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 →
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 →
We are suspending our long-running Wilderlands Microlite75 for a short mini-campaign set in the Hidden Valley. This will be a playtest for using the house rules incorporated into Microlite75 in Sword & Wizardry so I can write Swords & Wizardry … Continue reading →
I’ve been asked to convert some of the core Microlite75 rules to Swords & Wizardry by a surprising large number of people. People apparently like some of the modification to “old school D&D” I use in Microlite75: backgrounds, minor magic, … Continue reading →
I haven’t posted in the last week because I’ve been having major problems with Blogger — specifically, it’s editor. Editing was normal so long as you did not preview or post. Line and paragraph breaks showed up fine while editing, … Continue reading →
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago (in this post Microlite75 Saving Throws: Change Them Or Keep Them?) that I was thinking of changing the saving throws in Microlite75 to be more like those in 0e/1e as the older saving … Continue reading →
Another great debate on the OSR has swept a good part of the OSR blogsphere over the last few days. Jim Raggi said something about TSR on his blog a few days ago that got some members of the old … Continue reading →
Microlite75 currently uses the same variant 3.x saving throw system that Microlite20 has. At low levels, this isn’t that different in effect that the saving throw system in older editions. Because it adjusts for things like the opponent’s level it … Continue reading →
I’ve been asked for occasional updates on my Sunday Microlite75 campaign. Unfortunately, I don’t do these well. However, I will try to provide one every once in a while. This session started with some general messing about the City-State. The … Continue reading →
If you are interested in old school gaming, you may have read the Quick Primer for Old School Gaming by Matt Finch. It’s “a quick introduction to playing Original D&D or Swords & Wizardry (the 0e retro-clone). This booklet is … Continue reading →