Is there any interest in playing a retro-clone PbP?

I have the following:

-Swords and Wizardry

-Microlite74

-Basic Fantasy Roleplaying

-Labyrinth Lord

My preference would be to GM Microlite74 or Swords and Wizardry. They are all free pdfs.

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Anyone up for taking 5 minutes to roll up a character and going old-school?

Is there any interest in playing a retro-clone PbP?

I have the following:

-Swords and Wizardry

-Microlite74

-Basic Fantasy Roleplaying

-Labyrinth Lord

My preference would be to GM Microlite74 or Swords and Wizardry. They are all free pdfs.

No clue what I'm talking about?

SEE HERE

Anyone up for taking 5 minutes to roll up a character and going old-school?

I'd be interested. I only have Labyrinth Lord myself but since the others are free I'd be willing to try any of them. The oldest edition I got to play was 2nd but I've been trying to talk some of my friends into trying the retro systems for the last couple of months now without much success.

Cool. Thanks for the interest.

I'll do Labyrinth Lord. That, plus a classic module like Keep on the Borderlands, and I'll be in heaven !

Very interesting Mr Bond... I do have a classic 1E module in mind...

1e, you say? In which case, can I interest you in the OSRIC retro-clone?

I've looked over it and it doesn't interest me, I'm afraid.

OK, no problem. I'm still game.

Here's a Google Spreadsheet I made that could help you with running a Lab Lord game:

Lab Lord!

It's adapted from the sheets I'm using to manage my 2nd edition Forgotten Realms game.

You know, this is exactly what I need right now...a chance to play in a game that appeals to my old-school sensibilites, with a quality DM. Just what the doctor ordered. Color me extremely interested.

The only rules system you mentioned that I've read, Fabes, is Basic Fantasy. But I'd be willing to have a look at any of them, especially if it's free.

The first character that pops into my head is a very traditional dwarven fighter, but I suppose that depends partly on how character creation will be handled. (Which is to say, can we assign stat rolls as desired, or do they have to be in order? Now that would be truly classic.)

I am tempted by rolling them in order. :D Hard-core old-school. It would be interesting. Several of the clones (if not all of them) allow mulligans of some kind.

Quality DM? Oh, you mean me? Thanks! I'm flattered.

I'll take a stab at playing! The only one I've looked at is Microlite, but presumably none of them are terribly rules-heavy...

I am tempted by rolling them in order. :D Hard-core old-school. It would be interesting. Several of the clones (if not all of them) allow mulligans of some kind.

I'd be up for it. Brings back memories of when you prayed to roll well enough to finally play a paladin.

So:

Mordulin
JZ
Malvoisin
hogarth

4 is good, I think I'll set a max of 6 players. I'll decide on which system (although of course they are extremely inter-changeable) and house rules after this weekend.

Setting will probably be Northern European faux-medieval, and the adventure I'm thinking of running is 'Bone Hill', though that may change.

have to check them out this seems intresting

Bone Hill ... yaaay !

I'm definitely interested in some old-school goodness! I'd prefer Basic FRP or Labyrinth Lord (but only because I already have them).

Mordulin
JZ
Malvoisin
hogarth
Rob

Seeker? - are you interested in playing?

Hi folks, I've decided to go with Swords and Wizardry Core Rules:

It can be downloaded HERE

I'll post a discussion thread with house rules, background etc soon. We can discuss characters and setting there.

I've been sitting hard on my hands since you posted this. There really is enough on my plate with concocting the further adventures of Spellguard and Blight, but ... so nostalgically tempting ...

Can I be an alternate?

You can be in it right away! I have a feeling the rate of attrition may be higher than the standard PbP.

Stop being persuasive. OK. Count me among the demented.

OK! Will discuss more with you when I see you later.

Hmmm...I'm thinking I might play a cleric of Baldur the Beautiful!

Cool, I was thinking of going Norse with it, so that would work.

You can be in it right away! I have a feeling the rate of attrition may be higher than the standard PbP.

We talking player attrition or PC attrition here, Fabes? ;)

I'll D/L the rules and have a lookover.

I remember only too well turning up to my first D&D sessions with a whole sheet of characters pre-rolled. Most of them managed to get killed somewhere around the first corridor.

Mind you we had an evil DM ...
... and now we've got Fabes ...

I'm not placing bets on our survival chances.

Let me download and read over that one.

Okay - - - I admit that I cannot even define a PBP....? Can someone fill-in an 'ol timer?

I've been acquaintances with Fabes for almost 4 years, and I'm a fan of retro-clones. I am currently running an OSRIC 2.0 game, and am familiar with First Edition, so I can jump into S&W or whatever. I just don't know what the time commitment is, and whether this is like a fantasy grounds thing, virtual table top, do I use a headset, etc. Or is this litterally an internet version of the 'ol play-by-post? Is there a chat room or is this on PAIZO.

