tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4569971413963486517..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Open Friday: What Are You Using?James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69834895169160959122011-04-19T10:28:43.129-04:002011-04-19T10:28:43.129-04:00Miscellaneum of Cinder - Jeff Rents
Dungeon Alpha...Miscellaneum of Cinder - Jeff Rents<br /><br />Dungeon Alphabet - Michael CurtisJacob Kipferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667523841126691367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44502411256710704632011-04-19T08:39:33.229-04:002011-04-19T08:39:33.229-04:00Crusaders of the Amber Coast and the main gold BRP...Crusaders of the Amber Coast and the main gold BRP book were the last thing I had used.<br />Getting ready to start a Hackmaster 4e campaign.tedoponhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18390659501629920232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21114181204824904132011-04-18T23:19:11.769-04:002011-04-18T23:19:11.769-04:00Trying to get a game of ZeFRS going, with some fri...Trying to get a game of ZeFRS going, with some friends from out of town, but otherwise nothing. <br /><br />Unless rolling up Traveller characters by myself sometimes counts as old-school gaming?Cord the Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768966473685556824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36328140373603395262011-04-18T14:36:02.046-04:002011-04-18T14:36:02.046-04:00We're playing Cyclopedia D&D with enough ...We're playing Cyclopedia D&D with enough 1st ed AD&D thrown in not to spoil the game. As the DM, I realize that if I don't remember a rule after 20 years of playing, then I shouldn't look it up, and just move on. <br /><br />Books include Rules Cyclopedia, AD&D PH & DMG. Players are invited to use anything else on a rule by rule DM approved basis. For the most part I want to keep the dice rolling and roles being played. Half my campaign story are of my design/old school modules, and the other half is created using character backgrounds.<br /><br />Our campaign city is Lankhmar in a world where a Toxic Jungle exists, as in Hiyazaki's Nausicaa.BenRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09005241771541843748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85458839120969952702011-04-18T12:11:10.316-04:002011-04-18T12:11:10.316-04:00BRP and T&T.
Although, I've liked a lot o...BRP and T&T.<br /><br />Although, I've liked a lot of the adventures that have come out from LotFP.<br /><br />I'm considering picking up the Grindhouse edition but I'm more interested in a setting, or ideas on how to play a weird fantasy setting than buying a bunch of OD&D inspired rules. So I'm not sure whether I should or not.Osskorreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408780872015323307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2151636733650944362011-04-17T05:36:29.280-04:002011-04-17T05:36:29.280-04:00I'm running a Flashing Blades campaign right n...I'm running <a href="http://www.obsidianportal.com/campaigns/le-ballet-de-l-acier" rel="nofollow">a <i>Flashing Blades</i> campaign</a> right now, which is old school without the Renaissance.<br /><br />However, I recently saw a reference to an OSR product, <a href="http://tiedtoakite.com/backswords_bucklers" rel="nofollow"><i>Backswords and Bucklers</i></a> which piqued my interest - combine this with the setting material in <i>Maelstrom</i> and that's a fantasy game I'd be willing to play.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33057900288668102362011-04-17T04:53:02.833-04:002011-04-17T04:53:02.833-04:00I use character classes, skills, attribute bonuses...I use character classes, skills, attribute bonuses, weapons and armor from my own game in progress--a version of OD&D in a sort of 16th century Elizabethan setting. LL and S&W have been my chief inspirations, as has the creative and fascinating (though perhaps unplayable?) Maelstrom. I actually used a modified Call of Cthulhu module for my first "mystery" adventure, but am looking forward to using Stonehell and some of the "B" D&D modules, particularly The Lost City.Oakes Spaldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078500142758654392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90681083766396015762011-04-17T03:13:40.322-04:002011-04-17T03:13:40.322-04:00Toddroe - AIR a poll on rpgnet d20 forum did show ...Toddroe - AIR a poll on rpgnet d20 forum did show Labyrinth Lord as by far the most popular OSR game. Although I suspect LoTFP sells well outside the OSR mainstream, it looks so pretty!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11620275926347461552011-04-17T03:13:01.639-04:002011-04-17T03:13:01.639-04:00At the table, I use the Rules Cyclopedia, Michael ...At the table, I use the Rules Cyclopedia, Michael Curtis' New Basic Classes for LL, and a binder with selected excerpts from most of the OSR. <br /><br />Mainly the skill rules from Majestic Wilderlands and the encumbrance rules from Flame Princess, and a metric shitton of tables from Fight On! AND Jeff's Carousing table...