I’ve added psionic combat to the optional Psionics rules in Microlite75 at the request of one of my players. He thought that if I was going to do psionics, I shouldn’t leave half of it out. This version of psionic … Continue reading →
One of my players mentioned in an email this morning that those playing in my current Wilderness campaign (which was recently converted from OD&D to Microlite75) have a major perk: their suggestions for Microlite75 get heard. He has a point, … Continue reading →
I’m going to add an equipment list to Microlite75 this weekend. Believe it or not, this has been one of the most requested additions for both Microlite74 and Microlite75. However, I have a problem. All editions I’m aware of of … Continue reading →
The third playtest draft of Microlite75 is now available. Changes for this draft are mainly in the optional rules section. Major additions to the optional rules include: Advantages and Disadvantages, Character Goals and Traits, Armor for all classes, and Psionics. … Continue reading →
I’ve finally decided how Psionics will work in Microlite75. While I know most people don’t use psionics, I have to have psionics abilities available to run games in my Arn Campaign. Since the whole point of Microlite75 is to produce … Continue reading →
When I started RetroRoleplaying.com a couple of years ago, I intended it to be a site with in formation about out-of-print RPGs. However, I soon found myself sucked into publishing my own free RPGs. Now RetroRoleplaying.com is publish a number … Continue reading →
The last session of my Wilderlands campaign was more a a design session than a game. As it was Mother’s Day weekend, two of the seven players could not make the game. This was not a disaster because we had … Continue reading →
The second playtest draft of Microlite75 is finally available. Monsters have been switched to d8 hit dice and supplement type damages. Combat has been expanded. There are some new spells. A simple alignment system is present. Spell HP costs have … Continue reading →
The next playtest version of Microlite75 will include some new lower level spells taken from other editions of the world’s most popular fantasy RPG. Most old school type games spend a long time at lower levels, so I think it … Continue reading →
How should I handle alignment in Microlite75? I handled it in Microlite74 by simply ignoring it. While that does work and is how a minority of campaigns handled alignment back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, it probably does … Continue reading →