I’ve never understood the hatred some old school players have for ascending armor class any more than I understood the hatred some non-old school players have for descending armor class and/or THAC0. Ascending AC, descending AC with hit tables or … Continue reading →
I was going through my RSS feed today and discovered that JB has already written a review of Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome at his B/X Blackrazor blog. Go and give it a read — and take a look at some of … Continue reading →
Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome: House Rules for 0e Games is now available for free download. I’ll probably find a few more typos and other minor issues over the next week, if I find enough, I’ll release a version 1.01 later in … Continue reading →
Mazirian stroked his chin. Apparently he must capture the girl himself. Later, when black night lay across the forest, he would seek through his books for spell to guard him through the unpredictable glades. They would be poignant corrosive spells, … Continue reading →
As mentioned in this post, Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome will be a free PDF supplement for 0e and 0e retroclones. Here’s a list of the planned contents: Characters General Stat Bonus Arcane Caster Special Abilities Divine Caster Special Abilities Backgrounds Skills … Continue reading →
Matt Finch has updated his Giant List of Swords & Wizardry Resources. There are a lot of new items, both free and paid. If you are even remotely interested in Swords & Wizardry, go take a look. All of these … Continue reading →
I’m happy to announce that the fourth Microlite74 Companion volume is now available for free download — and pretty much on time (for once). Microlite74 Companion IV: Bestiary of Monsters contains descriptions of a large number of 0e and 1e … Continue reading →
I’m happy to announce that the third Microlite74 Companion volume is now available for free download. Microlite74 Companion III: More Optional Rules is the first Microlite74 Companion mainly written by someone other than myself. The vast majority of the material … Continue reading →
I’m happy to announce that the second Microlite74 Companion volume is now available for free download. Microlite74 Companion II: Treasure contains a large number of magical items of treasure and a sample system for randomly determining what treasure is a … Continue reading →
Random Wizard has done another set of very interesting interviews with former TSR employees: This time Jennell Jaquays talks about working for Judges Guild (and working on Dark Tower), TSR, ID Games, etc. and Clyde Caldwell talks about working at … Continue reading →