OSR Christmas - Day Six - Only Halfway Through? Oh My!
Here we go with Day Six of OSR Christmas. Print books can only be delivered in the US with this gift pool, digital can all be delivered worldwide. Let's see what's in the mix today:
1) 1 Dragon Heresy in Print from Gaming Ballistic (US Only)
2) 1 PDF Copy of The Midderlands from MonkeyBlood
3) 1 Bundle of OSR Patches from Thad Moore
4) 1 PDF Copy of The Hero's (James Spahn / Barrel Rider Games)
5) 1 PDF Copy of the World War II: Operation WhiteBox adventure "The Argentine Connection" (Stouthearted Games) 6) 1 PDF Copy of The Sentinel Chapel (DQ / System Neutral) 7) Undying Orb in Print from Silver Bullett (US Only) How do you enter for a chance to be gifted? Simply comment on this very post. On Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 sometime after 6pm Eastern (so comment before), we will randomly determine those to be gifted from the comments received. It really is that simple. Check back often, because we'll have at least 12 days of OSR Christmas during the month of December (and definitely into January too)
Note - If you live outside the US and get picked for a Print gift, I will substitute a $5 OneBookShelf Gift Certificate and the print prize will go back in the pool. Note 2 - Anything shipping from me (Tenar) won't be shipping until after Christmas Note 3 - I've fallen behind on emails again. Tomorrow, hopefully, will be catch up time.
(edit - all comments at The Tavern have to be moderated - approved by an admin - meaning me. The Tavern has become the target of spambots and others and this is the best, if most tedious, way to handle such. I approve comments as fast as I can. I appreciate your patience - Erik)
Below is a more or less complete list of the upcoming month of gifting.
We have an amazing list of gift givers and gifts. The gifts list is literally growing daily, but here is a quick list as of this moment:
Far Away Lands - PDF Bundles OSR Patches - Multiple sets - some shipping worldwide World War II: Operation WhiteBox adventure "The Argentine Connection" - PDF copies Castle of the Mad Archmage and all the expansions (Level 3 East, Musicland, and Bitterbark's Circus - in Print) Lord of Suttham Oldfeld bundle for The Midderlands shipped anywhere in the world Daily PDF giveaway of the Midderlands Print copy of For Coin & Blood, Eorathril, and Print copy of Fallen Justice anywhere in the world. ZWEIHÄNDER Complete Digital Bundle (all 13 digital products) 3 PDF’s of the Sunken City Omnibus (DCC RPG) ALL Frog God Games Swords & Wizardry releases in digital format (that they can account for) in a bundle for 1 person Some Frog God Games Print products signed by Bill Webb (shipped by me) Outdoor Encounter Cards and Dungeon Challenge Card - in Print (shipped by me) 4 Class Compendium PDFs, 4 White Star Galaxy Edition PDFs, 4 The Hero's Journey PDFs Random Gaming Material from a Taverner's Gaming Collection Random Shit from the Tenkar Game Collection - at least three Priority Mail boxes of stuff 6 copies of Dragon Heresy in Print 2 copies Undying Orb in Print PDF copies of The Sentinel Chapel for DragonQuest / System Neutral The Mystery at Port Greely”, an AS&SH adventure module, signed by the author, Jeffrey Talanian
Chronological Vampires
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Danny Dorito (MCC)
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Origami Correspondence
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This is a short bit of game inspiration: Locked letters.
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On D&D's Speciation Event...
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In biology, a *speciation* event occurs when a segment of an animal
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Bebilith (WiP)
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The *Bebilith* is a gigantic spider-demon-thing that first appeared, I
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Adventures in Marshall Barony, ep 18
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From The Life Treasury of American Folklore
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"I hear it spread around in some fie...
400 Types of Pathetic Jerk
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Anybody that runs enough games will start to notice recurring themes and
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Generation of Ability Scores
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There are six ability scores for each character which limit physical,
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John Kettelwell (1890 - 1933)
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[image: John Kettelwell - The Claw snd a WItch, 1916-30]The Claw snd a
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The Pandemic Continues… though an end is in sight. Hearing that the
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though it’...
