Microlite20 : the smallest thing in gaming

[bytor4232]

It is now!!

Nice work on the PocketMod, Greywulf. I'd never seen those before yesterday and I'm hooked on 'em. The fact that M20 now exists in the same format has me tickled.

What font size do you recommend to use? I'd like to stay consistent with the adventure you're working on as well

Neither have I! PocketMod rules! I've even downloaded the offline version. I'm a real hero around my house, making pocketmods for everyone. I made a planner for the wife, a few games for my daughter, and some graph paper mods for jotting down ideas.

I do so love the PocketMod Microlite20.

 

[MeepoDM]

Neither have I! PocketMod rules! I've even downloaded the offline version. I'm a real hero around my house, making pocketmods for everyone. I made a planner for the wife, a few games for my daughter, and some graph paper mods for jotting down ideas.

I do so love the PocketMod Microlite20.

Hehe so have I. My fingertips are worn down from so much folding over the past 24 hours I may have to cut back before I start leaving trails of blood all over my booklets.

I used to have a PDF and I just got tired of charging it, worrying about losing or breaking it, tired of software issues, that I sold it about 6 months back and have been using a plain spiral notebook - until now!!

When you finish off a PocketBook, you'll notice the first page has a "pouch" on it. The PocketMod page says this is intentional and can be used to carry a buisness card (or whatever). I think I found a place to store my Microlite20 (formerly D&D ) pog-miniatures that I sometimes use for visualization when gaming.

 

[MeepoDM]

Great stuff! Meepo, your pic has been added to the fans page. Keep them coming!

I created the Microlite20 Pocketbook the long way round - working out the correct page size in Open Office, setting custom margins and using 6point type. Ouch! It's only when I can to reboot into XP to use the PDFtoPocketMod convertor that I realised I didn't need to do any of that; it converts and resizes for you, automatically. I'm going to keep a close eye on the font and size - right now I'm using Verdana 14point. That should scale down nicely and still be legible.

Meantime, want a sneak peek of the dungeon map? Ok!

Yes, there is no Room 10. There's a Very Good Reason for that

I created this using the demonweb's excellent dungeon generator, screengrabbed it and prettified it up using GIMP. From there on, it's all my own work.

Oh, and did I mention that tree-dwelling kobolds rock? I'm using some of the traps from Darrell's GM Guide to keep everything neat and tied together.

This is going to be available in both Pocketbook and normal sized for the Hard Of Seeing.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to populate Room 5..........

Good lookin' map, Greywulf! Can't wait to see how it comes together.

 

[kroh]

Let's try this whole logo thing again

Regards,
Walt

 

[greywulf]

Let's try this whole logo thing again

Wooyah! I like the logo. Good work Walt!

We need to decide whether the name is

Microlite20

or

Microlight20

Maybe it's spelled one way in the UK and another way in the US. Kinda like sidewalk and.....errrr....pavement.

 

[MeepoDM]

It can be either in the US, though I do prefer "lite" over "light". Microlight makes me think of a teeny tiny lamp...

 

[Muad'dib Pendragon]

How about an M20 logo that looks like the d20 logo, only smaller and simpler?

Keeping with the simple, minimal theme, why not try something like µ²⁰?

Or change the color to yellow or white to represent "lite" in microlite. (with dark background)

 

[eyebeams]

Let's try this whole logo thing again

Regards,
Walt

That looks good.

 

[bytor4232]

My next project is a dungeon adventure in the same format. If anyone else wants to make Pocketbooks like this, just download the offline PDFtoPocketMod generator from PocketMod. Create an 8 page PDF with a suitably BIG font (everything gets scaled down, massively) and run it through the generator.

Simple, really. I wish there was a Linux version of the generator though. Ah well, can't have everything I guess

Yes, a Linux generator would be wicked cool, but alas...

Is it just me, or is the PDFtoPocketMod program really buggy? I had to keep closing and opening the program before it would make a clean PDF. But it works, so who cares.

I attached the Spell List Pocketmod. Enjoy!

 

[Frostmarrow]

Hey, nice game. I'd like to help out. I've got a short adventure written to my own set of really simple rules that I can donate to this game. I need help to generate some stats.

The following is what I need statted:

* 2 first level human rangers with shortsword and short bows. (Ranger is just another name for a fighter, I guess.)
* 1 third level human rogue armed with a red hot poker in leather armor.
* 1 first level human commoner in shackles.
* 1 third level human fighter with bastard sword and studded leather.
* 1 dog.
* 1 first level human rogue plus third level knight armed with longsword and hand crossbow in studded leather.
* 3 first level human fighters with longswords and shortbows in leather armor and buckler.
* 10 first level human fighters armed with longswords in leather armor.
* 1 second level human paladin (fighter/cleric?) with longsword and steel shoulders (pieces of plate) and buckler.
* 1 first level rogue with battle axe and studded leather.
* 1 first level cleric with heavy mace and chain shirt.
* 2 first level fighters with longsword and padded armor.
* 1 fourth level rogue with shortsword and dagger in combat coat (basically a leather trenchcoat with hidden pockets.)
* 2 monitor lizards.

Please feel free to digress from what is described above if that takes your fancy.

Oh, and it would be nice if someone could make a trap suitable for second level party.

By the way, how is this EL thing going to work. I think it's a major hassle. Why not go with HD or level?