Do you remember when "Elf" was a class, a 10 foot pole was standard adventuring gear and when players actually ran away from monsters? Then this thread just might be right up your alley...
This thread is intended to gauge if there is any interest for playing an "old school" rules PbP game on this here forum. This would be pretty much be a "one shot" game (most likely a dungeon crawl) not a full-fledged campaign with long running plot lines.
I am open to discussion as to which OSR system to run (assuming there is sufficient interest...) including any of the following: Swords and Wizardry (any variation), Labyrinth Lord (Basic or Advanced), OSRIC or even official 1st Edition AD&D. Once a system was settled on, we could then discuss which module we would like to run.
So, are there any other old-timers out there who would be interested in joining me on a trip down Nostalgia Lane?
when players actually ran away from monsters
TBF, one of the reasons we ran away from them was because they could only be hit with magic weapons (not even silver!) - do you remember the dreaded "*" next to the monster name...?
And yes, I remember; I introduced a close friend to the "new" version that came in a Red Box**. I mainly dropped in to reminisce, but if there's enough interest in doing an old-school system, I'd vote for D&D - time permitting: I'm in a couple of other PbPs already.
I'm always up for old school D&D. I could even be persuaded to play AD&D again, if there were going to be snacks.
I've got copies of Labyrinth Lords, BFRPG, and if I can find the right thumb drive, lots of other old faves.
I decided to be more precise in my parameters for the game...so, I am going to definitively state that I will be using Labyrinth Lord (base rules only) to play one of the following Basic D&D modules:
B1 In Search of the Unknown
B2 Keep on the Borderlands or
B3 Palace of the Silver Princess
(to be decided by the group or DM fiat if I feel like it...)
I will also mention that if this campaign does in fact start up, I will put the posting requirement at 3 posts per week. Personally, I prefer not to feel obligated to post something everyday as that starts to feel like a job, so I would probably be posting on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday but I would likely make multiple posts on those days. It is possible that I might post on other days, but that should not be an expectation by anyone playing in the game.
Unfortunately I wasn't born early enough for the aforementioned goodness and started with 3.5, but I was always intrigued by my brother's old books (namely how elf was a class) but never considered running it. I downloaded Labyrinth Lords and am about to start reading it. I would be more than interested in playing if you would consider a non vet.
That would utterly rock! I love Labyrinth Lord and I haven't gotten to enjoy one of those old classics in decades. I cut my teeth on B/X and Greyhawk back in the day, and remember running B2 for my older brother. It would be a blast to tackle such a thing again today.
I'm a little late to the scene to remember those halcyon days, seeing as I cut my teeth with 2E, but I'd love the chance to play some of those old modules, especially with the original rule set. I'll get a copy of basic Labyrinth Lord and maybe play a dwarf if that's allowed.