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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nedjer" data-source="post: 5757628" data-attributes="member: 83796">Just sent <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Thanks to <a href="http://www.silverbranch.co.uk/" target="_blank">Silver Branch Games</a> and a couple of others who gave me some sound advice on making it clear what's being cloned. A shorter, slightly crisper blurb now goes:Tainted  clones and remixes the original rules of the fantasy RPG published by  Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in 1974. The game makes use of System  Reference Documents produced by Wizards of the Coast and is also a  Swords and Wizardry Variant.Tainted  uses Open Gaming License (OGL) content and fresh content to re-visit  the classic gameplay found in early versions of the original rules. As a  result, the game draws on favorite monsters, classes and options from  many OGL sources and adapts them to fit Old School play.Please note:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Regular discount codes for Tainted are publicized at the Thistle Games website.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tainted  comes with permission to print additional copies of the Player's Guide  for your players. Please remember to include the short OGL Section at  the end of Tainted when printing.</li> </ul> FeaturesWhat's In?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bards, Clerics, Fighters, Magic-Users, Monks, Rangers, Paladins and Thieves all feature.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Demilichs,  Drow, Duergar, Eyes of True Terror, Ghosts, Mind Eaters, Pit Fiends and  a Tarrasque are amongst the monsters included in Tainted.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Folding  Boats, Holy Avengers, Ioun Stones, Prayer Beads, Robes of Useful Items,  Sovereign Glue and Vorpal Blades are just a few of the magic items  brought in from OGL sources.</li> </ul>Taint<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Players  can choose whether to battle evil, to struggle on the border between  good and evil, or to embrace the essence of evil known as Taint.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Taint doesn't drive characters completely insane or leave them horribly disfigured. Well, not at first.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Taint  may involve characters in moments of madness, but this is about the  option of playing as anti-heroes rather than a free-for-all.</li> </ul>What's New?The  following list of features outlines some of the options and new content  we've added to Tainted - without treading on the toes of the Original  Game!<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Optional rules encourage gritty gameplay using heroic characters.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Challenge-focused gameplay.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Classic and challenge-based experience (XP) options.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New tricks for older classes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">New classes, monsters, spells and items, including a selection of monster classes.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Support for rapid adventure- and campaign-building.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Guidelines on priming and sharing expectations during play.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Guidelines on adding a twist of evil to any game.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A combination of print and tablet-friendly PDF layout.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Easy switching between maximum Original Game compatibility or maximum Taint.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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