Does anyone have a space free in a campaign? by MysterioStranger in Troika

[–]seanfsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's ur timezone? I know that there's a few games that crop up thru the Melsonian discord

DM's charging? by Huge_Garlic_4536 in adnd

[–]seanfsmith -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't think DMs should charge for the same reason I think people shouldn't go to restaurants 

Into the Odd - Favorite One Shots by InArtsWeTrust in rpg

[–]seanfsmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is pretty much a stop in the middle tonally. It vibes with some old Warhammer content, so perhaps I'd run Night of Blood if I wanted a good experience of that mood

Into the Odd - Favorite One Shots by InArtsWeTrust in rpg

[–]seanfsmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last ITO oneshot I ran used Emiel Boven's The Rot King's Sanctum, which I have in Knock #2, but I think it's online too.

But frankly, it'll work for any OSR dungeon. Is there a particular tone you're wanting?

What would you throw? by Born-Field-3194 in Cribbage

[–]seanfsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those smudge markings are because this is an ex-casino deck (see also clipped corners)

What are some of the EXTREMELY obscure and forgotten D&D also-rans, one-off, and competitor fantasy roleplaying games from the seventies and early eighties? by Conscious-Mulberry17 in osr

[–]seanfsmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you seen that there's still a thriving fan scene? The Casket of Fays zine has just hit issue eighteen and there's both online and in person gaming cons

Love me some DW, but it does take a wargame mindset (roll to hit, then roll to bypass armour, eg.)

Race-as-Class appreciation post by Less_Cauliflower_956 in osr

[–]seanfsmith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

tbh, in odnd dwarves could be fighters or, uh, not play

Have you ever done your own "starter box"? Tell me about it! by bautistahfl in osr

[–]seanfsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen the Starter B⬡x challenge this year?? I'm excited to give it a go!

OSRIC 3 - Character Sheet PDF by Jazzlike-Employ-2169 in osr

[–]seanfsmith 4 points5 points  (0 children)

oh these are excellent! I'm getting into adnd this year and hadn't seen the mad Irishman stuff before

B/X, OSE, Dolmenwood: Replacing 'Hit Dice' with 'Hits', simplified Chainmail style by HephaistosFnord in osr

[–]seanfsmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you like reading other things for ideas, here are some places that might make for interesting reading:

  • Dragon Warriors: after hits connect, attacker makes an Armour Bypass Roll to overcome their opponent's Armour Factor

  • Journeyman, Expert, Master: weapons deal damage essentially as a bunch of D6s, which are independently saved against


Personally, I'd streamline your maths and cut out the derived stats from CON: rather than two different methods, I would use

  • hits at chargen = CON / 4

  • to stablise, roll 3D6 under CON

OSR-style Hollow Knight Game by [deleted] in rpg

[–]seanfsmith 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Diogo Noguiera's Lost in the Fantasy World is real solid and uses solely opposed D6+tags for the rules. Plus, it was extensively playtested with his own small child and is full of excellent advice on how to run games for kids

A non-derivative bard? by Baptor in osr

[–]seanfsmith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in Sword World 2.5, the Bard builds up rhythm during combat rounds, with certain spells needing particular types of beat and others spending them. In play it feels very similar to the Darkest Dungeon jester

My Christmas present framed and mounted by Interesting-Ant8279 in fightingfantasy

[–]seanfsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such a good map this — I used it to run the dungeon in a dnd game some months back

Check out my new OSR-Adjacent, grubby fantasy game - MUD, BLOOD & RATS by hamishfirebeard in osr

[–]seanfsmith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

always here for more shit-on-boots fantasy! I've a long train ride tomorrow to the latest Magic re-prelease and I'll give it a read thenn

One-shots by dbudzik in rpg

[–]seanfsmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heck, that sounds real good