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Monday, March 21, 2016

Wizards of Aus - (webseries)

I didn't know what to expect when my Saturday Night Gaming Group drop this link on me. I kinda imagined some weird Wizard of Oz take off.

Not even close.

Funny as hell, decent effects and quality acting.

I'm loving the juxtaposition between the fantasy world and "the real world"

Ah, just watch it. Give the first episode a try. You'll thank me. Probably.

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elstikoMarch 21, 2016 at 10:24 PM
Love/Hate this series, watched it all the way through, and felt trapped between laughter and being crushed by the heavy hand of LOOK HOW FUNNY/STRANGE WE CAN BE.

#BabyBonesTho
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Vance AMarch 21, 2016 at 10:34 PM
Found it via YouTube, 4 episodes in so far. Pretty good, enjoying the parodying of the fantasy tropes as well as the not too subtle jabs at immigration issues.
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Keith DaviesMarch 21, 2016 at 11:14 PM
I sent you the link because of how much that first battle reminded me of my day job.

"Hey, guys? Don't go near the dragon. I know it's for the king..."
"FOR THE KING!" *rush into oblivion*

I realize I don't deal with dragons at work, but "don't do the thing, it'll be bad"
"WE'RE DOING THE THING!"
... and I'm the one that has to fix it.

"No, don't see me out, I can see you've got your hands full... of fire, you idiots."
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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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Monday, March 21, 2016

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