New Releases
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“Dark Dungeons is a free retro-clone role-playing game – a game in the style of old-school 1980’s and 1990′s role-playing games; harking back to the days when rogues were thieves, races were classes, and you could start your adventuring career exploring a few basic dungeons and end up travelling the planes as an immortal being of pure divine power. This book contains the entire game in a single work, so there is no need to cross-reference between multiple rule books and supplements. Grab some dice and form a party like it’s 1989!”
The print versions run to 344 pages.
“The Lost Caravan
A First Edition Advanced Game Module
The Lost Caravan is a competition module originally created and run at Wintercon X1 (1982) at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. This adventure is designed for 4-6 characters of 5th to 7th level.
Borrowing from the ever-popular “save the princess” genre, this adventure reverses the plot as the princess does not want to be found. Forced into a pre-arranged marriage, the princess and her caravan disappeared in route. Fifty years later a clue has surfaced that may uncover the fate of The Lost Caravan.”
In print and available for $12.00.
Congratulations guys, on these cool New Releases!
Free Downloads
James Raggi has posted version 0.07 of his LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing game. While you’re there, be sure to check out the cover for upcoming release, as well.
Jed at the IxD&D blog, has created a Swords & Wizardry Wheel Chart, for calculating To Hit values. I really like Volvelle charts and think this is pretty cool!
Cyclopeatron has made some Gamma World character sheets.
Thanks everyone, for creating all this amazing stuff!
Events & Happenings
Games Expo 2010 takes place in the UK from June 4th – 6th, in the city of Birmingham. Gentleman John has posted to the Goblinoid Games forums, that he will be running some Old School events at the con.
The North Texas RPG Con, a con dedicated to Old School RPG’s is getting ready to kick-off! Running from June 3rd – 6th:
“This year's guests: Robert Kuntz, Tim Kask, Paul Jaquays, Dennis Sustare, Steve Winter, Jim Ward, Jason Braun, Kyrinn S. Eis
Pre Registration through May 15, 2010 is $20.00, after May 15, the cost is $30.00.
It is also $30.00 at the door and/or $10.00 for a single day.”
I’ve mentioned several of the events being run, over the past few weeks. Check out the con site for details.
Tavis, over at The Mule Abides, is passing along a call for help! If you’re attending Gen Con Indy, The Tower of Gygax needs DM’s.
In Other News
Scottsz posted the Afterward to his Cold Text File – WG4 series. A PDF compilation is forthcoming. Congratulations on finishing this most awesome series, Scottsz!
While you’re at Lord of the Green Dragons, Grendelwulf is on Part XXV of his Armies of Oerth series! I’ve just discovered that the author has his own blog, Axe & Hammer. You can find the series there as well, along with some other goodies!
I Hit it With My Axe: Episode 11: You Guys Got Totally Paralyzed.
Reviews from R’lyeh has a review of Broadswords & Bucklers.
What I’m Pimping This Week
"Knockspell: The quarterly resource for old school gaming!
Knockspell Issue #4 contains a veritable cornucopia of gaming content for your retro-clone or out-of-print fantasy campaign!
This issue features another installment of the Isles on an Emerald Sea setting by Gabor Lux, two adventures (including one by Jeffrey Talanian), an article on artifact types and attributes by Scot Hoover, a weird weather system, and much, much more!
64 pages”
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James, many thanks for the shoutout!
ReplyDeleteAs always, an excellent update of the the OSR's efforts.
Thanks James: appreciate the plugs for KS and for the North TX RPG Con (at which we'll be running several ongoing "living mega-dungeon" events in the Tower of Mythrus, and I'll be running my own version of Castle Greyhawk too).
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