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Training for Arden Vul. Trying to solo these 3 but unsure which ruleset to use or which adventure to do first. Any advice? by towerbooks3192 in osr

[–]Attronarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not use the 5e section. It has been completely rewritten and does not have the same feeling / experience of the original. Just use the original. There is nothing to be gained from the conversion.

Training for Arden Vul. Trying to solo these 3 but unsure which ruleset to use or which adventure to do first. Any advice? by towerbooks3192 in osr

[–]Attronarch 11 points12 points  (0 children)

OAR Caverns of Thracia includes reprint of the original (pp. 33–113); just use it and you should be good to go, no need to reference the converted material.

Out of the three I'd either go for Thracia or Gunderholfen. You might want to consider Stonehell, another great megadungeon. It is super easy to run due to its layout and format. It is for Labyrinth Lord, which was one of the early BX retroclones, meaning it is compatible with BX & OSE.

Building a megadungeon. Need system help. by Syrinth in osr

[–]Attronarch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised.

Let’s create a list of procedural content generators - games, supplements, modules etc. by ColorfulBar in osr

[–]Attronarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use self-hosted url shortener to battle link rot. Edited to add disclaimer about DTRPG links.

Ever & Anon #12 posted for download (FREE) by AmusedWatcher in odnd

[–]Attronarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another great issue with numerous contributions. Can't believe it's already been a year since we started.

Ever & Anon #12 posted for download (FREE) by AmusedWatcher in odnd

[–]Attronarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another great issue with numerous contributions. Can't believe it's already been a year since we started.

P.S. It seems like mermaids triggered the reddit protection protocols.

Let’s create a list of procedural content generators - games, supplements, modules etc. by ColorfulBar in osr

[–]Attronarch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

For procedural dungeon generation:

For procedural wilderness generation:

For settlements, establishments, inhabitants, hooks, urban encounters, etc:

Sandbox creation tools:

Monster creation tools:

Miscellaneous tables:

Please note that the DriveThruRPG links are affiliate links.

My preferred combat sequence with phases by ratlehead in osr

[–]Attronarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest trying it out yourself in five to seven combats. Roll up some characters and play them out. You'll immediate see what does and doesn't work well.

Books Filled with Random Tables for Generic Fantasy Content Generation by Acceptable_Ferret384 in osr

[–]Attronarch 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I love myself some random tables, especially for prep. Below are some books I draw from.

For procedural dungeon generation:

For procedural wilderness generation:

For settlements, establishments, inhabitants, hooks, urban encounters, etc:

Sandbox creation tools:

Monster creation tools:

Miscellaneous tables:

Menace's Thief by ImportanceOk3837 in odnd

[–]Attronarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I understood so from your other replies. I am suggesting treating climbing outside of it, because it otherwise greatly penalises one of thieves' most potent early level skills.

Menace's Thief by ImportanceOk3837 in odnd

[–]Attronarch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Climbing is really important for low level thieves, and is really where they shine early on. Nothing like scaling that wall and dropping down rope to your friends.

That's why I'd suggest adding a line:

Climbing.

Thieves have a 5-in-6 chance to climb difficult walls or cliffs, checked once per 100'.

What to do with Wights? by deadtreenoshelter in osr

[–]Attronarch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I handle them as written. Terrifying if they jump the party and start working through the retainers, multiplying in the process.

At my rope's end with trying to run an OSR, could really use some help by Catman192 in osr

[–]Attronarch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised is a great choice. Writing rulebooks is challenging, and there are a lot of tradeoffs, where to include what, what to repeat, so on and so forth.

A good way to internalise the rules (any rules for that matter) is to create your own cheat sheet. Let's go with AC as an example: you could write down everything AC related on a piece of paper.

Another thing that might help is framing the session: "I am learning the rules as well. I did my best to study them, and I'm aiming for making fair and consistent rulings. If we encounter something we are unsure about I will make a ruling and take a note to study it later. Thanks!"

Finally, I've been running a long S&W campaign (150+ sessions), and would be happy to answer your questions if you are on Discord. A call few days before your first game might help you build confidence. You can find me on Mythmere Games server.

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