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I've had the worst time trying to grok how those Traits are actually used in-game. Are they only used for major decisions/actions on the part of the character? When the character wants to use them? When the DM asks? All three? If you don't mind, could you walk through a situation or two...

Sure, that's the set-up, but the game (aside from chargen and the village focus at the start) can really go anywhere, including freewheeling murderhoboism (believe me, my group are dyed in the wool murderhobos). I usually run my games as sandbox hexcrawls, and the players are free to do...

Check out Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures by Flatland Games Fighter d10, Rogue d8, Mage d6 Built to 10th level, iirc Each Playbook* has own xp chart (but each class* also has a one/two page description) D20 resolution, can be 5 save, or 3 save mechanics Spells are different - ‘cantrips’...

I've got the first two books in pdf (bought before info in this thread came to light). I was intending to use them as material to add to a home brew campaign, and frankly, after reading through it, I just can't find anything worth borrowing to add into my campaign. The artwork looked like a...

I’m currently running a sandbox in Greyhawk, in Sterich to be specific, using the Gold box (just a lot of framework, light on detail), and placing it at the end of From the Ashes. From there, it’s all homebrew on the starting village/area in Sterich, what’s immediately around it, and I’m...

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Never had an Acrobat player, even when the DnD cartoon was still new and the class was appearing in Dragon. You can always buy the Advanced Set, and then not use all of the Advanced material. I mean, there are a lot of options that are offered, between classes, weapon specialization, how...

Wojciehowicz: "The name is spelled how it sounds." Thanks. Now I feel old. And Abe Vigoda. Loved that show. I don't consider too many other things "old school" other than DnD for the most part (thinking Battletech, WHFRP 1e (I always think WKRP when typing that). Pendragon, etc. They all...

Interesting. And you haven't had a problem with the swinginess of the d12? I realize its the same odds, but the larger the die, the easier it is to 'feel' swingy. I'll have to try this out. Thanks for sharing that.

Old School Essentials Advanced (B/X rules, with elements of Ad&d (1e)) Moldvay B/X (Basic/Expert) Rules Cyclopedia (BECMI - from Basic to Immortal - tons of stuff in one book) Beyond the Wall and other Adventures (DnD adjacent, ascending AC, based on YA novels, great chargen with playbooks)...

Started with B/X, then quickly into Ad&d, then 2e, 3e, skipped 4e, then stopped playing DnD until the pandemic. Played about 4 years of 5e, online, then dropped it to go back to B/X and OSE Advanced. Those, and Beyond the Wall are my go-to RPG rulesets now. Though I’m playing in a 2e online...

What about Winter’s Daughter by Necrotic Gnome Winter's Daughter From the site: The tomb of an ancient hero, lost in the tangled depths of the woods. A ring of standing stones, warded by the sinister Drune cult. A fairy princess who watches with timeless patience from beyond the veil of the...

It took me some time to figure out why I would click on a thread page, and there would be no posts in it, at all. Then the next page would have only a couple. It then occurred to me that I had so many ignores that entire thread pages were empty. And I don't miss the drama or the needless...

For those interested: Ad&d 2e Arms and Equipment Guide, p102 & p109. Rapier 1d6+1/1d8+1, M, P, SF: 4 Thanks for the 3e spots. Seems they’ve appeared more than I thought.

I’ve seen it used in OSR games as house rules - each character does their HD in damage regardless of the weapon they are wielding. Every 3 levels for fighter, 4 for clerics, and 5 for wizards, the weapon would bump up a HD (so the wizard’s sword would go from doing d4 to d6 at 6th level, for...

Didn’t notice if it was mentioned, but this sounds like the ‘Greyhawk Initiative’ UA that was put out in 2017. Might be worth a look, it’s still googleable (is that even a word?).

Because I don’t enjoy the game, and I’m no longer the target market. Which is fine. I’ve been very happy playing OSE, Beyond the Wall, and lots of non- DnD games. It’s more complicated, but that about sums it up.

If you read on under ‘Party Actions’, it says you have to declare those before initiative. We declare: spellcasting, missile fire, melee and combat movement (full retreat or fighting withdrawal) before Initiative. You can’t change your declaration when it’s your turn to act, but you can choose...

Hey @Whizbang Dustyboots I’m going to have to drop out, I’m not finding the time to consistently check in, however I did enjoy reading the gameplay (and adding a little), and I’ll keep checking in. Thanks for the opportunity. Do whatever you need to with my character for the story. Calvin

I’ve posted about it before, that my group has moved to B/X and OSE almost exclusively (including Dolmenwood in that category), and we have not looked back. We like the “basic” elements, the lack of buttons and levers on the character sheet, and the ability to hack it and add elements (as...