Swords & Wizardry Forum Updates
I was happy to see some activity in the Swords & Wizardy sub-forums of my Old-School Gaming Forum in the …
Category Archives: DM Resources
Musings on Retro B/X House Rules
Both D&D basic sets in the late 70s and early 80s tried to simplify D&D but of course at the …
Revised Version of the OD&D Sample Dungeon
Comic book artist and old-school gamer Von Allen has re-drawn the sample dungeon from OD&D vol 3, based on the …
Labyrinth Lord OEC House Rules
I mentioned starting a Labyrinth Lord Original Edition Characters (OEC) campaign recently, and having created some house rules. I tried …
Who Keeps the Sheets? Why, Everyone Does
Delta poses an interesting question about who keeps character sheets – the DM or the player. There are pros and …
Campaign News and a Map
The Nolenor OD&D campaign has been on hold for a bit, and lately I’ve been running my group in my …
Free Futura Clone Used in the Quickstarts – Universalis ADF Font
I’ve been using a free version of the Futura font (the font used in many early TSR publications) called Universalis …
Simplified Encumbrance for OD&D and Clones
In the 1974 D&D rules, encumbrance was tracked in coins. The PC’s miscellaneous equipment was assumed to always weigh 80 …
Original D&D Reference Sheets
I came across these Original Dungeons & Dragons reference sheets a few years ago. I don’t remember where they came …
Staying Alive in Old-School Adventures: Fighters
When I first started this blog I posted a short article on how to keep your first-level Magic-User alive. I …
