Tenkar's Tavern: One Month Away from The Tavern's 8th Anniversary!

Sunday, April 30, 2017

One Month Away from The Tavern's 8th Anniversary!

Amazing how time flies. May 31st will be the 8th anniversary of The Tavern. Damn!

From literally nothing (I remember a review of Raggi's Grinding Gear had over 60 views - my God, that seemed like 6,000 views ;) to the large and vibrant community that has formed to support The Tavern and becoming one of the most read blogs in the OSR. Pretty amazing stuff.

I'm working on something for May 31st. Not sure what yet, but something special. Y'all deserve it.

Now to find a screenshot from early one using the Wayback Machine...

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Gothridge ManorMay 1, 2017 at 8:42 AM
My 8th blogaversary was April 19th. I seem to forget it every year.
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Jonathan LinnemanMay 1, 2017 at 9:48 AM
Looking over to the left at your Popular Posts, I wonder if now might be an interesting time to take stock of how willing we all are to read your stuff when you include a "Holy shit!" It seems that when Tenkar is blown away, we take notice!
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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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One Month Away from The Tavern's 8th Anniversary!

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