<br /><br />And of course I also use Kellri's CDD#4 and the Welsh Piper's Hex-based Campaign Design tips. Very useful that. I also anticipate using Zak's Vornheim book when I get it; the .pdf looks incredibly useful...Slaughtermillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970436092152284178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82584372786315071262011-04-17T01:08:01.177-04:002011-04-17T01:08:01.177-04:00Dunno if this counts: Great Pendragon Campaign. Ou...Dunno if this counts: Great Pendragon Campaign. Our campaign has drifted considerably from the published material; but, the fact that the published setting is just as relevant to our sessions speaks to its appeal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508594597349248576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13890125279602624222011-04-16T22:18:33.269-04:002011-04-16T22:18:33.269-04:00I notice that there is quite the recurrence of LL ...I notice that there is quite the recurrence of LL in the responses. I wonder: is this because LL is indeed the most popular "OSR" product, or is it just that it's the most popular on this blog (maybe since James identifies it as "What I'm Playing")? Just a curious observation.toddroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668825555921002430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34225954491794453432011-04-16T22:06:03.289-04:002011-04-16T22:06:03.289-04:00BlUsKrEEm said: "...Carcosa with Labyrinth Lo...BlUsKrEEm said: "...Carcosa with Labyrinth Lord..."<br />Interesting. How do you do this? Do you use the LL classes, or do you just use the Carcosa Fighting Man and Sorcerer with LL rules for combat etc.?toddroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668825555921002430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90540510372049986912011-04-16T16:56:31.865-04:002011-04-16T16:56:31.865-04:00I see to be the outlier since I've been using ...I see to be the outlier since I've been using <i>OSRIC</i> (soft cover purchased off Lulu) for our Friday night AD&D game (which sadly recently just wrapped up). <br /><br />I've been supplementing it with just the actual products from back-in-the-day: <i>Monster Manual</i>, the module I was running (<i>S3</i>), and occasionally the <i>DMG</i> for rules not covered in <i>OSRIC</i>.Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5562516608398066762011-04-16T16:21:49.884-04:002011-04-16T16:21:49.884-04:00None of the retro-D&D clones really do anythin...None of the retro-D&D clones really do anything for me, I'm afraid. I'd much rather use the original rules, probably heavily customised (I generally don't run anything straight). But it is closer to the LBB than anything else, at least philosophically, especially in the sense that there are rather large amounts of wargaming elements involved. And it's been heavily modified through play.<br /><br />Although, that being said, I like a lot of what Lawrence Whitaker has done with Mongoose's <i>Runequest II</i>. If I wasn't already running my Glorantha game with <i>Ironclaw</i> (1st edition!), I'd probably use that. [It was originally a 2nd Edition (Chaosium) game.]. The first edition of MRQ was a total waste of time though, and reminded me of some of the worst parts of the 3rd edition (Avalon Hill) era.<br /><br />Otherwise I much prefer to use the original editions of anything I play. And detest those companies that keep bringing out "new editions" of the same game.Reverance Pavanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217657347160811310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84340243464180470822011-04-16T12:02:40.836-04:002011-04-16T12:02:40.836-04:00X-plorers with Terminal Space, and Carcosa with La...X-plorers with Terminal Space, and Carcosa with Labyrinth Lord are the staples at my table.BlUsKrEEmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050270487818381832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19636058075349466862011-04-16T04:27:39.908-04:002011-04-16T04:27:39.908-04:00Things I've used a lot:
1. Labyrinth Lord - n...Things I've used a lot:<br /><br />1. Labyrinth Lord - numerous online campaigns, PBEM & chatroom<br />2. OSRIC - a substantial long-term CSIO online chatroom campaign, plus two tabletop sessions running 'Endless Tunnels of Enlandin'.<br />3. Mutant Future - a fun PBP on rpgnet, plus a 'City of the Apes' PBEM that didn't work so well; not quite the right ruleset.<br /><br />4. Endless Tunnels of Enlandin - a free old-school dungeon on Dragonsfoot I've used several times. <br />5. Castles & Crusades - used several times, inc to run Enlandin, but not found it wholly satisfactory; I don't like the SIEGE Engine mechanic for saving throws (it turns high-level Wizards into gods, 3e style) and it's heavily hardwired into the system. Maybe it could be tweaked to work - CL +1 per 2 caster levels instead of per level might do it.