It’s Not About The Mechanics
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 →
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Initiative, Healing, and Fairness in Old School D&D
I received a complaint about group initiative in my games and in old school style games in general, I suppose. The complaint when like this: when you roll initiative every round it’s possible the monsters will get two rounds of … Continue reading →
New Turn Undead System for Microlite75
I’ve never been happy with the Microlite20-based system for turning undead that I used in Microlite74. From Microlite74 3.0 Basic: “A Cleric can Turn Undead with a successful Magic Attack. DC is 10 + twice the Hit Dice of the … Continue reading →
Wizard Guilds or Pacts Instead of Spell-Casting Classes?
We had an interesting discussion during my Sunday Game yesterday. One of my players suggested that since using cult rules instead of clerical classes seemed to be working, perhaps I should consider eliminating remaining two spell-casting classes in Gryphons & … Continue reading →
Social Skills for Old School Games?
New school games often include social skills (like Persuade, Intimidate, Seduce, Lie, etc.). I’ve never been a fan of such skills because they tend to eventually greatly reduce (or even completely replace) conversational roleplaying. Since in most such systems, the … Continue reading →
Need Help Finding A Specific Old Magazine “Intro to RPGs” Article
I remember reading an “intro to RPGs” type article in an old gaming magazine (probably early 1980s) which introduced concepts of RPGs by describing a fictitious RPG that was sort of a Science Fiction/Science Fantasy version of D&D: D&D-like classes … Continue reading →
Free RPG Day: Over 100 Free RPGs on Microlite20.org
Today, June 20th 2015, is free RPG day. If you do not live near a participating game store, there are a lot of free RPGs available online. RetroRoleplaying.com‘s new sister site, Microlite20.org, currently hosts over 100 free Microlite20-based roleplaying games … Continue reading →
Fantastic Adventures: First Draft of The Scout Class
Here’s the Scout, the third non-caster class for Fantastic Adventures (see Fantastic Adventures: Initial Thoughts on Classes for more info). I posted the first draft of the Fighter and the Hunter earlier in the week. Like the hunter, the scout … Continue reading →
Fantastic Adventures: First Draft of The Hunter Class
A few days ago I listed the six major classes I am thinking of for Fantastic Adventures in a post (Fantastic Adventures: Initial Thoughts on Classes). I have the non-caster classes written up now — at least as early drafts. … Continue reading →
Fantastic Adventures: First Draft of The Fighter Class
A few days ago I listed the six major classes I am thinking of for Fantastic Adventures in a post (Fantastic Adventures: Initial Thoughts on Classes). I have the non-caster classes written up now — at least as early drafts. … Continue reading →