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I've never played any of the newer versions, unless you count UA, which some folks do. My Son played 2E & 3E, and enjoyed both, but he said 3E was better. I'm content with 1E.
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I was initially excited to learn about a new edition of the game coming out, but then I remembered how much I disliked almost everything about 3E, which was continued in 3.5 and 4.0.Thalion wrote:I know we're all old school guys here but is anyone following with any interest the development of D&D 5e?
I'd like to say that I'm cautiously optimistic that the system will change for the better, but I don't see it. If anything, I expect the game to become much more complicated.
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Hmmm... I think I've found that in OSRIC, personally.Thalion wrote:Maybe when 5e releases, I'll be able to find a game again in a system that suits me.
Dragon foot. Bamboo pole. Little mouse. Tiny boy.
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Although I'm skeptical of just what the 5e release will be like or if I'll relate to any of it, I'll see what's what for curiosity's sake, if nothing else.Thalion wrote:Maybe when 5e releases, I'll be able to find a game again in a system that suits me.
I am stoked to see "Lizards of the Toast" (aka WotC) doing the reprinting of the basic 1e core rulebooks due out this summer. I'm on a waiting list for these at the local game store (http://www.endgameoakland.com) here in town. Not like I need more copies but if enough folks buy them, it would definitely send a message...
+1 This is pretty much my thoughts as well. The OGL has produced some absolutely awesome retro-clone systems and game products. Their growing popularity and sales is a hopeful indicator that "old-school" gaming is still alive and doing well. If anything, the successes that Pathfinder (primarily) has had and the harsh beating that 4e has taken should certainly come as a wake-up call and notice served to WotC. Guess we'll see if 5e fares any better.Alethan wrote:Hmmm... I think I've found that in OSRIC, personally.
Yosef Travathas: High Elf Fighter4/Magic-User3 (rredmond's Pacesetter Games "Legacy of the Unknown" OSRIC Playtest)
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
tkrexx as Emm the Avenging Druid wrote:I shall burn you, and I shall sink your petty warship with fire and lightning, and the ocean shall swallow it and all aboard, and no one will remember any of you!
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~ Just enjoying a few Redtail Ales this fine Friday evening. This was my first full week out in the field on my own. Been a loong week, but... it's over now. The weekend has begun!
(... isn't it funny just how much better things taste when you know you don't have to get up at the BCoD on the morrow? )
~ So, anyone got plans for the weekend?
Sat: going to one of my close friend's 'met-thru-gaming' surprise 40th birthday/Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday pm. It'll be an evening of drinking fun and other shenanigans and tomfoolery. (I'm sure there'll be many failed stat rolls that evening! )
Prior to that it's a shakedown playtest of my new hybrid 1E Metamorphosis Alpha/Star Frontiers/Gamma World game. I'm getting ready to run a homebrew tournament module at Kublacon 2012 (http://www.kublacon.com) for the second time and need to get some stuff from the game system test driven in a hurry!
Sun: will be a going for an early (well, early for probably drinking a lot the night before) am hike at Pt Reyes National Seashore. Then it's back home for shower, laundry and game updates!
A great (hiccup) weekend to all!!
(... isn't it funny just how much better things taste when you know you don't have to get up at the BCoD on the morrow? )
~ So, anyone got plans for the weekend?
Sat: going to one of my close friend's 'met-thru-gaming' surprise 40th birthday/Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday pm. It'll be an evening of drinking fun and other shenanigans and tomfoolery. (I'm sure there'll be many failed stat rolls that evening! )
Prior to that it's a shakedown playtest of my new hybrid 1E Metamorphosis Alpha/Star Frontiers/Gamma World game. I'm getting ready to run a homebrew tournament module at Kublacon 2012 (http://www.kublacon.com) for the second time and need to get some stuff from the game system test driven in a hurry!
Sun: will be a going for an early (well, early for probably drinking a lot the night before) am hike at Pt Reyes National Seashore. Then it's back home for shower, laundry and game updates!
