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Musings on Retro B/X House Rules

March 6, 2021

Both D&D basic sets in the late 70s and early 80s tried to simplify D&D but of course at the …

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Revised Version of the OD&D Sample Dungeon

December 21, 2020

Comic book artist and old-school gamer Von Allen has re-drawn the sample dungeon from OD&D vol 3, based on the …

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Spell System Overhaul, Overhauled

October 28, 2020

I’ve been thinking about my “Spell System Overhaul” and realized that it did not sit well with me. For one, …

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Spell System Overhaul for Original D&D or White Box

May 30, 2020

At low levels, traditional Vancian magic can get a little stale. Most 1st level Magic-Users (MUs) memorize sleep, rarely any …

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Impromptu OD&D

February 7, 2020

I had a friend over this past weekend for a visit, and on a whim, while sittng around chatting, I …

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OD&D Player Quickstart

July 7, 2019

Coming up with a player quickstart for 1974 Dungeons & Dragons three “Little Brown Books” (3LBB OD&D) is a bit …

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Fun with B/X D&D

June 28, 2019

Our gaming group has had a fun couple of sessions playing Moldvay Basic D&D (I’m calling it B/X even though …

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Nolenor Player’s Journal

February 6, 2019

I noticed today that my friend John of Damn Elf Press fame has started a player’s journal for his Hero …

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Simplified Encumbrance for OD&D and Clones

January 17, 2019

In the 1974 D&D rules, encumbrance was tracked in coins. The PC’s miscellaneous equipment was assumed to always weigh 80 …

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The Chronicles of Nolenor – Play Report #15 or “Dark Druids and Death”

August 27, 2018

(Link to prior sessions) Real date: 5/5/18 In-game date: October 21st, EY632 PCs: Ambrose (Hero – Fighter L4) Zort (Vicar …

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