Tenkar's Tavern: So it is Written, So it Shall be Done - We'll be Giving Away a Tenkar's Tavern Tankard for Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day

Thursday, April 9, 2015

So it is Written, So it Shall be Done - We'll be Giving Away a Tenkar's Tavern Tankard for Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day

Curse you +James Spahn !

It looks like your suggestion will be put into effect - The Tavern will give away a Tenkar's Tavern Tankard for Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day.

The tankard will only ship in the US, but entries will be open to all. If the lucky person is outside the US, I'll send them a $20 RPGNow Gift Certificate instead of the tankard..

So, look for the post next week as we celebrate Swords & Wizardry.

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ENNApril 9, 2015 at 1:48 PM
and there was much rejoicing!
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UnknownApril 9, 2015 at 2:04 PM
I'm outside the U.S. but I'll exercise my unconstitutional right to throw my hat in
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AnarchyDiceApril 9, 2015 at 3:11 PM
Sure, why not give it a try for a tankard!
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James M. SpahnApril 9, 2015 at 3:22 PM
Excellent.
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CarlsonApril 9, 2015 at 3:29 PM
Oooo... now that'd be easier than my horns for mead drinkin'.
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Willtij01April 9, 2015 at 6:24 PM
Oh man, oh man, oh man......would love that!
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Peter DApril 9, 2015 at 7:24 PM
You should pick the winner from people who post about S&W on S&W day.
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Tony T.April 10, 2015 at 9:22 AM
fill er up!
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greyhawkbardApril 11, 2015 at 12:14 AM
Awesome! A tankard from Tenkar's Tavern!
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Terminal DragonApril 13, 2015 at 3:46 PM
I want to throw my hat into the ring for this :) already getting my S&W post all setup, lots of fun content for every one!
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Jeff HartmanApril 15, 2015 at 2:44 PM
Awesome
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GwythaintApril 16, 2015 at 12:14 PM
I'll give it a go!
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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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Thursday, April 9, 2015

So it is Written, So it Shall be Done - We'll be Giving Away a Tenkar's Tavern Tankard for Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day

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