A great (hiccup) weekend to all!!
Yosef Travathas: High Elf Fighter4/Magic-User3 (rredmond's Pacesetter Games "Legacy of the Unknown" OSRIC Playtest)
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
tkrexx as Emm the Avenging Druid wrote:I shall burn you, and I shall sink your petty warship with fire and lightning, and the ocean shall swallow it and all aboard, and no one will remember any of you!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo! And Feliz Cumpleanos to your friend as well! Sounds like a great weekend.Argennian wrote:~ Just enjoying a few Redtail Ales this fine Friday evening. This was my first full week out in the field on my own. Been a loong week, but... it's over now. The weekend has begun!
(... isn't it funny just how much better things taste when you know you don't have to get up at the BCoD on the morrow? )
~ So, anyone got plans for the weekend?
Sat: going to one of my close friend's 'met-thru-gaming' surprise 40th birthday/Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday pm. It'll be an evening of drinking fun and other shenanigans and tomfoolery. (I'm sure there'll be many failed stat rolls that evening! )
Prior to that it's a shakedown playtest of my new hybrid 1E Metamorphosis Alpha/Star Frontiers/Gamma World game. I'm getting ready to run a homebrew tournament module at Kublacon 2012 (http://www.kublacon.com) for the second time and need to get some stuff from the game system test driven in a hurry!
Sun: will be a going for an early (well, early for probably drinking a lot the night before) am hike at Pt Reyes National Seashore. Then it's back home for shower, laundry and game updates!
A great (hiccup) weekend to all!!
Ditto on not getting up at the BCoD!!
No big plans this weekend here, although I've got a continuation of my OSRIC FtF B2 game tomorrow. I'll be posting a campaign journal over at Dragonsfoot later today (same name there as here).
Happy Saturday. Enjoy your Cinco de Mayo responsibly
How do we know you're not a donkey-brained man?
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Care to link, SL? I'm that damn lazy...SocraticLawyer wrote:Happy Cinco de Mayo! And Feliz Cumpleanos to your friend as well! Sounds like a great weekend.Argennian wrote:~ Just enjoying a few Redtail Ales this fine Friday evening. This was my first full week out in the field on my own. Been a loong week, but... it's over now. The weekend has begun!
(... isn't it funny just how much better things taste when you know you don't have to get up at the BCoD on the morrow? )
~ So, anyone got plans for the weekend?
Sat: going to one of my close friend's 'met-thru-gaming' surprise 40th birthday/Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday pm. It'll be an evening of drinking fun and other shenanigans and tomfoolery. (I'm sure there'll be many failed stat rolls that evening! )
Prior to that it's a shakedown playtest of my new hybrid 1E Metamorphosis Alpha/Star Frontiers/Gamma World game. I'm getting ready to run a homebrew tournament module at Kublacon 2012 (http://www.kublacon.com) for the second time and need to get some stuff from the game system test driven in a hurry!
Sun: will be a going for an early (well, early for probably drinking a lot the night before) am hike at Pt Reyes National Seashore. Then it's back home for shower, laundry and game updates!
A great (hiccup) weekend to all!!
Ditto on not getting up at the BCoD!!
No big plans this weekend here, although I've got a continuation of my OSRIC FtF B2 game tomorrow. I'll be posting a campaign journal over at Dragonsfoot later today (same name there as here).
Happy Saturday. Enjoy your Cinco de Mayo responsibly
Dragon foot. Bamboo pole. Little mouse. Tiny boy.
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I was going to ask the same thing, but I think I found it.Alethan wrote:Care to link, SL? I'm that damn lazy...
B2 Keep on the Borderlands
I haven't played the classic B2 in forever, and I've never gotten very far in it, so I look forward to reading through it.
