Tenkar's Tavern: Things to Post, Places to Be, Vows to Exchange

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Things to Post, Places to Be, Vows to Exchange

I'm working on the OSR by complexity / simplicity list behind the scenes, just way too many distractions at the moment.

You know, the Pathfinder Beginner Box, some of the free Halloween stuff that I grabbed on OneBookShelf over the weekend and crunch time for my wedding this coming Saturday. Four days. Holy crap! heh

Crazy busy but exciting times. I'm sure the lass is gonna love my blog posting on the mini-moon (honeymoon will wait until the spring).

The thing is, when this calms down I should be able to get my gaming in again. Woot!

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LoquaciousNovember 1, 2011 at 8:35 PM
I have yet to offer my best to you...
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Dangerous BrianNovember 1, 2011 at 8:38 PM
And I'll offer mine now. All the best!
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skylandgamesNovember 1, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Weddings are crazy times! I would be surprised if you had time to post at all! There may be more important things to attend to... that being said... congrats!
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TenkarNovember 1, 2011 at 10:29 PM
I'm leaving the phone calls to the future mrs... i'm throwing down the cash ;)

thanks for the well wishes :)
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JamesNovember 1, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Congrats and best wishes!
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MattNovember 1, 2011 at 11:33 PM
Congrats on the wedding. Remember - compromise is the key. Easier said than done sometimes, but still ...
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ZombiecowboyNovember 2, 2011 at 6:43 AM
Congrats and good luck with the wedding Tenkar!
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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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