Tenkar's Tavern: There Will be TWO "Best of Kickstarter 2013" Posts - My Picks and the Picks of The Tavern's Patrons (Two "Worst of Posts" Too)

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

There Will be TWO "Best of Kickstarter 2013" Posts - My Picks and the Picks of The Tavern's Patrons (Two "Worst of Posts" Too)

I am not so full of my self that I believe my opinion has more weight than that of The Tavern's loyal patrons. I do, however, like to praise those proejcts that deserve compliments and snark on those that deserve snark. So, what I plan on doing is a two posts - my best and worst of 2013 Kickstarters AND two posts for my readers' best and worst picks of Kickstarter 2013.

Obviously there are lots of gaming Kickstarters that I have not been following, and leaving determinations of best and worst solely in my hands would be a disservice. Besides, I'd hate to fail to highlight some of the gems out there or miss out on some excellent snark ;)

I'll leave nominations for best and worse open through tomorrow evening at the least.

Excellent feedback already on earlier today's post.

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PeterAmthorJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:39 PM
For best I would have to say Wicked Fantasy by John Wick. Delivered on time (I think the pdfs were early actually along with the soundtrack) and the book was top notch. He's also still working on a few stretch goals and bonuses, we got the GM Screen the other day. Tons of updates before, after and during.
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ENNJanuary 8, 2014 at 10:54 PM
Whisper & Venom has already been nominated, but it gets my vote. There are several others that I'm very excited about, but so far only half the transaction has occurred.....
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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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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

There Will be TWO "Best of Kickstarter 2013" Posts - My Picks and the Picks of The Tavern's Patrons (Two "Worst of Posts" Too)

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