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At the heart of *Delta Green: The Roleplaying Game* is the conspiracy with
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My favorite comic book scientists
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It's becoming clear to me that my posting here will slow a bit now that
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Atlantaverse: Full of Dread
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We sat down for some old-school superhero action and ran the new Discord
server for it.
The Heroes:
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I have been flying under the radar for a while now, and haven’t had a news
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Ravenloft 5e setting book coming soon
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Like many who got into role-playing games, and especially *Advanced
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Myconids
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Psychology
Humans are very contemptuous of orcs. They are brutes, never shying away
from any cruelty. And they are warmongers, always divided against ea...
Getting Started With Science Fiction RPGs
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Over on the Trilemma Blog, Michael Prescott has a post about the dearth of
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*This blog post describes some experimental RPG design constraint, MOSAIC
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Brace yourselves for 40k minutiae.
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been r...
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Hopefully ...
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*Jax windlehen *
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may have been the adventure with the weird unicorn and the fa...
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*Timed Triggers*
This trigger just regularly springs the trap. Note that the trap may be set
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A subject fraught with peril, to be sure, but I gotta admit I'm feeling
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This book does not...
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directly....
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In *Dragon* magazine #81 (January 1984) the article "Taking the Sting Out
of Poison" by author Chris Landsea offered truly exhaustive coverage of the
top...
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French Resistance sent a bizarre tale to Allied Intelligence. A French
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Undermountain Map Origins
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A to Z of Megadungeons
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I've seen a couple of A to Z's lately and decided we needed one for
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A Campaign Begins for Newbies
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WB:FMAG Total Print Sales
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The last time I did a quick sales report was in September 2018.
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The Minotaur for Old-School Essentials
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*Minotaur*
*Requirements:* Minimum STR 9, Minimum CON 9
*Prime Requisite:* STR and CON
*Hit Dice:* 1d10
*Maximum Level:* 8
*Armor:* Leather, including shield...
WIZARDS OF POHJOLA
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Init +0
Melee Atk
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5')
AC 14
HD 12d...
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A beloved father, devoted friend, and D&D Dungeon Master extraordinaire. We
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was...
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I'm going to take a break for a week or so and will start up again in the
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d12
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A Small, Quiet Plea
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Don’t Sleep It’s Broken
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Expanding/editing my comments from What Makes Something Broken G+ thread:
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or ro...
Swords & Wizardry Light-Themed Birthday Party
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Still ever hopeful!
ReplyDeleteMerry OSR to all!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteSign me up.
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ReplyDeleteI got a 1?! That does that mean?!?!
ReplyDeleteTenkarclaws is coming to town.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, everybody! May you all get in some time-off gaming in the coming weeks.
ReplyDeleteWhat will we say AFTER Christmas. :)
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Dexterity bonus on that initiative roll? I'm in.
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ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteOnce more into the breach...
ReplyDeleteAlso, a big thank you for all involved.
Merry OSRmas to all!
ReplyDeleteUh, huh-huh, huh-huh.
ReplyDeleteContests are way cool, Beavis.
Mostly when you win.
Uh oh, I need to get presents wrapped!
ReplyDeleteTries to avoid getting a lump of coal...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry OSR Christmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff as always Tenkar, win or lose I love that the OSR comes together to do this. :)
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With a 10-foot pole all day.
Merry Christmas!!!
ReplyDeleteMerry OSR Christmas!
ReplyDeleteIs this thing on? Merry OSR Christmas!
ReplyDeleteLet's roll the dice again.
ReplyDeleteA Blessed Yule to all!
ReplyDeleteMake your peace and roll the dice.
ReplyDeletehappy merry Giftmas!
ReplyDeleteTossing my hat into the ring again! Thanks Erik, we do appreciate you
ReplyDeleteMerry OSRmas!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
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ReplyDeleteDay 6 it is
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas all!
ReplyDeleteRolling to summon the spirit of Christmas...
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ReplyDeleteI'm in.
ReplyDeleteGood luck and best wishes!
ReplyDeleteI hear sleigh bells....
ReplyDeleteMay be too late. Rolled a 1 on initiative.
ReplyDeleteOff work for a week and a half. Whohoo!! Time for some gaming.
ReplyDeleteTrying again, fo' some loot!
ReplyDeleteA chilly frost in the air as the necromancer says "rise my elves, there's toys to make"
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