I’m happy to announce that final “silver” version of Microlite81 Complete 1.0 is finished at last and is now available for free download. I’m also pleased to say that I managed to limit the page count to my goal of … Continue reading →
The first (and with luck only) Release Candidate version of Microlite81 Complete is now available for download and comment. Microlite81 Complete is intended to be standard Microlite81 with more complete descriptions of spells, monsters, and magic items and a few … Continue reading →
We’ve been running Gryphons & Gramarye long enough now that I can see what is working and what isn’t — at least from what My players are telling me. Classes: All of the classes have now been used in play … Continue reading →
The Lazy Days of Summer RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund Drive hit its second $250 goal yesterday, so the second Microlite74 tablet version has been released for free public download. For those who do not know, Microlite74 Standard emulates the 0e version … Continue reading →
The Lazy Days of Summer RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund Drive hit its first $250 goal yesterday, so the first Microlite74 tablet version has been release for free public download. For those who do not know, Microlite74 Basic emulates the 0e version … Continue reading →
As readers of this blog probably remember, I planned to do away with clerics in Gyphons & Gramarye and replace them with Runequest-like cults that any character of any class could join at the Lay Member, Initiate, or Acolyte level … Continue reading →
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 →
The public beta of Microlite81 Complete is now available for download and comment. Microlite81 Complete is intended to be standard Microlite81 with more complete descriptions of spells, monsters, and magic items and a few extras like an example of play … Continue reading →
The latest “great debate” going around the OSR blogsphere is about innovation — as in are OSR games and settings innovative enough and/or whether settings or rules should be the focus of innovation. I’m going to be a curmudgeon and … Continue reading →
With the recent release of White Star: White Box Science Fiction Roleplaying and Petty Gods: Revised & Expanded Edition, I have noticed some complaints about OSR blog posts about these games (on threads in RPG.net and even theRPGSite.com). These complaints … Continue reading →