Tenkar's Tavern: We have our 12 Days of OSR Christmas Graphic :)

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

We have our 12 Days of OSR Christmas Graphic :)

Big thanks to New Big Dragon!

Remember, it kicks off in 2 days.

All you need to do is comment on the posts that have a prize or prizes you'd like a chance to win.

Print, PDF and unique gifts will be randomly awarded over the 12 days of the new OSR Holiday. (note - some physical gifts are only shipping within the US - this will be noted when such posts go up on the blog)

Guess it's time for me to sign up at Stamps.com ;)

7 comments:

HenryDecember 10, 2013 at 9:32 PM
Really nice event graphic, kudos to New Big Dragon.
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ENNDecember 11, 2013 at 12:29 AM
Very nice! Classy, Christmassy and full of presents (and presence)!
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Tim KnightDecember 11, 2013 at 5:22 AM
That's a lovely logo
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AnonymousDecember 11, 2013 at 8:32 AM
Nice work, New Big Dragon!
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New Big DragonDecember 11, 2013 at 8:54 AM
Thanks, all. But I do have to give credit where credit is due. The illustration was done by Walter Crane for the 1893 edition of "A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The font is one designed around the same time by publisher/book designer William Morris.
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Pun IsaacDecember 11, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Very cool graphic.
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R.J. ThompsonDecember 11, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Very nice. I may get in on this with some prize offerings of my own. OSR Christmas "scavenger hunt" anyone?
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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, December 10, 2013

We have our 12 Days of OSR Christmas Graphic :)

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