Got to get back to running for my old B/X campaign. A campaign that has run for about 4 years and the PCs have just started teaching the domain game. It was developing into a very interesting combination of dungeon crawling, hex clearing, and political intrigue.
Unfortunately, situations have caused the game to go on hiatus for quite a while.
Recently we got together for some online play. Decided to keep it simple and ease into it, so I'm running a module set up as a diversion from any of the outstanding plot lines. Just to kick the dirt off the tires.
I picked an Advanced Adventure: Chasm of the Damned to run. Basically, a chasm of dungeons that appears in the world only every 37 years and it only remains for 108 hours. So the players have to be economical with their time. It kinds of adds an interesting tension to the game, since they have a time limit.
It has been pretty fun. I haven't run B/X is a while so I've forgotten a lot of the rules (monster to hit for one thing). No PC deaths, but several retainers have perished. PC's are around 4th to 6th level now and at that level are pretty durable.
It looks like we may make this a regular thing now. Which would be nice. Some of the players I haven't seen in a while.
I am a backer for the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy Kickstarter. I have been also thinking of starting a new campaign and I'm now convinced to use that instead of 5E. I'm really digging getting back to running more old school games.
Unfortunately, situations have caused the game to go on hiatus for quite a while.
Recently we got together for some online play. Decided to keep it simple and ease into it, so I'm running a module set up as a diversion from any of the outstanding plot lines. Just to kick the dirt off the tires.
I picked an Advanced Adventure: Chasm of the Damned to run. Basically, a chasm of dungeons that appears in the world only every 37 years and it only remains for 108 hours. So the players have to be economical with their time. It kinds of adds an interesting tension to the game, since they have a time limit.
It has been pretty fun. I haven't run B/X is a while so I've forgotten a lot of the rules (monster to hit for one thing). No PC deaths, but several retainers have perished. PC's are around 4th to 6th level now and at that level are pretty durable.
It looks like we may make this a regular thing now. Which would be nice. Some of the players I haven't seen in a while.
I am a backer for the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy Kickstarter. I have been also thinking of starting a new campaign and I'm now convinced to use that instead of 5E. I'm really digging getting back to running more old school games.