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Monday, March 13, 2023

Deal of the Day - RPGPundit Presents: World of the Last Sun

Ah, the RPG Pundit. Love him or loath him, his OSR material is ALWAYS very solid. Today's Deal of the Day at DTRPG happens to be RPGPundit Presents: World of the Last Sun.

This is a compilation of Gonzo-Fantasy material from various issues of RPGPundit Presents. It is not simply these issues thrown together. Rather, this tome acts as a sourcebook for RPGPundit's World of the Last Sun gonzo-fantasy setting. It features...

Details of the World of the Last Sun.
Multiple Regional Campaign Locations that can also be added to your own worlds.
Weird fantasy races.
High-tech fantasy Equipment.
Rules for ordinary and magical drugs.
Rules for Skyship Combat.
Random encounter and location tables.
Random tables for weird character origins and encounters.
Fans of RPGPundit Presents have been asking for this book. If you have not yet tried an issue of RPGPundit Presents, this is a great way to start. This sourcebook for fantasy-gonzo OSR games provides new avenues for adventure and lots of inspirational material.

Normally 12.95 in PDF, until tomorrow morning RPGPundit Presents: World of the Last Sun is on sale for 6.47

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Deal of the Day - RPGPundit Presents: The Old School Companion 2 (Medieval-Authentic Adventures)

Say what you will about the RPG Pundit (and many have and many will after this post, I am sure), but he is a skilled writer of historically influenced RPG material. There is a certain authenticity to his work.

Until tomorrow at 11 AM Eastern, RPGPundit Presents: The Old School Companion 2 (Medieval-Authentic Adventures) is on sale for 8.97 from 14.95 in PDF. It is over 300 pages of gaming adventure material.

This is a compilation of Medieval-Authentic adventures from RPGPundit Presents. This tome provides countless hours of adventure for RPGPundit's Lion & Dragon RPG, as well as other OSR fantasy games. It features...
17 adventure scenarios
9 Occult Killer Antagonist scenarios

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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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Monday, March 13, 2023

Deal of the Day - RPGPundit Presents: World of the Last Sun

Monday, October 17, 2022

Deal of the Day - RPGPundit Presents: The Old School Companion 2 (Medieval-Authentic Adventures)

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