Tenkar's Tavern: Share in the Hoard

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Share in the Hoard - Mythoard

You know the LootCrate thing? The one that sends you (or at least me) cool stuff I wouldn't normally buy but I'm glad to own because I like opening up surprise presents I bought for myself? Now we have a similar monthly goodie box for RPGs.

Mythoard is running a beta of it's monthly goodie box that will ship in December. Just think, you can buy yourself a present and STILL be surprised.

What's the cost? 20 bucks, and that includes shipping.

Who's ~~supplying the loot~~ - er, stocking the hoard?

Yeah, I signed up last night. I blame +Tim Shorts . I blame him for many things, but this one he deserves ;)

6 comments:

The Angry MonkNovember 13, 2014 at 11:34 PM
Bah! Only in the U.S.! Bah, I say!
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DrewNovember 14, 2014 at 1:43 AM
I signed up and sent them an email letting them know who sent me. :)
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pedionNovember 14, 2014 at 5:18 AM
only in the US... :(
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Venger SatanisNovember 14, 2014 at 11:24 PM
Well, to be fair... it would just be easier if everyone moved to the US, anyway.
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Doc SavageNovember 15, 2014 at 1:29 PM
aren't you too busy hunting and gathering for RPGs anyway?
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Raging OwlbearNovember 16, 2014 at 2:32 AM
I'm always a little hesitant to sign up for anything that's a "Send us $20 and you might get some random stuff that *may* be worth $20 and you may or may not actually want."
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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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