Swords & Wizardry Complete OSR RPG: Page-Through and Review

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@williamhrbacek1486 Ай бұрын

Really appreciate you taking the time to do a flip through review and cover all the basic content of the rule book! I personally like to be able to get a taste of the underlying mechanics and systems before I make a purchase

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself 2 жыл бұрын

I got a White Box book as a gift a few years ago, and actually read it for the first time yesterday - cover to cover. PHB, DMG, and MM all together under 140 pages. Oh, the nostalgia! I last played d20 Basic and am now trying to form a hybrid of the two to allow for more character customization, skills and feats, but have almost all the same other rules for running the game.

@freddaniel5099 4 жыл бұрын

Original D&D is still my preferred way to play...at least if I am refereeing. S&W is a slight alteration in terms of rules, but it is infinitely more readable and easy to figure out than the original (which can also be found in .pdf - but they aren't free). Pretty sure Mr. Otus is still with us. His unique style of fantasy art has become a favorite of mine.

@Thegaminggang 4 жыл бұрын

Off the top of my head, I wasn't sure if Mr. Otus was still with us but I'm pretty sure you are correct and he is. :) ~Jeff

@lordchaz2k 4 жыл бұрын

@@Thegaminggang Otus is still around he's done covers recently for the latest Barrowmaze Complete megadungeon, The Forbidden Caverns of Archaia, and HighFell: The Drifting Dungeon. Maybe you're thinking about the classic D&D artist Jim Roslof. He did work for Dungeon Crawl Classics too and sadly passed away in 2011. Great review and flip through on this game. You now have a new subscriber.

@joshjames582 4 жыл бұрын

I like to point out to people that Swords & Wizardry is 0e, not 1e, especially since there's a common misconception in the OSR about what OD&D actually encompasses. Many people don't realize that if you played OD&D with all the supplements (there were around four or five in addition to the core three booklets), it had many more options. Druids, Rangers, Monks, Paladins, Thieves, Half-Elves, many more spells and monsters, many more magic items. It never approaches AD&D levels of complexity but it becomes much more robust and complete than people assume when they hear "OD&D". Personally I do run games using exclusively the 1974 material, based on a personal preference built upon research and curiosity that began when I learned that Gary Gygax ran the game this way himself, despite adding all the complexity to the rules later. I really like Swords & Wizardry, though. I enjoy what Matt Finch did here. It's a very well edited and organized version of the original game, or the more fleshed out version of it, and it's done a fine job of introducing new players to 1970s style D&D.

@nunyadambidniss 4 жыл бұрын

Does Old School Essentials cover that extra stuff ?

@estelaplateada4 4 жыл бұрын

It's a fantastic book. And giving it away for free, with all that awesome artwork...!

@Thegaminggang 4 жыл бұрын

It's a fantastic introduction to OSR and I agree getting it in PDF for free is awesome! ~ Jeff

@dandelgado6905 4 жыл бұрын

FYI Froggodgames.com is having a store wide 50% off sale until the end of April. Their warehouse is shipping products without issue as the warehouse is in a somewhat remote area with some of the Frogs sheltering in place basically next to it. Also try out their discord - great folks. They also sell 5E and PF (pdf only now) products. Finally, many of Th woe adventures for 5E are ported to Fantasy Grounds VTT as well.

@Thegaminggang 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up Dan. I actually have a review of the S&W edition of City of Brass on the horizon too. ~ Jeff