30 June 2009

Pulp Heroes and Damage

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The protagonists of classic ‘swords and sorcery’ tales are a remarkable lot.   They are a ‘cut above’ the common stock of humanity, physical...
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29 June 2009

Swords & Wizardry Wins Lulu Competition

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I already mentioned this , but it's now official , eh!  Lulu's announcement that Swords & Wizardry (the 0e D&D 'retro-c...
27 June 2009

Background Professions

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Player characters weren’t always adventurers.   Before they decided to head off into dark mysterious dungeons or ogre-infested wild lands,...
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24 June 2009

Thieves!

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My last post was on the 'roguish' nature of most 'swords & sorcery' characters.  I also recently presented my version of...
22 June 2009

Everyone can Backstab ...

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... because everyone is a rogue ! In a classic 'swords and sorcery' setting -- such as R. E. Howard's "Hyboria" or F....
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Post Pacing

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Phew!  I've been posting at a pretty rapid rate since starting up this blog last week.  Time for a pint of Guinness ... Good stuff!  We...
21 June 2009

The Thief Class (Akratic version)

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My version of the thief class relies on using the saving throw system in Swords & Wizardry as a kind of ‘general task resolution system...
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Saving Throws as a General Task Resolution System

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All classes in S&W have a single saving throw that may be used as a general ‘task resolution’ mechanism.   Under this system, when att...
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19 June 2009

My Setting: Ilmahal

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Here is the map of my 'homebrew' campaign setting, 'Ilmahal.' (I drew this map in September 2003.) Below is a brief overvi...
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18 June 2009

Swords & Wizardry Conquers All!

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It appears that Swords & Wizardry came in first place in Lulu's May sales competition! ( Announcement here .) It also appears that ...
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