- Dave
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I've already pre-ordered the 1e reprinting from my local gaming store. Just waiting until it ships in the summer to pick it up.Argennian wrote:Although I'm skeptical of just what the 5e release will be like or if I'll relate to any of it, I'll see what's what for curiosity's sake, if nothing else.Thalion wrote:Maybe when 5e releases, I'll be able to find a game again in a system that suits me.
I am stoked to see "Lizards of the Toast" (aka WoC) doing the reprinting of the basic 1e core rulebooks due out this summer. I'm on a waiting list for these at the local game store (http://www.endgameoakland.com) here in town. Not like I need more copies but if enough folks buy them, it would definitely send a message...
+1 This is pretty much my thoughts as well. The OGL has produced some absolutely awesome retro-clone systems and game products. Their growing popularity and sales is a hopeful indicator that "old-school" gaming is still alive and doing well. If anything, the successes that Pathfinder (primarily) has had and the harsh beating that 4e has taken should certainly come as a wake-up call and notice served to WoC. Guess we'll see if 5e fares any better.Alethan wrote:Hmmm... I think I've found that in OSRIC, personally.
Mitch, I get the feeling you're much more tied into the local Bay Area gaming scene than I am. Know of any old school games in the area that might be interested in another player? I don't have a ton of time for gaming so anything that may meet infrequently would be of interest.
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Happy Cinco de Mayo, and also Happy Flores de Mayo! Saw "The Avengers" last night, worked today, just got home from a party (The non-drinking kind, unfortunately) and I plan on all manner of laziness tomorrow. Likely I'll do some overabundant yard cleaning, take a pickup load to my Buddy's in the rurals, build a fire & find a beer or two with him for a while. The humidity was awful today, and I did manage to slurp down 1 barley pop before the party, now I'm just too tired to drink. Gonna catch up on the happenings of today, then likely snap a pic or two of the "Big Moon" around 11:30. Also waiting for the results of the Mayweather/Cotto fight.
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Well, Cinco de Mayo has come and gone. It was an expectedly long but fun weekend. The Sci-Fi playtest went well and my buddy's birthday thankfully remained amazingly civil. The worst I got was a mild Sunday-am headache from the drinking and some sunburn from my hike. It was unusually hot here in the Bay Area on Sunday so I hiked to the beach and hung out there for the afternoon.
Cool! I saw a picture of the outer covers for the three core 1e core books over at either Dragonsfoot or K&KA. VERY curious to know if they're exact duplicates on the inside or if any of the original text was changed or revised?Thalion wrote:I've already pre-ordered the 1e reprinting from my local gaming store. Just waiting until it ships in the summer to pick it up.
Well, I'm interested in trying to get some local folks together to try and re-form the "old-school" game group, with perhaps say a monthly/bi-monthly game session at Endgame here in Oakland. The last 2 guys I played with in the original group we formed haven't really been available. On a separate but related note, I am very excited about the fact that the lads at Endgame now recognize OSRIC as a current/in-production ruleset, therefore we're allowed to run that in their Mini-Con now! Getting them to acknowledge the good OGL-clones out there, like OSRIC, Swords & Wizardry, etc. was the first step. Maybe I can even convince them to offer OSRIC suppliments & material, too?Thalion wrote:... Mitch, I get the feeling you're much more tied into the local Bay Area gaming scene than I am. Know of any old school games in the area that might be interested in another player? I don't have a ton of time for gaming so anything that may meet infrequently would be of interest.
Yosef Travathas: High Elf Fighter4/Magic-User3 (rredmond's Pacesetter Games "Legacy of the Unknown" OSRIC Playtest)
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
tkrexx as Emm the Avenging Druid wrote:I shall burn you, and I shall sink your petty warship with fire and lightning, and the ocean shall swallow it and all aboard, and no one will remember any of you!
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I'll let you know when I get them. I think they said July now (for the reprints).Argennian wrote:Well, Cinco de Mayo has come and gone. It was an expectedly long but fun weekend. The Sci-Fi playtest went well and my buddy's birthday thankfully remained amazingly civil. The worst I got was a mild Sunday-am headache from the drinking and some sunburn from my hike. It was unusually hot here in the Bay Area on Sunday so I hiked to the beach and hung out there for the afternoon.
