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Post by distortedhumor on Sept 19, 2014 0:04:59 GMT
I cheat a bit, and use the S&W white box or the full S&W rulebook (which is OD&D but with less rich, cryptic writing.)
Just curious what other people play?
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Post by Admin on Sept 19, 2014 2:23:52 GMT
I've never played S&W, but I'd love to try it.
I'm open to any edition of (A)D&D, but I do tend to have a fondness for the earlier editions.
Hopefully, I can get into an online game of S&W one day, and try it out!
Pres
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Post by Lord Huthor on Sept 19, 2014 22:33:30 GMT
Same as Pres.
I think by now I've played every incarnation of D&D, and like all of them.
If I was forced to only stick to one kind....I think I'd most likely go with 1E as a player, but BECMI as a DM.
The REALLY old stuff I've only had recent exposure to.
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Post by dizzysaxophone on Sept 21, 2014 17:00:00 GMT
I'm guessing you mean like, lbb + Greyhawk + Blackmoor + Supp. + Strategic Review, etc...?
Personally I prefer to just use the LBB's, add and revise the thief from Greyhawk (Magic-User HD progression, Cleric Combat Table, LotFP d6 thieve's skills).
If I want to play with all the supplement classes, I'll use Swords & Wizardry Complete.
If I have new players, I'll use S&W: Whitebox since it is simpler to understand.
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Post by distortedhumor on Sept 21, 2014 19:14:36 GMT
Yes Dizzy, that is what I meant.
I gone to S&W whitebox as it more coherent then the LBB.
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Post by Admin on Sept 21, 2014 21:00:50 GMT
For OD&D, I would use anything and everything from the official rules, with the exception of the Blackmoor combat system, as written. To me, that was the worst rule in OD&D. I don't know, maybe I'd reserve that one for critical hits ONLY.
I've thought about playing OD&D with all the articles from The Dragon. It would be interesting to see it all compiled, though it would probably turn out as a variant of AD&D.
And yes, although I've never read/played S&W, I'm sure that it's a lot more coherent than OD&D as is!
Have fun,
Pres
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Post by dizzysaxophone on Sept 22, 2014 5:33:43 GMT
S&W is much less cryptic! I'm not sure I would have gotten into OD&D without the help of whitebox. Seems like more and more OD&D clones are coming out all of the time too. I usually run using Greyharps OD&D compiled, as it's only one book, and it's organized a bit better than the lbbs. Same cryptic text though, but the organization helps a lot!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 3:04:22 GMT
At this stage in my gaming life, I can honestly say, reading/understanding/utilizing the LBBs + supps is not an issue anylonger. They work fine. Just can't get folks together willing to throw only six siders!
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Post by dizzysaxophone on Sept 24, 2014 5:05:47 GMT
Well oldkat, You've played in my OD&D game and know that is how I play! Get a game going!
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Post by bobjester on Sept 30, 2014 19:59:47 GMT
I've reffed 0e when I finally got PDFs of the LBBs from DriveThru a few years back (yes they were legally bought), but the LBBs left me thick. Although I've had Greyhawk, Blackmoor & Eldritch Wizardry since the early 80's, but never really used them in BX, since I already had the AD&D rules.
I've always ran a BX/AD&D1e mix, tried the RC/AD&D2 for awhile in the 90's, but it just didn't seem like 1e. I'd go back to BX/AD&D1e in a heartbeat, but NOW, I'd love to run 0e+Supplements using the "Single Volume" Edition with Frazetta art. I'd start with Holmes for new players, and move them into 0e & the Supplements over time, by 3rd level, they'd have all the Supplement classes available to them, along with all the other classes I've built or snagged from many lovely folks on the interwebs.
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2014 21:53:33 GMT
"Single Volume" Edition with Frazetta art? Wow... where can I find this?!
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Post by distortedhumor on Oct 1, 2014 0:15:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 16:22:49 GMT
In all honesty, the best combo is the burger, fries, coke at Carl's Jr.
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Post by bobjester on Oct 7, 2014 19:03:38 GMT
In all honesty, the best combo is the burger, fries, coke at Carl's Jr. No cheese? No bacon? |
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Post by tmao on Jul 8, 2016 17:10:50 GMT
I'm currently running S&W "What I can remember" with out a rule set LOL, gonna switch to Crypts and Things as main game once that comes out end of July. Its 50% Conan/ 50% Lovecraft ALL OD&D!!! (Its supposedly a S&W clone)
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