Tenkar's Tavern: State of the Tavern - Gary Con or Winter Storm

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

State of the Tavern - Gary Con or Winter Storm - Who Will Win Out Tomorrow?

Rach and I are scheduled to leave for Gary Con shortly after noon tomorrow. Of course, the snow in NYC starts late tonight. Delta is already issuing travel warnings. Sigh.

At least I'm mostly packed. Lets see if it even matters :(

Game plan is to have a handful of copies of SWCL on hand and I'll mostly be found manning the Frog God booth or lounging in the bar area. I'll have my voice recorder ready for quick interviews ;)

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Greyhawk GrognardMarch 6, 2018 at 11:27 AM
I'm driving out Thursday, so hopefully this storm won't impact my own travel plans. But coming home Monday might be a problem, because there's yet another storm predicted then.
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T.G. MooreMarch 6, 2018 at 12:36 PM
GaryCon or Bust!
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Timothy S. BrannanMarch 6, 2018 at 1:02 PM
Have fun! Wave as you drive by Chicago. Son's and Wife's birthdays this week/weekend so no Gary Con this year.
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Follow Me And DieMarch 6, 2018 at 5:28 PM
Safe travels! It's about a four hour drive from Kalamazoo, so I hope to see you all there.
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CharlieAmraMarch 6, 2018 at 6:00 PM
Safe travels. I hope your flight is not cancelled or too terribly delayed.
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UnknownMarch 6, 2018 at 10:02 PM
drive safe
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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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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

State of the Tavern - Gary Con or Winter Storm - Who Will Win Out Tomorrow?

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