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Agreed about the Peter Mullen WhiteBox cover. It's wonderful. (I like his Core Rules cover very much too.) I do feel that "Core" is a misnomer, though. The core is the irreducible essence of something, so for me WhiteBox is Core. But then what would I call the Core Rules? Hmmm... "Basic"? So S&W Com...

S&W Complete has an Erol Otus cover and my name listed in the back, so by rights it should be my favourite. :) However, when I retreated from AD&D to B/X several years ago, it was partly because I didn't want assassins, paladins, monks, etc., cluttering up my games. Especially monks. Can't stand 'em...

The funny thing is that it shouldn't be about the rules...but it should be about the game...all the fun and crazy things we would have our characters do in the game. Those great moments when we've conquered our enemies or failed in a dramatic way. Agreed, absolutely. Which is why, although it's not...

When I saw the title I thought, hey there is some controversy for sure! :) Heh, yes. I was being deliberately mischievous. Sometimes it's a good way to provoke a response. It seems to have worked, though I'm a bit surprised no one's trained a flamethrower on me... yet. Luckily, this is a S&W forum,...

Controversial? Probably. Clickbait? Heh. Maybe. I love Dungeons & Dragons . We all do. But here are four ways I think S&W actually improves on the original rules it emulates: 1. Ascending AC I admit, I was sceptical at first. I took one look at D&D in the 3e era and bleurgh, I hated it. I grew up wi...

Thanks! I hope you find something useful in there.

This is a free PDF zine thing I put together, featuring the least worst bits of my blog. Two mini-adventures, two new magic items, some random tables, and a set of rules for hólmganga that I'm quite proud of. Stats are for Swords & Wizardry Core Rules. https://clawcarver.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/...

Hello, everyone. I'm Alan "ClawCarver" Brodie and I'm happy to be here.

Well now. I felt I had to register for these boards (I've been lurking for a while) just to say I'm chuffed to bits that my "daft wee dungeon" is getting some love. Thanks! Obviously I can't play in it, but I hope you get a few more players and have some fun. I look forward to watching from the side...