Weird New World - 62 PDF available for $6.00.
"Journey to the Top of the World
The coldest north is the ultimate frontier for adventure, and nature can prove just as challenging a foe as any monster.
Included in Weird New World:A large full color map detailing a continent-sized arctic area
Over forty encounter areas, many of which are suitable for expansion into full adventure scenarios in their own right
Rules covering survival in the furthest north
The ultimate secret of a fallen race
An open-ended sandbox setting that you can insert seamlessly into your campaign!
An Adventure for Character Levels 4 – 7
This PDF is A5 size, with a beautiful full-color A3 size wilderness map.
Compatible with Labyrinth Lord, LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing, OSRIC, and Swords & Wizardry Core Rules."
Tower of the Stargazer - 43 Page PDF Available for $3.25. "Legends tell of a wizard so arrogant that he felt the entire sky was naught but a lens for him to view the stars. So great was the hubris and defiance of this man that the gods smote him with the power of storm and fire. Oh did the wizard laugh at such a pathetic gesture. He did not fear the gods, for he drew his knowledge from something greater. Something darker. The legend of this wizard grew, first whispered by men in fear, and later in awe. The wizard, they said, attacked the gods just as they had attacked him. And his joy only grew as the land around him died. But then there was no more news. No more talk. Something had finally brought the wizard low, for though the sky still blazed down on him and his abode, he no longer blazed back. And now you’re going to walk right through this wizard’s front door.Tower of the Stargazer is a specially designed introductory module with material specifically for beginning Referees, with notes detailing not only what is included in the adventure, but why.
An Adventure For Beginning Players, Characters, and Referees. This PDF is A5 size, with the dungeon map being A4 size.
Compatible with Labyrinth Lord, LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing, OSRIC, and Swords & Wizardry Core Rules."
Hammers of the God - 86 Page PDF Available for $6.00."By the Sign of the Hammer!
A mysterious map and a promise treasure to be won are all that are required to set any adventurer worth the name into the wilderness. But sometimes what is found is far more than treasure.
Many that are good and noble will kill to make sure the secrets to be found under the old mountain stay buried. Many that enter the darkness will become beguiled by the splendor of the halls in which they walk, mesmerized by the riches to be found there, never realizing that death follows their every move.
Dwarves never forget a grudge. But what if they hold that grudge against themselves?
Beware the god who has been discarded.
An Adventure For Character Levels 3 – 5
This PDF is A5 size, with the dungeon map being A4 size.
Compatible with Labyrinth Lord, LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing, OSRIC, and Swords & Wizardry Core Rules."New Releases
Pre-orders for Sorcery & Super Science from Expeditious Retreat Press shipped on August 3rd and the PDF is set to go up for sale on the 8th. $15.00. No listing for the PDF yet. 48 pages."After the cracking of the moon and before the rise of Atlantis the world was a place strange to the thoughts of honest men. The death throes of science amid the birth of magic sculpted new generations of conquerors who strode the lands forging civilizations of steel, sinew, and sorcery from the decrepit hulks of the ones that fell before. Tyrannical wizards, amoral super-scientists, charismatic catalysts, and multifarious mutants battled for wealth, power, and honor. It was ten thousand years of barbarity; ten thousand years spent in the shadowy shells of past glories, hiding from horrible creatures that scratched and skittered for blood; ten thousand years of tyranny and injustice, ten thousand years of Sorcery & Super Science! "
Free Downloads
N. Wright of Lawful Indifferent has released Servants of Plague an adventure for Labyrinth Lord. The blog post will take you to the Scribd page, where you can see a couple of other things the author has to offer, as well.Aaron Kesher of Sandbox Empire has an early version of his Simulacrum of the Fantasy Supplement for Chainmail. Primordial OD&D.
G. Benedicto has taken down his blogs. Fortunately, Cyclopeatron has some downloadable Archives for you.
destination unknown #3 has some Labyrinth Lord goodies for you.
Blacky the Blackball, author of the Dark Dungeons Retro-Clone has a new project in the works. A cross between Rolemaster and D&D. You can download the first few chapters, of Blood, Guts and Glory.
A quick step outside the OSR for a moment, to direct you to Tim Brannan's The Dragon and the Pheonix: The Dark Druid Director's Cut for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG. And even if Buffy isn't your style, do yourself a favor and check out Tim's blog, The Other Side.Dragonsfoot has a new release! Pop Goes the Meazel.
Telecanter has a Party Equipment Record Sheet for you.
PeelSeel2 posted a rather nice Labyrinth Lord Character Sheet.
Havard posted some information concerning Frank Mentzer and his Aquaria setting. Mr. Mentzer's setting has its own forum on the Piazza and you can talk with Mr.
Mentzer as well as download the Player's Kit and Map for the world. The first page for the map doesn't allow downloads but links to this page, where you can download the full sized version.Check out AntiPaladin Games for the
Mini Six Bare Bones Edition. Mini-Six is a version of the OpenD6 system.
Bob from Back to the Keep has some updated Labyrinth Lord Reference Sheets for you.
David from Tower of the Archmage has put his Witch of the Deep in PDF form for
you gaming pleasure.Rob Conley from Bat in the Attic has put up a link to the Southland Chapter of his Points of Light as a free download.
Evan from Swords of Minaria has posted a DM's screen which utilizes Chainmail.
Randall from RetroRoleplaying has the Playtest Version 0.5 of Microlite 75 available.
Events & HappeningsI'm declaring the month of August to be Matt Finch Month, at The Underdark Gazette! Expect some reviews and Swords & Wizardry related blog posts, in the weeks to come. I also invite my fellow bloggers, to join me in celebrating the work of Mr. Finch. So if you feel like posting anything related, let me know so I can link.
In Other News
I Hit It With My Axe: Episode 21: Where Were You Last Night?
Joe Bloch of Greyhawk Grognard fame, recently posted an Index for the Oerth Journal. Very useful!
Fantasy Wargaming Cover to Cover continues at Swords & Dorkery.
The Cold Text File C-1 Part 4 by scottsz is up at Lord of the Green Dragons.
Save or Die! Adventure (Episode) 2: Kobolds or Puppies.
What I'm Pimping This Week
To kick off Matt Finch Month, I'm Pimping Swords & Wizardry this week! Available in Print for $21.00 and in PDF for Free!
"Swords & Wizardry Core Rules: The third printing! Swords & Wizardry is an OGL “retro-clone” of the original fantasy roleplaying game created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The Core Rules also contain some selected material from the supplements (1974-1978). With a thriving internet community and tons of support products, Swords & Wizardry is bringing back a lost style of fantasy roleplaying. Forget huge rulebooks - this book and imagination (and dice) are all you need! If you can imagine it, you can do it in Swords & Wizardry. The rules are simple and quick to learn, and they are infinitely flexible and expandable. Take the basic framework and “Imagine the hell out of it!”
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Hey, looking good! Much more readable and easier on the eyes! And much appreciated as usual. It's good to have someone doing the heavy lifting for the rest of us!
ReplyDeleteAlways look forward to the Saturday morning OSR news. Another busy week. Thanks for posting all this goodness!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! Blogger's software is giving me fits, this morning. Sorry about the formatting issues. I have to leave early for an out of town appointment, so I'm afraid the post is going to have to stay a little messy.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out, and thanks (as always) for the good news. It's been a busy month, it looks like :)
ReplyDeleteDamn, that's a LOT of news!
ReplyDeleteLots of stuff this week!:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the plug! Even if the Dark Druid is not Old School (well, yet).
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure, Tim!
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