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41795474486301151472011-04-16T02:49:07.635-04:002011-04-16T02:49:07.635-04:00OSRIC...just has that lovely 1st Ed AD&D smell...OSRIC...just has that lovely 1st Ed AD&D smell to it.Coldstreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140235342917611032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63126755310800734182011-04-16T00:15:23.295-04:002011-04-16T00:15:23.295-04:00Ok, if BRP counts then I'm in... just started ...Ok, if BRP counts then I'm in... just started a new fantasy campaign with it. My first non-CoC implementation of it in quite a while.Timmy Crabcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737954661234574830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4612638112571276452011-04-15T22:42:41.625-04:002011-04-15T22:42:41.625-04:00Definitely Swords & Wizardry Core. There's...Definitely Swords & Wizardry Core. There's "something" in these rules that work miracles for me. Also S&W White Box and (a lot less than I thought) S&W Complete.<br /><br />Lately OD&D itself and a fair amount of CHAINMAIL (due to the excellent PLATEMAIL).Tzimiscedraculhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762161243138880483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-41845448640815949442011-04-15T21:43:01.714-04:002011-04-15T21:43:01.714-04:00'Old School' products I use that have been...'Old School' products I use that have been produced within the last five years or so:<br /><br /><b>BRP</b>:<br />RuneQuest II (Mongoose)<br />OpenQuest<br />BRP Goldbook<br /><br /><b>D&D</b>:<br />Swords & Wizardry<br />Matt Finch's Eldritch Weirdness<br />Kellri's CDD#4<br />Jeff Rient's Miscellaneum of Cinder<br />Various issues of <i>Knockspell</i> and <i>Fight On!</i><br />'Akratic Wizardy' house rules (soon to be part of <i>Crypts & Things</i>)Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72060548199083846712011-04-15T20:32:21.550-04:002011-04-15T20:32:21.550-04:00We use the Hill Cantons Compendium with our curren...We use the Hill Cantons Compendium with our current Castles and Crusades game. Great stuff. Does it count if it's free?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61662601468429447872011-04-15T19:53:40.553-04:002011-04-15T19:53:40.553-04:00I am using Lamentations of the Flame Princess as m...I am using Lamentations of the Flame Princess as my rule set, with Death Frost Doom as the kick off for the campaign. So far, session 3 is about to begin, and the players are either level 2 or level 1, and they are fleeing the Undead hordes they unleashed.<br /><br />I am using the world map from the World of Xoth (http://xoth.net/blog/) for the sword & sorcery sandbox setting. So far the players have simply fled south away from the mountains, warning the home town of what they unleashed, then fleeing another town without any warning. Wandering bandits, a mysterious tomb, a brief stab at exploring the moathouse from Village of Hommlet (they only explored a few rooms before running on)and now at a river town where they hope to keep moving south to safety.<br /><br />The joys of a simple set of OSR rules compared to the 4th ed game I am playing in.mattruanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097988435815668367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30762809791529213922011-04-15T18:48:44.618-04:002011-04-15T18:48:44.618-04:00Swords & Wizardry
White Box is what I started...Swords & Wizardry<br /><br />White Box is what I started running my latest PbP game under but it has morphed into Core. I might bite the bullet and make it complete if PCs start dropping.<br /><br />White Box is what I run at home with my kids.<br /><br />And White Box is what I'll be running at NTRPG Con this year.Flambeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133131881423202010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31397312189388147342011-04-15T18:11:12.832-04:002011-04-15T18:11:12.832-04:00I've been running Lamentations of the Flame Pr...I've been running Lamentations of the Flame Princess for a nice sandbox filled with my own adventures and a few published. The players unleashed horror from Death Frost Doom and are currently on the way to the Tower of the Stargazer. I also make good use of the original AD&D Monster Manual and Fiend Folio.<br /><br />Not long ago a ran a fun sandbox style superhero game using GURPS Supers 3rd edition that worked out really well.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116795932377593506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47501863299052704782011-04-15T17:50:49.424-04:002011-04-15T17:50:49.424-04:00Warriors of Mars
Castle of the Mad Archmage
Encoun...<a href="http://www.grey-elf.com/dnd/" rel="nofollow">Warriors of Mars</a><br /><a href="http://greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/search/label/Castle%20of%20the%20Mad%20Archmage" rel="nofollow">Castle of the Mad Archmage</a><br /><a href="http://www222.pair.com/sjohn/encounter-critical.htm" rel="nofollow">Encounter Critical</a>Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474925985191663745noreply@blogger.com