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I don't like using dice like DCC - most of them look similar to existing dice. For example, you might accidentally pick up a d24 instead...

since you seem to want something that has a bit of OSR DNA, maybe give Land of Eem a chance https://landofeem.com/what-is-land-of-eem/...

Hmm. Yeah I guess start looking at story first games or house rules.

I have it - got it with store credit from my LGS. I'm starting to think D&D is too deadly and adversarial. Since 2014 I've had only one...

We just got books in 2024 and 2025.

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This image comes from WotC's X feed. I have no idea what this is, nor what it has to do with Dungeons&Dragons, fantasy role playing...

For me, (if I play it at all) I think Draw Steel will be for tactical skirmish games. There's too much going on for me to create...

Yeah, I think it's safe to say Shadowdark isn't for me. In fact, I'd say that the entire OSR isn't for me after many years of trying to...

No, it's not. Both Shadowdark and DCC use spellcasting checks to trade "I can for sure cast this once" for "I can push my luck and...

It's true and I have the receipts. The DC to cast is 10+spell level, so for a 1st level spell that's a default 50/50 if you get no...

All spells have like a 50/50 chance of not working each time you cast them. If you fail to cast it, it's gone for the day. So you could...

It's not "in-fiction" as OSR titles are not (in my opinion) fiction-first games. Instead, they reward clever planning and the use of...

Well yeah. And attack spells would fail with missed attack rolls or if an enemy succeeded on a saving throw. That's totally reasonable...

I never played 1E, but I played AD&D 2E for close to a decade. As I understand it, the systems are similar mechanically. I don't think...