Microlite20 : the smallest thing in gaming

[jdrakeh]

I just wanted to chime in and say that I like this a lot, although I'm not sure it meets its design goal of being 100% compatible with the entire SRD (many spells and skills that are related to abilities non-existent in Microlite20 simply aren't very useful). Other than that it's great and, if I hadn't just comitted to a True20 campaign, I'd probably be running Microlite.

[Also, not to be pedantic, but there are actually tons of two-page freebie RPGs out there, so Microlite20 is vying with a lot of other games for the title "the smallest thing in gaming" -- that said, it's unmistakably the smallest thing in d20 gaming ]

[Edit: With your permission, I'd like to link to your home page from my Game Wikihttp://miscellaneousdebris.sitesled.com/gamewiki.html.]

 

[bytor4232]

Ok. You guys are starting to scare me now.

That was my intention

bytor4232: Thanks for the pocketbooks for the Spell Lists and Monster Manuals. We might need to redo them without colour though - the ink bleeds too much on yer average inkjets to make them readable at this size Boo.

I'll work on getting the colour out of the tables. I'm working on an Equipment pocketmod as well. I like the idea of an entire playable system that fits into your back pocket!

 

[bytor4232]

That was my intention




I'll work on getting the colour out of the tables. I'm working on an Equipment pocketmod as well. I like the idea of an entire playable system that fits into your back pocket!

Okay, here is the Spells in glorious reverse-technicolour!

 

[DJCupboard]

Holy Cow!

I've been seeing this pop to the top of enworld for a short while now and finally decided to click on it while at work. I have to say that if I still had a readily available gaming group this would have just one out over the IH/AU variant I was toying with. Coudos to all involved.

For a logo, why not an outline of a d20 with the letter "m" (lowercase on purpose) as the facing numeral, then microlite20 (still lowercase) underneath? I'd create an example, but my artistic skills are quite laughable.

Thank you for this.

DJC

 

[kroh]

For a logo, why not an outline of a d20 with the letter "m" (lowercase on purpose) as the facing numeral, then microlite20 (still lowercase) underneath? I'd create an example, but my artistic skills are quite laughable.

I got your back...

Regards,
Walt

 

[bytor4232]

Okay, here is the Spells in glorious reverse-technicolour!

Its pretty bad when I'm quoting my own posts

Anyhoo, I added monsters to the RTF table, and still had four pages left. So I decided to combine the monster manual and equipment list into one. Also, instead of listing the ancillary equipment, I did the fastpacks instead.

Wow. Now we not only have a complete RPG, now we have a complete RPG that fits in your back pocket. Outstanding.

 

[Jacob the Impaler]

I'm definitely using this tonight, since I left all my D&D stuff at my dorm. I'll let you know how it works and throw in some insight tomorrow.

 

[Frostmarrow]

Okay, here is the Spells in glorious reverse-technicolour!

Can you tell me which font you use and which color you use for headers, please? It looks like firebrick to me but I could be wrong.

 

[greywulf]

I just wanted to chime in and say that I like this a lot, although I'm not sure it meets its design goal of being 100% compatible with the entire SRD (many spells and skills that are related to abilities non-existent in Microlite20 simply aren't very useful). Other than that it's great and, if I hadn't just comitted to a True20 campaign, I'd probably be running Microlite.

[Also, not to be pedantic, but there are actually tons of two-page freebie RPGs out there, so Microlite20 is vying with a lot of other games for the title "the smallest thing in gaming" -- that said, it's unmistakably the smallest thing in d20 gaming ]

[Edit: With your permission, I'd like to link to your home page from my Game Wikihttp://miscellaneousdebris.sitesled.com/gamewiki.html.]

James, I'm honoured by your presence on this humble thread.

I love small, rules-light systems and the more the merrier. I'd love to see all of them formatted as Pocketbooks like m20 then wecould have an offical weigh-in to see which is smallest. It would all be down to the weight of the ink, I guess

My goal wasn't to create a 100% compatible d20 system, but to come up with something that could use all of the d20/SRD goodness at the table with the bare minimum of conversion. I agree that some spells Just Don't Convert Well. Owl's Wisdom is a good case in point; it's not much use without a WIS stat. I'm not going to lose much sleep though because I don't think I've had a gamer cast that spell ever. If they did, I've give them a +2 bonus to Communication for the duration, or something.

That aside, it's surprisingly compliant in-game where 99% of the situations folks think out out-of-game just don't happen. Phew!

 

[bytor4232]

Here is Darryl's most excellent suppliments morphed into PocketMod. I like these better than the work I did last night, what do you guys think?

You can download them here: http://arthur.jfmi.net/m20/pocketmod/

My work from last night are in: http://arthur.jfmi.net/m20/pocketmod/arthur

I attached Darryl's PocketMods to this post as well.