Tenkar's Tavern: Better Late Then Never

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Better Late Then Never

I mentioned previously that my local post office had a package sitting for over a week at the neighboring post office for me but never told me. That was my collection of T&T solos and a few others choice books.
My Flying Buffalo order that was shipped on October 12th was no where to be found at either post office.

What do I find leaning against my front door today? My Flying Buffalo order from nearly a month ago. Go figure. Two reprint copies of Monsters! Monsters! for the next Gathering of Fools and some other small T&T stuff. It was a wait but I'm glad it didn't get sent back to Rick.

Today was a good day. The fact that I ditched work made it even better ;)

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jgbrowningNovember 2, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Ditching work is always a positive. :)
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KilsernNovember 2, 2010 at 8:15 PM
I've never had the pleasure of reading/playing Monsters! Monsters! I'd be interested in your thoughts.
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TenkarNovember 2, 2010 at 8:56 PM
I now have 4 copies... holy crap!

2 reprints to gift to the old gaming group, 1 signed reprint for me at 1 original 2nd printing for the collection.

its on the short list for me to get to
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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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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Better Late Then Never

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