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In Carcass Crawler Magazine #1, I think, for OSE, they have an optional d6 thief ability system outlined. Basically, your thief starts at a 1 in 6 chance to do each thief skill. You then add a number of 1 in 6 chances at first level to whatever skill you choose, then gain additional 1 in 6...

I have read most of the four of these megadungeons, but due to their size, I had the same problem of wrapping my head around the whole thing, similar to @Art Waring and so have never run them. I do have a couple set up to be run in one of my planned campaigns, so I "might". However, I have...

I voted yes in both polls as well. I've currently left 5e and moved to OSE for its more barebones and easier to hack systems. Fewer species, fewer classes, and its been really nice to get into a character (even if short lived) without having to fight the character sheet and use up bandwidth...

In OSE, and I'm assuming B/X, which it is reorganized from, XP is gained thusly: "All characters who make it through an adventure alive receive experience points (XP), awarded by the referee. XP is gained from two sources: treasure recovered and monsters defeated." NPC's, merchants, and farmers...

I agree with everything @Oofta says above. I'm planning on running a Dolmenwood Campaign soon, using a combination of OSE and Dolmenwood rules, and all of the characters have to be human UNTIL they encounter any of the other kindreds in the wood. Want to play an elf, who in the setting is...

Classes: Warrior, Mage (for both cleric and wizard), and Rogue Species: Human, Changeling and/or Half-Elf, Dwarf Simple. With weapons, magic items, and approach to the character giving it "ranger", "paladin", "knight", "cleric", or "wizard" flavor/feel, and not using 5e as the structure. So...

I abandoned 5e DnD after two years of playing and DM'ing - this after 40 or so years of playing DnD from Ad&d onward (skipping 4e and 3.5e). It was too much work to change up to fit our play style, and was distinctly unfun for many of us. I went back to B/X and OSE Advanced/Beyond the Wall...

Bee-Ex and Beck-me. Saying each letter sounds strange to me. Of course, I spent 20+ years in an organization built upon acronyms. So making up words based on the acronym was a major part of the job, we never just used the letters.

Great summaries and reviews (all of them). I really enjoy your presentation style and ideas on how to remix things. I was going to get this product, but like a lot of stuff I've bought recently, seems like more work, which I'm not looking for in a 'complete', not to mention expensive product.

I've run Dark Heresy and Rogue Trader on and off, and enjoy the system. However, it is crunchy, and can be lethal. That being said, there were substantial changes in Dark Heresy 2.0 with regard to weapons, and I think skills (still d100 though). And Wrath and Glory is a different system, as...

When we had rules questions during play, or edge cases, or unclear situations (TTRPG, Board Game, Miniatures Game, etc.), I would (usually) be the one to go searching for an "official" errata or clarification. It would then be brought back to the group for us to discuss - and either adopt, or...

I’m not @Maxperson but I just played a fighter in B/X for our last campaign who had a 12 in strength, and all the rest of the scores were below 12, lowest was 8 in Wis, so no bonuses at all, and one penalty. The campaign lasted until 5th level, and he was just as competent as the fighters with...

It fits my experience. We did 3d6 down the line in B/X, and in 1e, until we read about 4d6 pick best 3 and assign, then we did that. That was the default for every edition after. Now that I’ve gone back to B/X, we do 3d6 down the line or playbooks from Beyond the Wall, depending on how we...

And even now when using VTT’s unless you lock people‘s tokens down, or have to ‘approve‘ moves, which slows the game down, folks will run their pieces all over the map, exposing fog of war or creatures embedded on the map, and then “oops, I’m actually back here”. Now, I primarily use theatre...

Keep in mind that a Caller isn’t really needed unless you have a big table size. We used to play with 8-12 people in Ad&d around one table. Having them all talking to the DM at the same time would be complete chaos. A Caller is helpful in that situation. A Caller is unnecessary by today’s...

If I were ever to run 5e again, I would use the Warlock for all of the spellcasters. That would just be the way magic worked in my homebrew for that campaign. I would also spread out the spells to make those differences larger (between a celestial patron versus an undead one, for example)...

Hmm. I'm not a Birthright player, having only read the materials a couple of times, but as far as cultists go, there are a couple of ways I can think of to make them interesting. 1) Have the "cultists" be an offshoot of his own theocratic system. A wandering preacher who has been preaching a...

My biggest concern with all of the design decisions is that all of the ‘buff martial’ or ‘bring everyone up to the level of wizards’ only creates a situation of spiraling ‘power’ in an upward trajectory. There is no ceiling to ‘just make things more powerful’ which leads to more...

Huh. I’d totally buy the cards w booklet, but have zero use for the book. Maybe some day they’ll release them separately.

I was a patreon supporter for a time, and backed the hardbacks. I've been using some of the exploration mechanics in my OSE/Beyond Greyhawk game - like the camping rules (need certain items depending on time of year to have a chance at a "good night's rest" in the wilderness), and foraging and...