I’m so happy this managed to get republished. I didn’t get it yet, but will when the expansion comes out.
January 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I’m so happy this managed to get republished. I didn’t get it yet, but will when the expansion comes out.
On top of that there is the rise of solo TTRPG play. First every boardgame started adding a solo mode, now it’s coming to TTRPGs. As adults are becoming more isolated and lonely.
Go play at a game store, find an online group! You don’t have to enjoy your hobby alone.
Go play at a game store, find an online group! You don’t have to enjoy your hobby alone.
December 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM
On top of that there is the rise of solo TTRPG play. First every boardgame started adding a solo mode, now it’s coming to TTRPGs. As adults are becoming more isolated and lonely.
Go play at a game store, find an online group! You don’t have to enjoy your hobby alone.
Go play at a game store, find an online group! You don’t have to enjoy your hobby alone.
The original rules of the game came out of Arneson’s and Gary’s home games. How the game was played changed very quickly. Part of the OSR is figuring out how these earliest games were played which explains why the rules are the way they are. Like 1:1 time between sessions.
December 12, 2024 at 11:29 PM
The original rules of the game came out of Arneson’s and Gary’s home games. How the game was played changed very quickly. Part of the OSR is figuring out how these earliest games were played which explains why the rules are the way they are. Like 1:1 time between sessions.
The OSR style of play is not how it used to be played. It’s the style of play that the rules were built to support. But the way D&D was played moved out. From your description it’s pretty much how we played in the early 80s as well.
December 12, 2024 at 8:27 PM
The OSR style of play is not how it used to be played. It’s the style of play that the rules were built to support. But the way D&D was played moved out. From your description it’s pretty much how we played in the early 80s as well.
The horizontal in OSR comes from exploring the world and finding magic items.
December 12, 2024 at 8:25 PM
The horizontal in OSR comes from exploring the world and finding magic items.
It would be nice to get some generic DM support books. 5e books were either settings, adventure paths, or more classes/monsters/magic. Where’s a book on running city adventures, or sea adventures?
December 9, 2024 at 10:30 PM
It would be nice to get some generic DM support books. 5e books were either settings, adventure paths, or more classes/monsters/magic. Where’s a book on running city adventures, or sea adventures?
It's still being debated because the meaning of OSR has changed. Originally it was about retro-clones and rediscovering the very earliest modes of play that disappeared once it moved out of the wargame clubs. Now it's about a rules-lite style of play that can be mechanically different than D&D.
December 7, 2024 at 5:42 PM
It's still being debated because the meaning of OSR has changed. Originally it was about retro-clones and rediscovering the very earliest modes of play that disappeared once it moved out of the wargame clubs. Now it's about a rules-lite style of play that can be mechanically different than D&D.
And the model is the same today 36 years later...
December 7, 2024 at 5:38 PM
And the model is the same today 36 years later...
You should look into the history of the miniature wargaming club Gary ran. They were playing a fantasy game where each player controlled a nation. It was set in a world with a Great Kingdom and many small ones. Then Arneson’s group thought to try a raid on Blackmoor castle as individuals.
December 6, 2024 at 4:13 PM
You should look into the history of the miniature wargaming club Gary ran. They were playing a fantasy game where each player controlled a nation. It was set in a world with a Great Kingdom and many small ones. Then Arneson’s group thought to try a raid on Blackmoor castle as individuals.
It was more that OD&D as played by the original groups was a shared persistent world with multiple parties. By AD&D time that style of play had already been supplanted by small dedicated groups rather than a gaming club with 20+ members.
December 6, 2024 at 2:59 PM
It was more that OD&D as played by the original groups was a shared persistent world with multiple parties. By AD&D time that style of play had already been supplanted by small dedicated groups rather than a gaming club with 20+ members.
I hope your players that that was pretty epic!
December 6, 2024 at 4:07 AM
I hope your players that that was pretty epic!
Do we get OSRs for every country? I propose hOSeR for the Canadian OSR. 😀
December 5, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Do we get OSRs for every country? I propose hOSeR for the Canadian OSR. 😀
Have you met strangers who are married couples in real life? Do they flirt in front of you? Or heaven forbid have sex?
Do people in real life try to court King Charles III?
I fail to see why any of your examples bring sex into the roleplaying.
Do people in real life try to court King Charles III?
I fail to see why any of your examples bring sex into the roleplaying.
December 5, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Have you met strangers who are married couples in real life? Do they flirt in front of you? Or heaven forbid have sex?
Do people in real life try to court King Charles III?
I fail to see why any of your examples bring sex into the roleplaying.
Do people in real life try to court King Charles III?
I fail to see why any of your examples bring sex into the roleplaying.
I assume you’ve talked to this player about their behavior before this decision to cut them? Or is this going to be out of the blue?
December 4, 2024 at 11:22 PM
I assume you’ve talked to this player about their behavior before this decision to cut them? Or is this going to be out of the blue?
Cool! There have been several attempts at finishing the series. I have this one: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
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December 4, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Cool! There have been several attempts at finishing the series. I have this one: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
Only peripherally related, but I don’t mix sex, flirtation or courtship in my D&D. That feels creepy to be doing with a gaming group. So the sexual orientation of the PCs is irrelevant.
December 4, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Only peripherally related, but I don’t mix sex, flirtation or courtship in my D&D. That feels creepy to be doing with a gaming group. So the sexual orientation of the PCs is irrelevant.
It actually was. The whole premise of 5e was to fix the mistakes of 3e (universal build mechanisms) and 4e (combat scaling) and go back to the style of D&D seen at the end of 2e. But that’s not OSR, but a lot of OSR people tried it and liked it.
December 4, 2024 at 11:05 PM
It actually was. The whole premise of 5e was to fix the mistakes of 3e (universal build mechanisms) and 4e (combat scaling) and go back to the style of D&D seen at the end of 2e. But that’s not OSR, but a lot of OSR people tried it and liked it.
At, the good old days when you only brought along a Magic-User for their sleep spell. The OG glass cannon.
December 4, 2024 at 7:18 PM
At, the good old days when you only brought along a Magic-User for their sleep spell. The OG glass cannon.
For those wondering… The computer logic (regex) the feed owner wrote was detected to take longer to run that Bluesky allows. They can’t let one feed consume too much computer time or the whole system slows down. The feed owner will need to adjust the logic to run faster.
December 4, 2024 at 1:22 PM
For those wondering… The computer logic (regex) the feed owner wrote was detected to take longer to run that Bluesky allows. They can’t let one feed consume too much computer time or the whole system slows down. The feed owner will need to adjust the logic to run faster.
The wardens manual has the best practical advice I’ve ever read for running an ongoing campaign.
December 3, 2024 at 11:44 PM
The wardens manual has the best practical advice I’ve ever read for running an ongoing campaign.
Any particular module? Are you reading it to run it? If so, then you have to read it from start to finish while referencing the map.
December 3, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Any particular module? Are you reading it to run it? If so, then you have to read it from start to finish while referencing the map.
… the Warden’s book and Gradient Descent has inspired me on how to organize a D&D campaign and Megadungeon.
December 3, 2024 at 10:36 PM
… the Warden’s book and Gradient Descent has inspired me on how to organize a D&D campaign and Megadungeon.
Oh, don’t get me wrong - I love the new stuff that’s coming out, but I also know it’s not what I’ll run. Except Mothership. The modules are incredible and I’m trying to find a way to run it.
December 3, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Oh, don’t get me wrong - I love the new stuff that’s coming out, but I also know it’s not what I’ll run. Except Mothership. The modules are incredible and I’m trying to find a way to run it.