Tenkar's Tavern: Update - Time Sensitive Troll Lord Games Sale - Ends at 10 AM Eastern, Wed April 13, 2016 - The Tavern Has Four Bargain Picks for You

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Update - Time Sensitive Troll Lord Games Sale - Ends at 10 AM Eastern, Wed April 13, 2016 - The Tavern Has Four Bargain Picks for You

I don't normally do double posts, but apparently for the Trolls, a 24 hour sale lasts 48 hours. As I post this there is currently a hair of 18 hours left in the sale. What follows are my picks. There are many like them, but these picks are mine (original post and comments are here):

I almost missed this email from yesterday, so I'm going to be quick (BTW, the link in the email does NOT go directly to the Trolls sale at RPGNow - no idea why)

Most of the sale prices are... pretty crappy, especially if you snagged anything from the Trolls 99 cent print and PDF sales from last week. There are, however, three bargains one should not pass up on, regardless of system of preference.

Tomb of the Unclean - $1.99 - A nice selection of demons and devils. It looks like the project will never complete (as it hasn't updated in six months or so) but for $1.99 it's worth what's there and if there is more coming? even better.

Lost City of Gaxmoor - $1.99 - A 120 page adventure to take your party from newbs to level 10. See the names on the tin?

Town of Kalas - $1.99 - 80 page urban sandbox. Well worth the money, it's a bargain and a half.

Free City of Eskadia - $1.99 - 130+ page urban sandbox. grab it!

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ChmageApril 12, 2016 at 8:03 PM
Thanks for the excellent heads up! I was just thinking 'Hmm, would be great to read through a city supplement for some ideas..' I think I should have wished for something else! ;)
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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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Update - Time Sensitive Troll Lord Games Sale - Ends at 10 AM Eastern, Wed April 13, 2016 - The Tavern Has Four Bargain Picks for You

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