Tenkar's Tavern: James Spahn Holds First 3 Spots on RPGNow's Hottest Titles List

Monday, February 23, 2015

James Spahn Holds First 3 Spots on RPGNow's Hottest Titles List

In all my years of blogging and covering RPGs (especially Old School RPGs) I don't recall a writer ever holding the top three sales spots at RPGNow.

This evening, +James Spahn has the honor.

James is one of the authors of The One Ring - Ruins of the North and the writer and publisher of White Box Treasures and White Box Companion, both for Swords & Wizardry.

Now I need to work on reviews of James' two White Box releases...

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mattFebruary 23, 2015 at 8:51 PM
Go James! I am glad to see some White Box love, my personal favorite of all OSR games.
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mattFebruary 23, 2015 at 8:51 PM
Go James! I am glad to see some White Box love, my personal favorite of all OSR games.
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UnknownFebruary 23, 2015 at 9:08 PM
It's all about the White Box. Well I think Beyonce should get these honors.
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SpookybootsFebruary 24, 2015 at 12:08 AM
I had no idea it was the same guy, I enjoy all three immensely.
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SurrenderMonkeyFebruary 24, 2015 at 12:16 AM
The additional classes in the companion are note-perfect for White Box and I wish it had been available when I started my campaign. Based on the quality of that product, I'm sure I'll end up getting the treasure supplement as well.
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Timothy S. BrannanFebruary 24, 2015 at 7:34 AM
Sweet. James is a great guy and this is well deserved.
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Doc SavageFebruary 24, 2015 at 11:48 AM
Reminds me of the April 1964 Billboard singles charts during Beatlemania.
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J HershbergerFebruary 25, 2015 at 9:46 PM
I'll be curious to read the White Box supplements and see how they compare to Salvatore's White Box Heroes, Goblinoid Games' White Box Companions, and Brave Halfling Publications' White Box Options supplements, content-wise.
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J HershbergerFebruary 25, 2015 at 9:47 PM
Salvatore Macri, that is: http://www.lulu.com/shop/salvatore-macri/white-box-heroes/paperback/product-4976475.html
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J HershbergerFebruary 25, 2015 at 10:37 PM
Sorry, I should have referenced Gonlinoid Games' Original Edition Characters, not OE Companions. I was mixing up the titles.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-proctor/original-edition-characters/paperback/product-6325323.html
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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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