Smoldering Wizard

Just a quick note that (finally) Moldvay Basic D&D is available in POD from DTRPG – previously, only the Cook/Marsh Expert set had been available in printed form (since 2023), so this is a welcome change.

Link to discussion There are some posts on the historical OSR blog scene that I’ve read recently from the Grumpy Wizard and Grognardia (here, and here).

Link to discussion In online commentary on various forums, and even in my own group’s games, I’ve noticed that we’ve gotten away from the “take what you get” emergent character creation that supposed to be part of old-school D&D.

Link to discussion Over the years I’ve settled on a way to run 0e/OD&D/White Box combat that keeps the action moving and is pretty simple, while covering many cases that come up.

PCs: Frakus (Dw FM 3) Osan (Elf F/MU 4/3) Omes (Half FM 5) NPCs: Marnes (CL 4) Hurbar (Half FM 1) Hirelings: Aravay (wagon driver) Samtik (porter) Link to discussion Link to previous sessions Session Date: 1/8/23 Session Notes: While resting in town, Omes…

I’ve previously posted versions of my Thief variant Knave class for OD&D and Labyrinth Lord, now here is a version of the Knave for LL OEC (PDF / ODT source).

Link to discussion The story of the Thief class is well-known by now, with the idea being given to Gary Gygax by a D&D fan named Gary Switzer by phone, then appearing in the Great Plains Newsletter around May of 1974 (although the original idea came from…

I’ve added a BLUEHOLME Prentice random character generator to my Player & Gamemaster Resources page.

Link to discussion This is a continuing series of ‘Staying Alive’ posts.

Link to discussion This is a continuing series of ‘Staying Alive’ posts.