Cool! I saw a picture of the outer covers for the three core 1e core books over at either Dragonsfoot or K&KA. VERY curious to know if they're exact duplicates on the inside or if any of the original text was changed or revised?Thalion wrote:I've already pre-ordered the 1e reprinting from my local gaming store. Just waiting until it ships in the summer to pick it up.
Well, I'm interested in trying to get some local folks together to try and re-form the "old-school" game group, with perhaps say a monthly/bi-monthly game session at Endgame here in Oakland. The last 2 guys I played with in the original group we formed haven't really been available. On a separate but related note, I am very excited about the fact that the lads at Endgame now recognize OSRIC as a current/in-production ruleset, therefore we're allowed to run that in their Mini-Con now! Getting them to acknowledge the good OGL-clones out there, like OSRIC, Swords & Wizardry, etc. was the first step. Maybe I can even convince them to offer OSRIC suppliments & material, too?Thalion wrote:... Mitch, I get the feeling you're much more tied into the local Bay Area gaming scene than I am. Know of any old school games in the area that might be interested in another player? I don't have a ton of time for gaming so anything that may meet infrequently would be of interest.
The OSR is really starting to get recognized at local gaming shops. I saw some Swords and Wizardry as well as Dark Dungeon stuff the last time I was at Endgame. The last time I was at Black Diamond in Concord, they not only had a copy or two of OSRIC on the shelves, but also OSRIC Unearthed, which I promptly snatched up. It's kind of cool. It's got more character classes as well as rules for various martial arts/fighting styles.
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Hot Damn!!
I'm on frozen Kettel One shots and thai food from across the street, fraking jamming Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind album, this one, namely To Tame a Land. Muad'Dib
.... God, how I'd love to run a group of (title-level) Fremen warriors on a daring and epic mission to (storm) raid Leto's (castle) complex.
New allowable PC class in this game: the Bruce Dickenson Bard!! "Ahha-ahha-ahhhaaaaa!!!!"
(comes with partially-shredded leather pants and 747)
I'm on frozen Kettel One shots and thai food from across the street, fraking jamming Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind album, this one, namely To Tame a Land. Muad'Dib
.... God, how I'd love to run a group of (title-level) Fremen warriors on a daring and epic mission to (storm) raid Leto's (castle) complex.
New allowable PC class in this game: the Bruce Dickenson Bard!! "Ahha-ahha-ahhhaaaaa!!!!"
(comes with partially-shredded leather pants and 747)
Yosef Travathas: High Elf Fighter4/Magic-User3 (rredmond's Pacesetter Games "Legacy of the Unknown" OSRIC Playtest)
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
tkrexx as Emm the Avenging Druid wrote:I shall burn you, and I shall sink your petty warship with fire and lightning, and the ocean shall swallow it and all aboard, and no one will remember any of you!
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And beer apparently!Nuke66 wrote:Yea, let's talk sex, politics and kids!
This is a game about killing things and taking their stuff so you can become more powerful in order to kill bigger things and take even better stuff.
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Yep, beer is good!rredmond wrote:And beer apparently!Nuke66 wrote:Yea, let's talk sex, politics and kids!
... Especially in the Tavern thread!
Yosef Travathas: High Elf Fighter4/Magic-User3 (rredmond's Pacesetter Games "Legacy of the Unknown" OSRIC Playtest)
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
tkrexx as Emm the Avenging Druid wrote:I shall burn you, and I shall sink your petty warship with fire and lightning, and the ocean shall swallow it and all aboard, and no one will remember any of you!
