Tenkar's Tavern: Just a Wee Bit More DragonQuest

Friday, October 28, 2011

Just a Wee Bit More DragonQuest

I am VERY happy with my acquisition of the DragonQuest Boxed set. The box is a little shelf worn, but the books are still fresh and crisp and all the counters and chits have never been punched out.

I feel like I'll be learning a new language, although the Pathfinder Basic Box is going to be stealing my attention for now, DragonQuest will be delved into when my time free up ):)

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JohnOctober 28, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Wow. You have 1st edition and 3rd edition. 2nd is the best, but here is my advice/ Play 1st edition, but use the TMR system from 3rd instead of the AP system from first. And steal the extra magic colleges from 3rd.
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DranceOctober 28, 2011 at 9:56 PM
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DranceOctober 28, 2011 at 10:00 PM
As a public service, in case anyone is interested, you can download PDFs of Dragonquest 2nd and 3rd editions here:

http://www.fantasist.net/dragonquest.shtml
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TenkarOctober 28, 2011 at 10:58 PM
@John, I MAY have a 2nd edition packed away on a high shelf. It was in softcover format, with the art from the box with a white background. I just can't find it now ;)
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PadreOctober 29, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Nice purchase! You already know how much I like Dragonquest! Enjoy the exploration of the game.
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Andreas DavourOctober 30, 2011 at 9:56 AM
This is the game I liked the most and still haven't played. I own three copies of the 2nd ed. and one of the 3rd ed.

I'm nuts.
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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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Just a Wee Bit More DragonQuest

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