Tenkar's Tavern: State of the Tavern Keeper - Officially Ill

Saturday, January 27, 2018

State of the Tavern Keeper - Officially Ill - The Doc Says So

This has been a very busy week even before taking into account I've felt like crap most of the month. My mother's cousin (mom has power of attorney) was hospitalized Monday with the beginnings of pneumonia (he stays in assisted living usually). He's got dementia, so I'm not even sure he knew about the change of scenery. Oh, had to get work done on the car. Then my mother was due to see her doc (same doc as me) so I took her yesterday and went myself.

Yep, this never ending cold I've had which has been one hell of an annoyance - its an upper respiratory infection. 10 days of antibiotics. This will be fun.

Did I mention I'm on telephone standby for Jury Duty next week? Escaped Monday thus far.

At least I have the above sketch by +James Shields to put a smile on my face :)

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Denis McCarthyJanuary 27, 2018 at 10:41 AM
Feel better!
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Thomas VanstraelenJanuary 27, 2018 at 12:09 PM
Get well soon, Erik.
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Venger SatanisJanuary 27, 2018 at 7:35 PM
That sucks! At least you're taking something for 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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Saturday, January 27, 2018

State of the Tavern Keeper - Officially Ill - The Doc Says So

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