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The box set is the version of S&W I decided to get. Should be here Wednesday. I’m a sucker for box sets to begin with, and I really like the digest format. The set is currently on sale for $30 at frog god and includes the supplement pack. I couldn’t pass that up! Wow, that is a great price... and I...

From https://smolderingwizard.wordpress.com/2024/05/25/musings-on-sleep-in-odd-is-it-over-powered/ Let’s look at the sleep spell in Men & Magic: Sleep: A Sleep spell affects from 2–16 1st-level types (hit dice of up to 1 + 1), from 2–12 2nd-level types (hit dice of up to 2 + 1), from 1–6 3rd-level t...

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...