That fits my recollection of events as well, Ourph: the beginnings of the OSR were firmly in place before EGG's passing and well before 4e was announced.This seems to be a common perception here at EN World, but I think it's probably a misperception. The level of activity in OSR spheres really took off a year or so before the release of 4e, fueled primarily by clone games like OSRIC and Labyrinth Lord becoming available as print products and clone-compatible adventures like Expeditious Retreat's Advanced Adventures line making their way into retail distribution. If anything the whole 3e/4e transition with Pathfinder emerging as a big player probably stole a little of the OSR's thunder.
I think the main things that fueled the post 2008 growth of the OSR were the loss of Gary and Dave and Swords & Wizardry winning a silver Ennie. From my perspective, those events really ramped up the interest in older games and their clones and fueled the "blog explosion". The fact that they occured around the emergence of a new edition of D&D was more coincidence than cause and effect in my opinion.
It's a shame you don't live a little closer to southern California, J, 'cause I've got the campaign for you.That game comes up so rarely that I have to express my love for it: Flashing Blades is an incredibly fun game. I find myself tweaking combat rules in nearly every other system to get that same move/countermove feel that Flashing Blades has in it's melee combat system.
/hijack.
But here's a quick and easy test:
That fits my recollection of events as well, Ourph: the beginnings of the OSR were firmly in place before EGG's passing and well before 4e was announced.
Umbran said:I'm sorry, but from what I've been told, "old school" isn't a single thing you can point to. There may be a test for what one person considers "old school", but when you talk to someone else, they'll give you a different test.
Except when the Old Schoolers tell you that that particular style of play was something they weren't trying to emulate
I'm sorry, but from what I've been told, "old school" isn't a single thing you can point to. There may be a test for what one person considers "old school", but when you talk to someone else, they'll give you a different test.