free games, Lords and Wizards, old school

Creating a Monster with the Tome of Adventure Design

RetroRoleplaying Posted on May 27, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I received a copy of the Tome of Adventure Design from Frog God Games for Christmas last year. I flipped through it and put it on the shelf, hoping that it would go unnoticed — as I did not want … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, Lords and Wizards, Microlite74, monsters, old school

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