Smoldering Wizard's Old-School Gaming Forums

I notice as of two days ago, Dan has a new draft revision of LL up for comments.

Essentially using it as a virtual whiteboard? Ah cool. I’ve seen something similar done with excel too. Interesting stuff. So many different ways! I like the oldish school method of the players mapping, but also don’t want to fuss more than a minute or two on mapping as they enter each room. ;) Exa...

Seconding the welcome! I'll be starting another PbP as well - unsure as to when, but I'll post a thread here when I'm ready to start it up.

I agree roll20 has way too many features attached to dynamic lighting. The features look great in-game, but take a lot of time for the GM to setup, so I never use them. Normally, I just use the fog of war, and reveal the map little by little as the players move around. That works, but hand-waives th...

I played 1e a lot when I was younger...much younger ( :lol: ), and I still have a soft spot for it. I do have several OSRIC editions, including the Black Blade hardcover, which is really nice. AAC would be a good addition, I think. I do really like S&W's unified save, but it might be harder to integ...

Known Lands - nothing knew that I saw, apart from the new Dyson Logos map. But Pete Spahn has released some great resources/adventures for the Known Lands over the years, so there is tons of material out there. As for LL itself - the really new stuff is in the new classes of Brownie and Cyclops. Mos...

From https://smolderingwizard.wordpress.com/2024/05/12/labyrinth-lord-revised-and-expanded-edition-draft/ Dan Proctor of Goblinoid Games has released a draft version of the Labyrinth Lord Revised and Expanded Edition for comments, along with a new character sheet by James West. This is great to see ...

It's interesting that even though OD&D + supplements (S&W Complete) beefs up fighter-types considerably as compared to White Box OD&D, playing the former can be far more dangerous for PCs due to the addition of attack routines like the lion's claw-claw-bite. It makes wilderness adventuring even more...

Just catching up on these reports - loving the steampunk vibe with the steam-powered bore (a level of tech that fits well with the firearms). I also like to use retainer loyalty and morale in campaigns, I find it keeps things interesting vs. just a bunch of meatshields that blindly charge into battl...

Note: moved this to 'Looking for Players or Games' so it would be shown in the active posts listing. I just ended my PbP and will start a new one soon-ish, I just haven't decided yet what system. P&P would be a nice change, as I haven't run or played it in a while. I was also thinking FMAG, or even...