Tenkar's Tavern: And the Winner is...

Sunday, July 11, 2010

And the Winner is...

I need to figure out a better way to do this. It's not that I don't like rolling dice, but when it comes to online media, an online solution would probably fit better. I guess I could do it via Fantasy Grounds or iTabletop in the future, but I'd have to make sure others log in to witness. Grrrrrr...

In any case, we have 5 entries. In order of their posting it is:
    1-2 Greg
    3-4 Mikemonaco
    5-6 James
    7-8 dogrodeo
    9-0 Tim Shorts

Can we have a drum roll please?

Taking a randomly chosen 10-sided die from my desk drawer. Witnessed by Ashley, the 4 y/o feline... we have rolled a 5.

Woot! James wins a PDF copy of Dragon Warriors courtesy of RPGNow.

James, check your email.

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ChristianJuly 11, 2010 at 9:56 PM
Congrats, James!
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JamesJuly 11, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Woo-hoo! Thanks bunches! dmkastmaria@gmail.com
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TenkarJuly 11, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Enjoy! Let me know how it is. I always liked it based on the old ads in Dragon.
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Tim ShortsJuly 11, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Congats to James!
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Why "Swords & Wizardry?"

Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups)

Because the shit works.

It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. Just much less rules hopping than I remember. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book)

I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Sunday, July 11, 2010

And the Winner is...

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