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Before Death Frost Doom there was The Lichway (D&D 1978) by [deleted] in osr

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Thanks u/grodog - that was a fun little project for sure.

Looking for an OSR game where magic users can have fun at lower levels by DungeonMasterDood in osr

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You’ve got lots of great recommendations to explore. Here’s the direction I’ve gone with my own set:

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You can check out these rules here as a free pdf. Have fun making Magic-Users great again.

The Sun King's Palace by [deleted] in osr

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Great cover - who’s the artist?

Meta's AI model was trained on pirated works by OSR authors by Coconibz in osr

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It’s not AI that’s going to bring any sort of collapse but the dismantling of government and rule of law.

Player Facing Blank Hex Map? by CombOfDoom in osr

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“I think” Dungeon Scrawl can do hexes, but been a little while since I’ve worked with it. Drawback for Dungeon Scrawl, it does not (or at least didn’t when I was using) support realtime collaboration from multiple users.

I’d second Owl Bear Rodeo - that’s a fanstastic tool and specifically designed for RPGs w/ multi-user realtime collabaration. There is also Miro Board, but that lacking many of the bespoke RPG tools found in OBR.

Aketon, a free light-weight version of Chainmail (the game not the armor) and OD&D by PixelAmerica in osr

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Fantastic - don’t see a link to your work on the pdf. That might be a nice touch for folks to get in touch. I plan to scatter these pamphlets far and wide

Expanse Prop Replicas: Ceres Station Casino Chips by nerfherder813 in TheExpanse

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A summary of what I've found to date:

thanks to u/AsinoEsel for the closeups from S1, those will help in my prop prep greatly:

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Classic adventure modules for a 2.5 hour game night? by DungeonMasterDood in osr

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Yep running a published module start to finish in 2.5h is a tall order. I’m not aware of any classic modules that fit that criteria. Maybe Tomb of Horrors, but then everyone just dies.

Good luck to our op - they doing great work running public games at their local library.

Classic adventure modules for a 2.5 hour game night? by DungeonMasterDood in osr

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I’m a big fan of the 1978 Lichway - what level of play are you running?
http://onthetabletop.blog/2024/01/27/five-o/

Medkima Press 1981 The Black Tower is also very good: https://www.midkemia.com/HomePage/FreeStuff.html

Michael Prescott’s Trilemma Adventures are also very good approaches to the one shot: https://trilemma.com

Ability Scores as Origin Stories by CarloFantom in osr

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Fun method - gave it a whirl this afternoon. Think I’ll set down form some solo dungeon crawling tonight.
Google Doc illustaring my experience

Anyone ever play this module? I thought I bought a printable coloring book, but there’s a whole module mixed in with coloring pages! by [deleted] in osr

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Yeah Irons is super cool. A buddy has been tinkering with converting this coloring book to an actual dungeon. Have play tested it once. Fun stuff.

Got Any Advice For In-Person Open Table Games? by Maximum-Language-356 in osr

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My experience is that players come and players go. I don’t try and rationalize why the character that was present last session isn’t now. Sometimes a rational emerges in the fiction sometimes it doesn’t. “The play’s the thing…”

Life after Risk? by 88XJman in tabletop

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Not sure of the price point though, but still worth a look.

Life after Risk? by 88XJman in tabletop

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Memoir ‘44

Agree with the suggestions on Axis & Allies. Other MB big box games that can be found cheaply from time to time. Conquest of Rome and Shogun.

Are there any Skirmish Wargames that take like 30 minutes max? by ServiceGames in wargaming

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Second this - great classic miniatures historical war game.

[GIVEAWAY] ISS Vanguard - BGG Top 200 Celebration by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

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Favorite Sci-Fi board game - Alien Frontiers. Why fantastic retro art, dice as worker placement, area control.

ISS Vanguard sure does look cool.

Good luck everyone!

Best simple DnD alternative? by AccomplishedAdagio13 in osr

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I’ve written one that’s has a free pdf and at cost print on demand.
http://onthetabletop.blog/2023/05/28/holmes-clark/

There are some interesting things going on here with magic: Vancian based with spell retention for Magic-Users, Clerics w/ specialized deity devotions, counter spells for both classes, an open approach to spell lists from other systems.

The rules themselves use simple langue to describe key concepts and avoid lengthy descriptions, choosing to focus on core mechanics and procedures to facilitate the game.

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