tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post3533547868436069..comments2024-03-28T15:32:19.036-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: More AD&D?Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-26566745142876486272017-04-29T17:51:59.569-04:002017-04-29T17:51:59.569-04:00They aren't well-organized, and we re-experien...They aren't well-organized, and we re-experienced that playing AD&D for two sessions.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-50926973538984251502017-04-28T13:17:14.397-04:002017-04-28T13:17:14.397-04:00I have always wanted to give AD&D (or really, ...I have always wanted to give AD&D (or really, any of the very old systems) a try, but I haven't had the chance yet. I remember reading through what I believe was a 1st Edition D&D handbook and finding the format hell to read, though!MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086901374821838288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-65422509875142070382017-04-26T13:35:04.532-04:002017-04-26T13:35:04.532-04:00Nothing against OSRIC, but it's really AD&...Nothing against OSRIC, but it's really AD&D for a campaign, or nothing.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-37782130536354698122017-04-26T13:32:21.691-04:002017-04-26T13:32:21.691-04:00And the virtue of just giving you the stuff you wa...And the virtue of just giving you the stuff you want the most, over and over.<br /><br />We had complaints about gaming when I was a kid, but it wasn't lack of downtime, lack of agency, lack of building castles and having mass combat over territories. We pretty much wanted to play a series of modules and get healed up in between.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-76977152585037557162017-04-25T21:02:49.869-04:002017-04-25T21:02:49.869-04:00OSRIC can serve as a AD&D condensed. The goal ...OSRIC can serve as a AD&D condensed. The goal of the author and the community that they were part of is to preserve AD&D 'as is'. The reason for OSRIC was a first as a publisher reference to lay out what could be derived from the d20 SRD for use for making a AD&D module. The author also sought legal advice how to use US precedent to make the work even closer to AD&D than a d20 extrapolation could achieve.<br /><br />After OSRIC was released people found it handy as a reference but it was rough in some spots for that. So the 2nd edition (current) edition was released in the form of a traditional core book.<br />Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-90810282945698648882017-04-25T20:58:39.063-04:002017-04-25T20:58:39.063-04:00Yes it is an excellent example of low fantasy wher...Yes it is an excellent example of low fantasy where magic is more subtle than overt. And a good example of how to take a particular edition of D&D, alter to fit a setting, but still have it be D&D 5e.Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-72804192440057077782017-04-25T18:59:06.661-04:002017-04-25T18:59:06.661-04:00You've pretty much gone the route I would prob...You've pretty much gone the route I would probably end up going. And the work required makes me think I'm better off just playing the other game we enjoy so very much - GURPS.<br /><br />I'm not a big Tolkein fan, so I haven't really looked into AoME at all. Worth it even if I'm not interested in the setting?Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-64817960388924319922017-04-25T18:55:33.658-04:002017-04-25T18:55:33.658-04:00I suppose, but then instead of using the books I h...I suppose, but then instead of using the books I have, I'd have to:<br /><br />- read those systems<br />- ensure they change the stuff I don't like to stuff I do like, and retain the stuff I do like<br />- get familiar with those rules.<br /><br />I'm not actually looking for new systems. The additional work involved in this probably sinks "Run an AD&D campaign" down to nearly zero. And if I'm going to run a non-AD&D campaign, well, I do that already. I don't need it to be D&Dish or D&D compatible. See what I'm saying? It's hard to explain exactly, but it becomes a lot of work to do something that ends up not being the thing that's at least partly tempting to do in the first place.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-62455252120120898542017-04-25T18:51:21.009-04:002017-04-25T18:51:21.009-04:00osric or castles and crusades a bit more refined o...osric or castles and crusades a bit more refined or streamlined yet familiarKonsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-29272181365183935502017-04-25T16:09:20.489-04:002017-04-25T16:09:20.489-04:00Oh speaking of D&D 5e, Adventures of Middle Ea...Oh speaking of D&D 5e, Adventures of Middle Earth is a worth book for you to look at if you have the inclination. Still D&D 5e but a very different take on how classes and other stuff interoperate.Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-9752887231266036212017-04-25T16:08:27.365-04:002017-04-25T16:08:27.365-04:00I hear you, I have specific ideas about what goes ...I hear you, I have specific ideas about what goes into a Majestic Wilderlands campaign regardless of system. I haven't run another D&D 5e campaign in MW for this reason. My S&W based variant is close enough that the added work seems pointless. So I just purloined Advantage and Disadvantage from the 5e SRD and a few other elements and that is good enough for me. <br /><br />Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-17276071862708262652017-04-25T13:37:43.513-04:002017-04-25T13:37:43.513-04:00Thanks for the link. Honestly, though, the fact th...Thanks for the link. Honestly, though, the fact that I'd need to house rule the hell out of just about every system, or convert instead of playing straight up as written, just means I'm less likely to do it at all. Playing AD&D straight up for a mini campaign is less work than playing GURPS in my campaign, and playing GURPS in my campaign is a lot less work than house ruling AD&D or a clone and playing that.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-11973892552937704142017-04-25T13:29:14.836-04:002017-04-25T13:29:14.836-04:00If you are going to house rule the hell out it the...If you are going to house rule the hell out it then you better off starting with Swords & Wizardry Core rules and add in the bits and parts you want. You can download an rtf document from here.<br /><br />https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20150305191206/http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/cleanwpfilecore4.rtf<br />Robert Conleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.com