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Tag: Swords and Wizardry

A fantasy game by Matthew Finch based on Dungeons & Dragons (1974), published by Mythmere Games in 2008; also, Swords & Wizardry Continual Light, by Erik Stiene (“Tenkar”), James Spahn, and Zach Glazer, published via the CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform in 2017.

Design Challenges for the Nibelungs

Consulting

May 4, 2023

Johann

Dungeons & Dragons sensu lato, Im Reich der Niebelungen, Swords and Wizardry

I’m ecstatic to report that the text & layout for In the Realm of the Nibelungs are finished, though publishing may take awhile: I still want to write up my introductory adventure, polish two DM flowcharts and finish a booklet of optional rules. In any case, let me look back on some design challenges: Tackling…
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Finding D&D 3: The Fundamentals

Fantasy Heartbreakers, Finding D&D, Hobby culture, OSR

March 16, 2018

Ron Edwards

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition, Adventurer Conqueror King, Adventures Dark and Deep, Basic Fantasy, Blueholme, Carcosa, Castles & Crusades, Dark Dungeons RPG, Dawnfire, Deathstalkers, Delving Deeper, Demon’s Lair, Dungeon Crawl Classics, Dungeons & Dragons 1974, Dungeons & Dragons 1977 Holmes, Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, Dungeons & Dragons B/X, Dungeons & Dragons BECMI, Dwimmermount, Fantasy Earth, For Gold & Glory, Forge: Out of Chaos, Hackmaster, Labyrinth Lord, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, Mazes and Perils, Monsters & Minions, Renegade, Rules Cyclopedia, Spellcraft and Sorcery, Swords and Wizardry, The Black Hack, The White Hack, Undiscovered

Here, hop into this handbasket with me. We’re goin’ for a ride! It’s part 3 of “Finding D&D,” focusing this time on fundamentalist belief and practice, including but not limited to the OSR. I thought about waiting until part 4 was done, as these two parts only make full sense relative to one another. But…
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