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I mean, you _can_ categorise your players by figuring out how much time they are willing to invest into planning for a specific situation. For instance, three in my group spent nigh half an hour figuring out the optimal way of reaching their destination (given time, provisions, and encumbrance)...

I'm not trying to convince anyone. Some people said they don't like assuming the stance of an author or narrator when playing a character, and I presented why it isn't the case with Blue Rose (I don't like mixing adventure fantasy and scene-altering bennies myself either). Also, determination is...

Alright, for those who don't like fate point mechanics (for whatever reason), here's a list of things Conviction can do: * reroll a die * gain bonus to defense without using an action * have an extra major or minor action * immediately heal some amount or shake off a debilitating effect *...

I don't think LotFP can ever trump their own Better Than Any Man as a Free RPG Day product. Plus, Wonder & Wickedness is insanely good, IMHO.

@ LabyrinthLord718 Cool! I'm glad I could be of service.

I meant advice and guidelines specific to this game. It has 7 pages dedicated to GM advice (with subheadings like Themes, Bringing the Heroes Together, Designing Adventures, Developing Campaigns, and Challenging the Players), but it's very thin and doesn't really emphasise what the GM is...

The Hero's Journey is a Swords & Wizardry Whitebox variant, the personal hack of James M. Spahn, author of the acclaimed White Star. The rules are simple and well-worded, and the book implies a humanocentric, mystical sort of fantasy backdrop, but you could also just rip the game apart for neat...

Uhm, there are no typos in the article; everything is as intended. Constructive feedback would certainly be appreciated, nonetheless. R&R was released last August.

Rabbits & Rangers is a collection of character options and alternative rules that support cartoonish fantasy. It is explicitly compatible with Labyrinth Lord and, by extension, other B/X D&D and AD&D simulacrums. The silliness factor is pretty high, and if an adventuring party comprised of a...

Hey everyone! I'm Ynas, OSR big fan of OSR games (and a handful of indie ones, like 3:16 and My Life With Master).