Tenkar's Tavern: State of The Tavern - Happy Holidays, Emails, Freebies Oh My!

Saturday, December 23, 2017

State of The Tavern - Happy Holidays, Emails, Freebies Oh My!

As I sit here on Saturday Night, December 23rd, I have finally caught up with emails through December 20th - Wednesday. So, if you emailed me on Wednesday or prior in regards to an OSR Christmas Gift - your info has been acted upon (info forwarded and such)

I'll try to act upon the 21st and 22nd tomorrow. In any case, everything should be caught up by Wednesday, the 28th.

Pete Spahn is adding the following to the mix:

WWII: Operation WhiteBox
-5 PDF copies (exchanged for any mission pack if already owned)
-2 black and white print copies + PDF
-1 color soft cover + PDF

The next two days are going to be huge :)

I really hope folks have been grabbing the Frog God Freebies. The past two days have been Lost Lands bundles with maps and players guide. Good stuff. Grab it. Reminder, OSR Christmas Gifts from Frog God Games will be taken care of after the New Year.

Then there are the recent releases I haven't gotten to. Next week. Physical CSIO maps, RPG books, PDFs and more.

From the Tenkar Household, we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and a Joyous New Year. May that which you find holy bless you in the year to come - Erik & Rach

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petespahnDecember 23, 2017 at 11:52 PM
Correction: That's one color hardcover!
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JanEDecember 24, 2017 at 1:27 AM
I'd love me some Spahn packages :-D
Happy holidays to all
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NarmerDecember 24, 2017 at 1:52 AM
Spaaaaaahhhhnnn!
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juniorspacecadetDecember 24, 2017 at 7:43 AM
I've wanted that one for a while and just didn't pull the trigger. Looks great!
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Bruce CDecember 24, 2017 at 7:53 AM
Love some OWB action!
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DougDecember 24, 2017 at 8:09 AM
I'll be honest, I haven't picked up most of the Frog God's offerings. But only because I already have them!

Merry Christmas!
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SullyDecember 24, 2017 at 9:34 AM
Operation White Box is a cool game.
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Nathand ChristensonDecember 24, 2017 at 12:43 PM
Very cool :)
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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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Saturday, December 23, 2017

State of The Tavern - Happy Holidays, Emails, Freebies Oh My!

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