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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea Boxed Set and More - 20% Off

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Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea is on sale for 20% off until December 4th. This is includes the awesome boxed set, the adventures and AS&SH Player's Manual (which I never knew existed until I found this sale). Yep, we're talking print stuff.

Good stuff, and something I plan to liberally borrow from for my S&W / Wilderlands Campaign.

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UnknownNovember 29, 2013 at 12:24 AM
Been waiting to get my hands on this for awhile. I think my time has come! Will let you know what I think of it.
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Zach GNovember 29, 2013 at 6:36 PM
I think it is extremely well done and was a joy to read through ) including the modules. It is too bad since, like the rest of my neglected shelf, it won't likely get played until NTX...but cool.. deal, highly recommended...Zach
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UnknownNovember 30, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Thanks for the recommendation Zach. I ended up buying one! Can't wait to get the box in the mail. Also, the PDF version is on RPGNow for only 7.50! I think I am going to pick that up as well.
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Dyson LogosNovember 30, 2013 at 5:22 PM
Are you fucking kidding me?

$40 for the game, $40.95 for shipping.
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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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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea Boxed Set and More - 20% Off

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