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Sunday, July 6, 2025

Free League Sale on DTRPG

There are several Free League titles on sale at DTRPG right now.

DragonBane* is marked down 40% - to 14.99 in PDF.

Mork Morg is marked down 40% in PDF - to 11.99

ALIEN RPG Core Rulebook is marked down 40% - to 14.99

Forbidden Lands is marked down 40% - to 14.99 in PDF

The Lord of the Rings RPG (5E) - marked down to 14.99 in PDF

Symbaroum* - marked down 40% to 14.99 in PDF (or spend a penny more and get 18 other RPGs like Power Rangers, RuneQuest, Dr Who, and more)

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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Humble Bundle - Free League RPG Megabundle

I have only one of the RPGs offered in the Humble Bundle Free League Megabundle—DragonBane. I backed the Kickstarter for that, and the boxed set is pretty, and the game reads well.

For 18 bucks, you get the core rules of DragonBane, Mutant Year Zero, Tales From the Loop, Symbaroum, Forbidden Lands, Twilight 2000 4e, and Coriolis. Including sourcebooks and adventures for the games above, you get 29 books. That is simply an outstanding deal!

Treat yourself for the Holidays :)

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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Humble Bundle - Free League Immersive RPG Bundle for Alchemy VTT

I'm a fan of VTTs. I've yet to find one that I'm completely happy with, although I tend to default to Roll20 as I have a lifetime subscription to the service, and the rest of my gaming group is comfortable with it.

The Free League Immersive RPG Bundle for Alchemy VTT at Humble Bundle is an amazing deal if you enjoy the selection of Free League RPGs. Core rules, supplements, and adventures for Dragonsbane, Twilight 2000, Mork Borg, Symbaroum, Tales from the Loop, Vaesen, Coriolis, Forbidden Lands, Mutant Year Zero, and Pirate Borg.

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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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