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The OSRIC Unearthed expansion sounded cool enough that I started looking for it. Found it on DriveThruRPG for $1.99. I'll read through it on my lunch break.Thalion wrote: The OSR is really starting to get recognized at local gaming shops. I saw some Swords and Wizardry as well as Dark Dungeon stuff the last time I was at Endgame. The last time I was at Black Diamond in Concord, they not only had a copy or two of OSRIC on the shelves, but also OSRIC Unearthed, which I promptly snatched up. It's kind of cool. It's got more character classes as well as rules for various martial arts/fighting styles.
Dragon foot. Bamboo pole. Little mouse. Tiny boy.
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I think the martial arts are cool. There are the traditional eastern martial arts such as aikido, karate, and such... as well as western and fantasy ones too. Boxing, swordfighting and such.Alethan wrote:The OSRIC Unearthed expansion sounded cool enough that I started looking for it. Found it on DriveThruRPG for $1.99. I'll read through it on my lunch break.Thalion wrote: The OSR is really starting to get recognized at local gaming shops. I saw some Swords and Wizardry as well as Dark Dungeon stuff the last time I was at Endgame. The last time I was at Black Diamond in Concord, they not only had a copy or two of OSRIC on the shelves, but also OSRIC Unearthed, which I promptly snatched up. It's kind of cool. It's got more character classes as well as rules for various martial arts/fighting styles.
I don't have a feel for power level in terms of whether they're overpowered or not, but it's cool reading.
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(Relocated from OOC/Questions? thread)
All,
Wanted to wish everyone here a great Memorial Day weekend! Enjoy yourselves, be thankful & safe!
I got flaked on by 6 of my 8 potential players for a Metamorphosis Alpha tournament game I was gonna run at Kublacon this Sunday. I withdrew my slot so another DM could take it and am kinda bummed since my last attempt to run this one at DunDraCon back in February got scuttled as well!
So... as an Option B, I'm going north to Stonyford for some serious redneck therapy: camping, dirt bike riding, hiking, fishing, shooting, drinking, etc, etc.
Take care, be well & I'll check back in here Monday. Huzzah!
Edit: can't believe the freakin hot spot works out here! Wait, that's probably not a good thing, right?
Cheers,
Mitch
All,
Wanted to wish everyone here a great Memorial Day weekend! Enjoy yourselves, be thankful & safe!
I got flaked on by 6 of my 8 potential players for a Metamorphosis Alpha tournament game I was gonna run at Kublacon this Sunday. I withdrew my slot so another DM could take it and am kinda bummed since my last attempt to run this one at DunDraCon back in February got scuttled as well!
So... as an Option B, I'm going north to Stonyford for some serious redneck therapy: camping, dirt bike riding, hiking, fishing, shooting, drinking, etc, etc.
Take care, be well & I'll check back in here Monday. Huzzah!
Edit: can't believe the freakin hot spot works out here! Wait, that's probably not a good thing, right?
Cheers,
Mitch
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Reason: spelling!
Reason: spelling!
Yosef Travathas: High Elf Fighter4/Magic-User3 (rredmond's Pacesetter Games "Legacy of the Unknown" OSRIC Playtest)
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
Brok Sterling: Human Assassin3 (ToniXX's Incursion into Newiron OSRIC Playtest)
Tanik Tremwoodak: Dwarf Cleric3 (Dave's 1e Skype Game)
DM: home-brew OSRIC "A New Hope to the West" campaign
Fireball... good!!
"What's it gonna take?"
"Everything."
tkrexx as Emm the Avenging Druid wrote:I shall burn you, and I shall sink your petty warship with fire and lightning, and the ocean shall swallow it and all aboard, and no one will remember any of you!
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Have Fun.
My youngest graduates High School tomorrow!!!
so, party today, and the official stuff on Sunday. busy here as well.
My youngest graduates High School tomorrow!!!
so, party today, and the official stuff on Sunday. busy here as well.
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Bachelor party for my buddy (His 3rd, some guys never learn) including a concert tonight, cherry-pickin' (literally) for wine tomorrow along with a cookout, then Monday I'm gonna sneak off to do some shooting. Happy Weekend, all!