Man, I sound so dumb about this ..... can you fill me in. Thanks!

Okay - - - I admit that I cannot even define a PBP....? Can someone fill-in an 'ol timer?

I've been acquaintances with Fabes for almost 4 years, and I'm a fan of retro-clones. I am currently running an OSRIC 2.0 game, and am familiar with First Edition, so I can jump into S&W or whatever. I just don't know what the time commitment is, and whether this is like a fantasy grounds thing, virtual table top, do I use a headset, etc. Or is this litterally an internet version of the 'ol play-by-post? Is there a chat room or is this on PAIZO.

Man, I sound so dumb about this ..... can you fill me in. Thanks!

Internet version of play-by-post.

Time commitment varies - pace usually set by DM, but generally a post every couple of days is the norm. Some (myself included) get fretful and querulous if their players don't check in daily, others, not so much.

Game takes place on the Play-by-Post forum.

Character setup, rule wrangling and such takes place in the Play-by-Post Discussion forum.

Hope this helps a bit.

I've played every edition of D&D except Original/White Box, so this should be interesting. After a very quick glance at the rules, I'm leaning towards elven adventurer.

Pax - if you dip into the Play by Post forums, you'll get the idea. My games are:

Twisted Night - 3.5 converted to 4E

Fine Print - Arcana Unearthed

The Last Breaths of Ashenport - 4E

Previous games include:

Treasure Hunt - 1E converted to 3.5

Adventures in Kara Tur - Oriental Adventures 1E converted to 3.5 (although this one died, so... probably not a good example) I would love to pick this game up again, either 4E or Swords and Wizardry.

You're probably getting a fondness for conversions here.... :D

Pax Veritas wrote:

Okay - - - I admit that I cannot even define a PBP....? Can someone fill-in an 'ol timer?

I've been acquaintances with Fabes for almost 4 years, and I'm a fan of retro-clones. I am currently running an OSRIC 2.0 game, and am familiar with First Edition, so I can jump into S&W or whatever. I just don't know what the time commitment is, and whether this is like a fantasy grounds thing, virtual table top, do I use a headset, etc. Or is this litterally an internet version of the 'ol play-by-post? Is there a chat room or is this on PAIZO.

Man, I sound so dumb about this ..... can you fill me in. Thanks!

Internet version of play-by-post.

What's the non-internet version of play-by-post? Sticking index cards onto a corkboard with thumbtacks?

What's the non-internet version of play-by-post? Sticking index cards onto a corkboard with thumbtacks?

That sounds awesome!

BTW, still leaning towards a dwarven warrior, after reading the S&W rules.

Back in the day they had play by postal mail. Never tried it. On the continental U.S. it takes around three to four days to get from coast to coast. With a DM acting as the "hub" for messages, a turn would take a week or more. Today, some of the slower play-by-posts go at that rate.

Still working on choosing an adventure and mangling it... Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, Bone Hill, Horror on the Hill... so much to choose from.

Discussion thread is up with a load of house rules (but quite simple ones really).

I am gonna go ahead and bow out, been busy the last few days and just have not had the time to read over it much. You guys have a blast though

Ok, seeker, thanks for the interest.

Cool, I was thinking of going Norse with it, so that would work.

Interesting choice. BTW, there is a link for a Viking themed cleric, the Northern Godi, that can also employ rune magic (though gaining runic powers comes at some personal cost) at The S&W Companion: Resources.

...Still working on choosing an adventure and mangling it...

I realize I'm responding to something you posted in May. But I came across this line, and wanted to say I appreciate both the sentiment and the phrasing.... very cool.

FabesMinis wrote:

Cool, I was thinking of going Norse with it, so that would work.

Interesting choice. BTW, there is a link for a Viking themed cleric, the Northern Godi, that can also employ rune magic (though gaining runic powers comes at some personal cost) at The S&W Companion: Resources.

Gabra (one of the PCs) is a Godi. I leapt on that when I found it and it was one of the inspirations for the game.

FabesMinis wrote:

...Still working on choosing an adventure and mangling it...

I realize I'm responding to something you posted in May. But I came across this line, and wanted to say I appreciate both the sentiment and the phrasing.... very cool.

Just out of interest, have you been following the game thread? The adventure is The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh... although it has acquired its own lovely patina of oddness.

Iron Sentinel wrote:

FabesMinis wrote:

Cool, I was thinking of going Norse with it, so that would work.

Interesting choice. BTW, there is a link for a Viking themed cleric, the Northern Godi, that can also employ rune magic (though gaining runic powers comes at some personal cost) at The S&W Companion: Resources.

Gabra (one of the PCs) is a Godi. I leapt on that when I found it and it was one of the inspirations for the game.

An excellent choice.