Tenkar's Tavern: Hi, I'm Felt... Feltothraxis

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Hi, I'm Felt... Feltothraxis

Yep, Feltothraxis is his name...oh!

Alright, maybe you can't squeeze the name into the "Bingo" song, but it is the winner. The Nameless Dragon is now named "Feltothraxis". Long live the Dragon!

Sully was a strong second ;)

JDJarvis suggested Feltothraxis. JD, drop me an email at trubluniteATgmailDOTcom with the email you use at OneBookShelf and I'll forward it on to the lads at OneBookShelf for your $10 gift certificate. It may take a day or two as this is the weekend.

Matthew W. Schmeer suggested Sully. Matt, send me your OneBookShelf email and I'll hook you up with a copy of Bean! The D2 RPG in PDF.

Thanks to all for the suggestions. Thanks to all that voted. Thanks to everyone that has watch the little fella on video. More to come from Feltothraxis ;)

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JDJarvisOctober 8, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Thanks. Thanks to everyone who voted and thanks to other folks who ran serious campaigns ;-)
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scottszOctober 8, 2011 at 11:17 PM
'Felto' takes it!

Now to shred some documents on how we won...
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rorschachhamsterOctober 9, 2011 at 7:01 AM
I bet he will be called Felly sooner or later...
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AndugusOctober 9, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Perhaps a last name of Tamanyhall is in order!
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Matthew W. SchmeerOctober 9, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Congrats to JDJarvis and Hello, Feltothraxis!
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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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