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  1. Simon Miles

    OSR vs OSE

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    OSR publishers converting their own content

    Like many above (Waller and Sacrosanc et al.) I don't think any re-writing is necessary. The variations between the various OSE that I have played is minimal, if any is required at all. Our products are advertised as OSRIC and Old School Essentials Advanced edition and all that is required is...
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    D&D 1E Deities and demigods 1st printing

    I got mine when it first came out and it was quite a long time before I realised that there were versions out there that DIDN'T have Cthulhu and Melnibonean! Mine's hardly pristine, as all my books were in a fire, burned around the edges and then soaked through. Plus I have lots of pencil...
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    D&D General So what is high level play like?

    We did it back int he day, when we were teenagers in the early-mid eighties. We called it Mega D&D and it got very silly but was also fun. As has been said, it's easy to play, hard to DM. We gave up in the end, but then Pad wrote a story about it - search on The Eternal Victim by Patrick...
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    D&D 1E Revised and rebalanced dragons for 1e AD&D

    This is a cracking piece of work and very much mirrors my own thoughts; although I have not invested anywhere near the level of effort in it as you have (respect!). I suggested higher hit-dice and more age categories (and more HP per hit dice) for my dragons, which I wrote up in the GM's Guide...
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    D&D 1E Should Gold Dragons always be LG and Black Dragons always be CE?

    Very much with you on that one. I stick with the BTB dragons; acting out their respective alignments and consigned to them, born to them as defined by their genetic heritage. They are so rarely encountered in my campaigns as to be a fairly moot point anyway. I do, however, more widely classify...
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    Dunromin University Press new release - SM11 The Orc Battleforge

    Dunromin University Press are delighted to announce the release of their latest adventure: SM11 The Orc Battleforge available here: www.dunrominuniversitypress.co.uk A Troll-Hunter has found what he thinks is a Battleforge in the Borderlands and the King is concerned – he’s offering good coin...
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    D&D General Patton Oswalt is responsible for Fox News broadcasting Erol Otus’ drawing of Shub-Niggurath.

    Me too. And we all know how popular Sucubi are from mm1. Although, to be fair, this was all called 'art' before the Victorian invented the term 'pornography' and told us that it was naughty...
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    Soft attribute bonuses for 2E

    A very interesting idea! When I read this the other day I started trying to think of some appropriate soft skills for Int and Wis. I immediately hit upon the major issue with all Role-Playing games; that the character would, by default, always use the player's Int and Wis, no matter what it said...
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    Best way to run 1st edition Forgotten Realms? (That isn't AD&D)

    I agree about Osric and Old School Essentials Advanced being a far easier and clearer way of playing the classic AD&D, and everything is 100% compatible both ways IMHO. As for a setting with the feel of the original game, might I humbly point you here... Www.dunrominuniversitypress.co.uk The...
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    D&D General D&D, magic, and the mundane medieval

    There's a lot of food for thought there. The economics of a fantasy world are pretty unguessable perhaps, but the biggest bullies will get the most power and seek to pass it on to their offspring, justifying their position through violence and money. Keep the poor down, train only the ruling...
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    D&D 3E/3.5 Barbarian Rage House Rules

    It's not 3.5 but fairly easy to adapt; there's a new Character Class called "Wild Domains Barbarian" in the Players' Guide to Dunromin (DriveThru here: SM01 A Players' Guide to Dunromin - Dunromin University Press | DriveThruRPG.com ) that has Barbarian rage rules; there's the basic frenzy based...
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    D&D 1E Common House Rules for AD&D?

    We put all our homebrew rules and ideas into our Player's Guide to Dunromin; this includes hit location systems, percentage statistics, thief skill customisation (similar to 2nd ed), aging and death and lots more. New character classes too. And there's even more in the GM's Guide to Dunromin...
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    D&D 1E I'm gonna run some Greyhawk. What supplements should I seek out?

    The scenarios we've produced will all run in Greyhawk; we started there many years ago. Dunromin University Press.
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    OSR Dunromin University Press now in Print on Demand

    We at Dunromin University Press have managed, with much Documancy and dark DTP arts, to get our previously pdf-only publications into Print On Demand. As always, we've gone for maximum quality, maximum value so the price-points are pretty low for what's included. It's taken a lot of time and...
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    The Book of Legends on $2.99

    Dunromin University Press humbly request a few moments of your valuable time to announce the release of their latest offering: The Book of Legends - over 100 pages of game resources for any FRPG! In the style of a Rogues Gallery, this new publication from Dunromin University Press if...
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    Barnaynia, the Banana Shaped world – a new World Guide for FRPGs

    Dunromin University Press are delighted to announce the release of the World Guide to Barnaynia; more than 200 pagespages all about their bizarre banana-shaped world setting to accompany their fantasy city setting; Dunromin. The World Guide to Barnaynia includes fantastic maps, hundreds of...
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