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Creating a “Best of TSR D&D” Rulebook?

RetroRoleplaying Posted on July 26, 2017 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Most old school D&D players realize that it is fairly easy to use an adventure written for one version of TSR D&D with the rules for a different version of TSR D&D. While each version (OD&D, Holmes D&D, 1e, B/X, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, musings, rules, TSR

Lords & Wizards Back on Track

RetroRoleplaying Posted on May 26, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’m happy to say that with two sessions of Lords & Wizards based on Swords & Wizardry and Labyrinth Lord (instead of on ACKS), we seem to be back on track. We are spending time playing instead of trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged 0e, ADnD 1e, Lords and Wizards, old school, OSR, TSR

New Random Wizard TSR Interview: David Cook

RetroRoleplaying Posted on April 8, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Random Wizard has done another great interview with a former TSR employee, David “Zeb” Cook this time. The topics include Basic/Expert D&D, X1 Isle of Dread, Tom Moldvay, Conan RPG, Indiana Jones RPG, player feedback surveys during the design of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD, ADnD 1e, ADnD 2e, B/X, Interview, TSR

Another TSR Interview: Skip Williams

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 31, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Random Wizard has done another good interview with a former TSR employee. This time its Skip Williams talking about his first adventure, his early days at TSR, his thoughts on 4th edition, his recent work for WotC, and what he … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD, ADnD 1e, ADnD 2e, DnD 3e, Interview, TSR, WOTC

More TSR Interviews: James Ward and Rick Krebs

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 4, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Random Wizard has done another set of very interesting interviews with former TSR employees, both friends of Gary Gygax. This time James Ward (author of Metamorphosis Alpha and Gamma World) talks about Gary,and working at TSR. Rick Krebs (author of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged Interview, Metamorphosis Alpha, old school, TSR

More TSR Interviews: Jennell Jaquays and Clyde Caldwell

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 23, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

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 →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, ADnD 2e, Interview, odnd, TSR

Blackmoor’s Temple of the Frog Available as a PDF

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 12, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

It looks like WOTC has released this week’s PDFs. The first one to catch my attention is DA2 Temple of the Frog (for BECMI). TSR lured Dave Arneson back in the mid-1980s to co-write four Blackmoor-based modules, the “DA” series. … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, BECMI, PDFs, TSR

TSR Interviews: Bruce Heard, Frank Mentzer, Steve Winter

RetroRoleplaying Posted on February 8, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

Random Wizard has done a set of three very interesting interviews with former TSR employees Bruce Heard, Frank Mentzer, and Steve Winter about TSR and the projects they worked on while at TSR. Bruce Heard Interview Frank Mentzer Interview Steve … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged ADnD 1e, ADnD 2e, BECMI, Interview, TSR

Publication of Microlite74 Will Continue

RetroRoleplaying Posted on January 24, 2013 by RandallApril 11, 2022

With the return of early D&D edition PDFs (find them at DNDClassics), I’ve had two emails asking me if Microlite74 will continue and one email bluntly telling me that I should stop publishing them so people will play more “real … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, free games, Microlite74, PDFs, TSR

TSR Era D&D vs WOTC Era D&D: Differences in Acceptable Play Style

RetroRoleplaying Posted on March 17, 2012 by RandallApril 11, 2022

I’ve noticed a difference in common play style between D&D in the TSR era and D&D in the WOTC era. While it is tempting to call this another “old school”/”new school” issue, I’m not sure that it is. The difference … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Posts | Tagged DnD, musings, play style, TSR, WOTC

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