Thanks to a number of volunteer proofreaders, Microlite74 Release Candidate 2 is available. I’ve tried to incorporate all the error corrections I’ve been given — and I found a few more on my own. I’d like this to be the … Continue reading →
Barring major problems, development of Microlite74 Version 3 is finished. Now I need your help to proofread the release candidate versions of Microlite74 Basic, Standard, and Extended (as well the first Microlite74 Companion). I’ve ran them through Word’s spelling and … Continue reading →
I’m releasing another beta of the Microlite74 version 3.0 games. The third beta of Microlite74 (Basic, Standard, and Extended) and Microlite74 Companion I are now available. Each version of Microlite74 now includes an extended set of 0e Conventions including material … Continue reading →
I’m trying to add a section on converting from the descending AC used in older editions to the ascending AC used in Microlite74 for the section on “0e Conventions” section in the Microlite74 rules. Here’s what I’ve come up with. … Continue reading →
The second beta of Microlite74 (Basic, Standard, and Extended) and Microlite74 Companion I are now available, just in time for my Wilderlands of High Fantasy campaign this afternoon. We are “officially” moving from Microlite75 to Microlite74 Extended today. Not that … Continue reading →
The following is the first revised and expanded version of the list of major old school fantasy RPGs and retroclones for Microlite74 Version 3.0. I’d added many of the games listed in comments on the original post a few days … Continue reading →
After months of “strong encouragement” by a couple of my players and a few people in the OSR blogsphere, I’ve started work on a new edition of Microlite75, with the working title of the “Monster Mash Edition” or “M75-MME”. It … Continue reading →
What I hope will be the final playtest draft of Microlite75 is now ready for people to download. No major changes in this draft, other than splitting the game into two books and adding an optional Vancian “Fire and Forget” … Continue reading →
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I thought it might be fun to create a “starter” dungeon for Microlite75 as a group. Just take the next room in a comment and go to town, following the basic format … Continue reading →
The fourth playtest draft of Microlite75 is now available. Changes for this draft are again mostly in the optional rules section. Major additions include: more advantages and disadvantages, the Techno class (and “weird science” rules to support it), the Adventurer … Continue reading →