Posts about playing and running the various OSR systems
Setting the Stage Today Jeffro Johnson linked to a post by The Frisky Pagan where the author analyzes in some depth that Hit Points aren’t really wound points, and why. I pointed out what I call “The Quote,” which is found on p. 82 of the 1st Edition Dungeon Master’s Guide: “It is quite unreasonable to…
A quick Dragon Heresy update. Things are moving along, and monsters are being written. I’m super-excited about my lizardfolk writeup, and the elementals and giants are pretty fun too. Actually, the undead are kinda awesome. Anyway, having a specific setting to tie monsters into is a great creative aid. In other news, I got some…
A quick note, and perhaps a question. Last game three PCs charged into combat (well, snuck into combat) and went head to head at 1st level into the face of 4:1 odds. The results were predictable. One commenter on Twitter noted “they should have run away.” Now, there are two ways to take this. One…