Tenkar's Tavern: Free Stuff Today Only From Purple Duck Games

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Free Stuff Today Only From Purple Duck Games

Today is +Mark Gedak 's birthday, the man behind Purple Duck, and he has put some stuff out there for Free TODAY ONLY:

Following Daniel Bishop example of giving things away on his birthday. I've put the following things written by me up for free today. Get them if you haven't yet.

Purple Mountain I

A Score of Trapped Chests

Legendary II: Legendary Weapons

I wish I could offer something newer but most of my time now is spent in layout and not writing.

Feel free to share the link so that nobody misses out.

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Jason ZavodaAugust 10, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Isn't that Pathfinder?
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ÆdricAugust 10, 2013 at 10:17 PM
Thank you, and happy birthday.
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ÆdricAugust 10, 2013 at 10:17 PM
Thank you, and happy birthday.
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ÆdricAugust 10, 2013 at 10:17 PM
Thank you, and happy birthday.
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Peni R. GriffinAugust 11, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Dude! August 10th is *my* birthday! I got Purple Mountain from today's giveaway. I'd already bought the other two.

Damon Griffin (yeah, it'll say Peni Griffin, because my wife's actually the one on Google...)
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Purple Duck MarkAugust 11, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Yes, Jason.

These are for Pathfinder. I haven't done much development in other systems and haven't done any writing in DCC or the other OSRs yet. I have releases in those lines but they were not written by me. The plan was to give away something written by me.
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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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