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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

The Adventures of Conman Sven #5 - What is Best in Life!?!

Yep, I think I peaked early. Not sure I can hit this high again, at least not without some serious work. Damn you Sven!

Still, got stuff in the works cartoon strip-wise as well as the podcast.

A bartender's job is never done...

Monday, May 14, 2018

The Adventures of Conman Sven - Part 3 - Why Can't We Be Friends?

Figure I'd release the third part, then take a break for a day or two. Conman Sven is hot right now. Can't imagine why. ;)

I've got a handful more already done and waiting, but if you have ideas feel free to send them this way.

Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No, really!

Sunday, May 13, 2018

The Adventures of Conman Sven - Part 2 - Authentic Sven

I figured I'd put the second piece out there as the reception to the first was extremely strong.

I've already got more in the hopper.

Good ole' Conman Sven. He practically writes these himself ;)

Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No, really!

The Adventures of Conman Sven - Part 1 - The Residuals

Made using the free ToonDo.com web tools.

This may very well be the first in a series. Be afraid. Be very afraid ;)

Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No, really!

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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