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Tag Archives: reviews

OD&D PDFS: What Do You Really Need to Play?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 19, 2016 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Original D&D from the mid-1970s has finally been released in PDF form on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow. As most readers of this blog know, I started playing D&D back in 1975. OD&D was my first RPG and is still one of my favorites … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, DnD, musings, odnd, old school, reviews

OSR Blogs, Product Announcements, and Reviews

RetroRoleplaying Posted on May 21, 2015 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged musings, old school, OSR, rant, reviews, Site News

Monsters & Magic: High Praise For A Game I’d Never Play

RetroRoleplaying Posted on August 6, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I had a chance to look at a copy of Monsters & Magic this weekend. It’s a new “OSR” game by Sarah Newton published by Mindjammer Press. It’s basically a set of new school rules that you can overlay on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, DnD Next, musings, new school, old school, reviews

Received for Review: Cartooner RPG

RetroRoleplaying Posted on June 3, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Giovanni Micolucci saw my My RPG Sessions Do Not Generate Fiction post and send me a copy of the Cartooner RPG as an example of a game that does better at creating fiction. From first glance it looks like a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged musings, reviews, storygames

Review TSR Era PDFs in the RetroRoleplaying Forum

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 2, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

WOTC is releasing TSR era products as PDFs again on DNDClassics/RPGNow/DriveThruRPG. To review these games there, you have to buy a copy there. This helps to prevent fake reviews. However, it also prevents the large number of gamers who already … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, B/X, BECMI, forum discussion, reviews
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