Tenkar's Tavern: Tavern Doors to Reopen Tomorrow

Friday, December 5, 2014

Tavern Doors to Reopen Tomorrow

I worked 30 hrs straight from yesterday until today. I napped for about 2 hrs this afternoon and expect to fully crash shortly.

I know that The Tavern is known for consistent posting and my plan is to obviously continue with that, conditions permitting.

Tomorrow expect updates for the 2014 OSR Christmas (as well as emails out to those providing PDF gifts from Day 1), list of Day 2 gift receivers, photos of my amazing Frog God Games grab bag and other bits and pieces.

As for now - I do believe sleep calls...

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G-woulfDecember 5, 2014 at 8:57 PM
Rest well, good sir.

You deserve the break from all outside pressures for a while.
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The Angry MonkDecember 5, 2014 at 9:23 PM
Good night, sweet prince,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
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Wyl MajureDecember 5, 2014 at 9:29 PM
Glad to see your back! Now get some serious sleep!
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UnknownDecember 5, 2014 at 11:36 PM
Wow, thought my 12 hour days were bad. We wI'll still be here when you wake up:)
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FlambeauxDecember 6, 2014 at 8:04 AM
Glad you came through safe and sound. Get some rest. Your adoring lemmings await your return.
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HuckSawyerDecember 6, 2014 at 8:06 AM
(distant sound of Tavern Staff installing an espresso machine next to the whiskey bar)
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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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Friday, December 5, 2014

Tavern Doors to Reopen Tomorrow

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