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Capsule Review Week: Swords & Wizardry

October 12, 2009 by The Chatty DM

As introduced here, I will post mini-reviews of RPGs and MMORPGs during the whole week while I prepare for Draconis, my local gaming convention. Swords & Wizardry What it is A clone of the original, 1974 version of Dungeons & Dragons (often referred to as 0th edition).  It includes all the non-proprietary elements of the […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Sword and Wizardry, Theme week

Old School Geekeout: Of Hirelings, Doors and Long Corridors.

September 30, 2009 by The Chatty DM

Last Sunday I invited some of my friends over for an afternoon of Geeking out. This week’s Feature Game was going to be another Swords & Wizardry session, using Math Finch’s Tomb of the Iron God.  Last month we had a real blast with the Quick Start Rules so I was curious to see if […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: old school, Sword and Wizardry

Old School Geekout: The Order of the Grappling Hook, Part 4

September 5, 2009 by The Chatty DM

This series has been a play by play report of my first Sword and Wizardry (A retroclone of the 1st, 1974 version of D&D) game.  I used  Chgowiz’s Quick Start rules and starting adventure that you can find here. You can find part 3 here. You Dum Dum! Me Stony! Hired by the cowardly goblin […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Sword and Wizardry

Old School Geekout: The Order of the Grappling Hook, Part 3

September 4, 2009 by The Chatty DM

This is part 3 of my retelling of last weekend’s Sword and Wizardry Quick-Start game we played at our monthly Geekout.  Part 2 can be found here. Skellies! After jamming open the portcullis in the room to the north, the PCs advanced to another room filled with 6 animated (and armed) skeletons!  As soon as […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Sword and Wizardry

Old School Geekout: The Order of the Grappling Hook, Part 2

September 2, 2009 by The Chatty DM

This is a retelling of my recent Sword & Wizardry during a day of gaming with my friends. See part 1 here. Descent into the Depths of Level 1 As we set up for the game, we took a bunch of Hero Clix minis to act as our miniatures to represent marching order and determine […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Sword and Wizardry

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