Tenkar's Tavern: TSR in Print - Swords & Spells (Supplement V)

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

TSR in Print - Swords & Spells (Supplement V) - OD&D

The latest of the TSR Era Print on Demand releases is Swords & Spells for White Box Dungeons & Dragons. Bringing miniatures warfare back to D&D ;)

Sure, maybe it doesn't say Supplement V on the cover, but we've all referred to it as that.

$4.99 in PDF, $9.99 on POD and $11.99 for PDF + POD.

7 comments:

Venger SatanisOctober 11, 2017 at 6:19 PM
We have? Revoke my grognard status if you must, but I don't recall ever seeing this before...
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Joseph BlochOctober 11, 2017 at 6:51 PM
One of the most under-rated 0E supplements, in my opinion.
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Timothy BrannanOctober 11, 2017 at 9:27 PM
The second LBB I ever bought.
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UnknownOctober 11, 2017 at 10:17 PM
is this the one where orcs had a negative point value, thus theoretically allowing for an infinite Orc army?
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Gnarley BonesOctober 11, 2017 at 11:34 PM
My group has always used this for our miniature battles.
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Zenopus ArchivesOctober 12, 2017 at 12:03 AM
Caution: the last review of the pdf states "Okay, page 7 is now good, unfortunately page 36 is the wrong way around on the PDF". This was dated 8/31/17, the same date indicated as the last update for the pdf. So you might want to wait until someone confirms this is fixed before ordering a print copy.
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Brett SlocumOctober 12, 2017 at 9:34 AM
I remember this but since I wasn't a miniatures player, I never bought it.
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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 (thank you Kickstarter) (edit) BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and will soon have some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep ~~shipping shortly~~ in my grubby hands awaiting a review..

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls (and still waiting on dT&T to ship).

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 48, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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