Tenkar's Tavern: A Kickstarter That's Gone to the Dogs

Monday, June 3, 2013

A Kickstarter That's Gone to the Dogs - "Dogs Playing D&D"

You know the iconic paintings of dogs playing poker? The ones that you cringe when you see for the uhm-teenth time?

Would you feel differently if the dogs were playing D&D?

I don't, but if you do, you can get it in electronic or printed format, and for the stretch goals you can even vote on different editions of D&D besides the default 3e.

Hey, you knew it was going to happen at some point, right?

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PadreJune 3, 2013 at 6:13 PM
The Oathbound setting included both a feline race and a canine race. While no one was interested in playing the Dover (German Shepherd race)a number of the girls who have played the game have embraced Frey (House Cat race with the stats of a halfling)and enjoy playing them. But a setting with all dogs in place of races is too much for me. To each his own.
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The Happy WhiskJune 3, 2013 at 8:03 PM
Did you see the one where Wonder Woman is the DM? I will use that as a banner coming up. Fun stuff.
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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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Monday, June 3, 2013

A Kickstarter That's Gone to the Dogs - "Dogs Playing D&D"

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