Is the AD&D 1E Revival here to stay?

[diaglo]

Does that mean that you lost the rights to publish it? If you have submitted something and have the rights, either you or a pdf maker savvy friend can make a pdf from it. I would be interested. You obviously put your heart into your work.

i was one of the 11000 or so rejects.

not the 11 asked to submit more. nor the 3 of those 11 asked for even more.

basically... i'm not that good i guess.

 

[the Jester]

On the subject of 1e, I've taken to running a 1e pickup game when we want to game but none of our regular games are on.

Currently the party is all captured and half "brainwashed" by the Cult of the Reptile God (I'm running N1 for the first time...)

 

[tx7321]

Maggan posted: "Yes. But the reception of the news of C&C brought forth a lot of interest from people wanting it to be a vehicle for the recreation of AD&D."

Thats true. And ironically, C&C has its own forum at DF (the home of AD&D 1E) continuing that perseption, despite the Trolls saying there not AD&D 1E, but "there own thing"....and OSRIC (which claims to be 99% AD&D) isn't even a topic there (but is here at ENworld...a 3E focused site). The world is upside down I tell you! :\

 

[RFisher]

basically... i'm not that good i guess.

Nah. That just means your submission didn't fit with their goals. (Part of which was probably to highlight aspects of 3.11forWorkgroups.) Which isn't so surprising, is it?

....and OSRIC (which claims to be 99% AD&D) isn't even a topic there (but is here at ENworld...a 3E focused site). The world is upside down I tell you! :\

Well, since Osric isn't really meant to be played but a catalyst for publishing 1e compatible material, there's an argument to be made that an Osric forum at DF would be redundant with the 1e forum.

I did notice a couple of Osric threads in the "Other" forum last I peeked in on it. I don't venture beyond the Classic D&D forum much these days, though.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

Well, since Osric isn't really meant to be played but a catalyst for publishing 1e compatible material, there's an argument to be made that an Osric forum at DF would be redundant with the 1e forum.

I did notice a couple of Osric threads in the "Other" forum last I peeked in on it. I don't venture beyond the Classic D&D forum much these days, though.

Oddly (IMO), OSRIC threads in the Dragonsfoot "1E" forum are pretty much verboten. As you mention, OSRIC discussion is allowed in the "Other" category at Dragonfoot.

 

[grodog]

Oddly (IMO), OSRIC threads in the Dragonsfoot "1E" forum are pretty much verboten. As you mention, OSRIC discussion is allowed in the "Other" category at Dragonfoot.

I had no idea OSRIC was being discussed in the Other RPGs forum there, thanks!

 

[rgard]

C&C, PPP, GG, OSRIC (about 5 publishers from my count) are putting out or promising to put out a good amount of 1E compatable material in the very near future. The pace of OSRIC products alone is remarkable. Yet, given the sales numbers (under 500) for each product, it seems a "revival" is still a long way off (if at all).

True, you have to start someplace, but do these sales numbers suggest a revival of 1E is under way, or are these a few old-time players from the late 70s who are getting nastalgic.

It could be, but not for me. Completely given myself over to the 3E darkside.

Thanks,
Rich

 

[RFisher]

Oddly (IMO), OSRIC threads in the Dragonsfoot "1E" forum are pretty much verboten. As you mention, OSRIC discussion is allowed in the "Other" category at Dragonfoot.

<shrug> The point is that every 1e thread is an Osric thread. The game is AD&D1e; Osric is simply code for "AD&D1e compatible". (& a tool for publishers)

I could even believe that Osric's creators would prefer Osric's pecularities not be discussed in a 1e forum & that there not be an Osric-specific forum as such would tend to emphasize the differences instead of the similarities, which seems contrary to their intentions.

 

[RFisher]

Another thought about promoting oAD&D: Print out copies of Osric & hand them out on game night at your local FLGS. As the manager if you can leave some copies on the counter with a "take one" sign.

I knew a guy who would leave copies of Gurps Lite[sic] all over the place. (More as general evangelism for the hobby than for the system itself.) It had a bit of "what is this" text that Osric is missing, though.

 

[grodog]

Another thought about promoting oAD&D: Print out copies of Osric & hand them out on game night at your local FLGS. As the manager if you can leave some copies on the counter with a "take one" sign.

[snip]It had a bit of "what is this" text that Osric is missing, though.

That's a great idea, RFisher. I've discussed creating an OSRIC "Jump Start Kit" modelled after the Ars Magica JSKs, which would include an adventure, "What is OSRIC" info, details on how to run combat, how OSRIC rules differ from 3.x/d20, etc. I haven't had a lot of time to foodle with this recently, but will start to work on it again during the holidays.