Tenkar's Tavern: And the Winner of a PDF Copy of Realms of Chtulhu is...

Monday, September 6, 2010

And the Winner of a PDF Copy of Realms of Chtulhu is...

Lets see... Six entries (and a Marvel "No-Prize" is awarded to Greg - Cheers!)... can never find a frickin' D6 when you need one... okie... here we go:

I rolled a 3 "three" - Ara Kooser, come on down... you are the winner of a PDF copy of Realms of Chtulhu (I've typed that so much I think I've learned how to spell it... or I learned a wrong spelling).

Ara, you have 7 days to hit me with your valid email address (and a comment here so I know it is you emailing me). I can be reached at: tenkarsDOTtavernATgmailDOTcom. Yes, it is a stupid way to type an email address, but it has fooled the spam bots so far ;)

Congrats to Ara, and thanks to all those who entered.

6 comments:

JamesSeptember 6, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Congratulations Ara!
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Louis Porter Jr.September 6, 2010 at 6:30 PM
WTF?!?!?!?!? I was robbed!!! Did you get my bribe?
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TenkarSeptember 6, 2010 at 6:32 PM
I'm a public servant Louis - bribing me would be a crime ;)
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TenkarSeptember 6, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Wait a gosh darn minite! You didnt even enter... how can you expect to win a prize without entering? It would like expecting to be a published writer without writing... I'm sure you've seen a few of those... heh
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ChristianSeptember 6, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Rigged, I tell you. RIGGED!!!!
;)
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Ara KooserSeptember 7, 2010 at 8:28 AM
Heya Thanks!!!! Thanks for running the contest. It's been awhile since I've thought about that Ranger. I'll send you an e-mail in a few!

ara
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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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And the Winner of a PDF Copy of Realms of Chtulhu is...

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