Tenkar's Tavern: Puppy Pickup Was Successful ;)

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Puppy Pickup Was Successful ;)

Danke, our miniature long haired dachshund, was brought home yesterday afternoon, and is already being chased and chasing my parents' cats.

She's only loud when she's put in here crate.

I suspect I have a second model for the gaming book pictures ;)

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PadreJuly 27, 2014 at 1:30 PM
Cute puppy! Congrats on the new dog.
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Gothridge ManorJuly 27, 2014 at 1:34 PM
Yeah! Watch where you step.
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christianJuly 27, 2014 at 1:51 PM
Looks like a fine addition to the family!
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DavidJuly 27, 2014 at 2:29 PM
Long haired dachshunds are beautiful. Congrats on a sweet pup, dude.
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TallgeeseJuly 27, 2014 at 3:22 PM
Sooooo cute!
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Doctor FuturityJuly 27, 2014 at 3:31 PM
That's one cute puppy. I've always liked dachshunds!
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Keith H.July 27, 2014 at 6:54 PM
Congratulations on the new Dachsy! Be prepared, they are smart, independent, stubborn, and louder than they have a right to be. On the flip side, they are also fun, kind, and loving. Have fun.
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AnthonyJuly 28, 2014 at 11:37 AM
She is absolutely adorable
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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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Puppy Pickup Was Successful ;)

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