arkansan
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Post by arkansan on Dec 27, 2018 15:11:36 GMT -6
I have a bit of extra cash after the holidays seeing as my family has no idea what to buy for me and just give me money. Are there any must have products? What are some of your favorites?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2018 17:54:58 GMT -6
Depending on how much you want to spend, and whether that is really something you'd be looking for, I'd recommend you not RPG books, but novels, from this catalogue: www.nightshadebooks.com/catalog/Between Glenn Cook, William Hope Hodgson, Dave Duncan, and Clarke Ashton Smith you'd find stuff that is both enjoyable, and yet a bit outside of the all too well-known paths. (Obviously, I am recommending you this for Glenn Cook and his Dread Empire series.  ) |
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Post by Starbeard on Dec 28, 2018 4:11:57 GMT -6
On the gaming side of things, I've been picking up Troll Lord's Gaxmoor adventures and Goodman Games' holiday modules over the season, and I'm really happy with them. Usually they'd be a bit too steep for me, but I manage to nab them during their seemingly frequent holiday sales.
If Raf's suggestion tickles your fancy to look for novels instead of gaming material, then based on your username I'd highly recommend Suzette Haden Elgin's Ozark Trilogy and Charles Portis' True Grit, if you haven't already read them. Both are top notch and spark the imagination with creative Appendix N and Boot Hill themes, which is not something you can usually say about 'legitimate' American literature.
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Post by scottenkainen on Dec 28, 2018 8:22:45 GMT -6
I would buy from the Old Guard whenever possible. Have you got the El Raja Key Archives DVD? The Eldritch Enterprises adventure modules?
That said, I'll be watching this thread for anything truly different, because I'm pretty tired of collecting medieval/renaissance fantasy world products. I'd like to see what others can do with non-fantasy inspiration, or a 16th-19th century setting.
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Post by thegreyelf on Dec 28, 2018 12:45:15 GMT -6
You can't go wrong with Troll Lord Games. By way of full disclosure, I am a staff writer for them, but I worked my way up to that BECAUSE I love the product so much. That's to say, I don't pimp them because I write for them. I write for them because I'd pimp them anyway. Also, if you want some good old-school modern role playing, you can check out my own Amazing Adventures line, which uses the same system as Castles & Crusades. Also, C&C is 99% compatible with OD&D and AD&D. Outside of TLG, I'd say check out Labyrinth Lord. To my mind, it's the single best retroclone that's ever been produced, and it does a great job of mimicking any version of D&D you like, from OD&D to B/X (the core assumption) to AD&D. FInally, there's my own Spellcraft & Swordplay, which you can find at www.drivethrurpg.com/product_info.php?products_id=94105&filters=0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=3869&affiliate_id=1762&src=CommunityForum1Now, as far as my dream product goes? Well, that's the woodgrain original D&D box. But that's about $2 grand or so. . |
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Post by Gynsburghe on Dec 28, 2018 18:20:18 GMT -6
Labyrinth Lord is a really fine game, and it is now out in an edition that combines the core B/X rules with the Advanced Edition ones.
Lamentations isn't everyone's shot of whiskey, but Veins of the Earth was a very different Underdark and a delightful romp into fearing the dark with good reason.
If you haven't read Necrotic Gnome's Wormskin 'zine covering Dolmenwood... that is pretty high on my list. Gavin's B/X Essentials is a solid game.
There is a lot of gold in OSR books...
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arkansan
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Post by arkansan on Dec 28, 2018 21:34:34 GMT -6
Labyrinth Lord is a really fine game, and it is now out in an edition that combines the core B/X rules with the Advanced Edition ones. Lamentations isn't everyone's shot of whiskey, but Veins of the Earth was a very different Underdark and a delightful romp into fearing the dark with good reason. If you haven't read Necrotic Gnome's Wormskin 'zine covering Dolmenwood... that is pretty high on my list. Gavin's B/X Essentials is a solid game. There is a lot of gold in OSR books... Didn't know there was a combined edition of Labyrinth Lord, that's definitely going in the shopping cart. |
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skars
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Post by skars on Dec 29, 2018 13:57:34 GMT -6
I have enjoyed Yoon-Suin the purple land quite a bit.
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arkansan
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Post by arkansan on Dec 29, 2018 14:03:30 GMT -6
I have enjoyed Yoon-Suin the purple land quite a bit. I've got the PDF version, I really need to grab the print version. |
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Post by DungeonDevil on Dec 29, 2018 15:37:35 GMT -6
I don't know if AS&SH qualifies as OSR, but I recently got it and was blown out of the water by the lush production values and fascinating setting.
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Post by Revylokesh on Dec 29, 2018 16:14:05 GMT -6
I don't know if AS&SH qualifies as OSR, but I recently got it and was blown out of the water by the lush production values and fascinating setting. Seconded. AS&SH is great! |
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Post by Falconer on Dec 30, 2018 7:32:14 GMT -6
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Post by tdenmark on Jan 23, 2019 11:28:59 GMT -6
May I humbly suggested anything by Night Owl Workshop. They take classic rules and clone them into different genres. Warriors of the Red Planet (A John Carter simulator) is by far the best seller. Full disclosure, I'm the creative director there. Night Owl Workshop on DriveThruRPG |
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Post by joseph on Feb 9, 2019 6:47:15 GMT -6
My suggestions: Delving Deeper AS&SH The Hero's Journey White Box: Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game B/X Essentials Mothership (Scifi-horror, percentile system, certainly feels old-school to me) Eldritch Tales (Disclaimer...I wrote this one  , Lovecraftian White Box game) |
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Post by artikid on Feb 14, 2019 15:05:16 GMT -6
Advanced Adventures are hard to beat IMHO.
There should be four print collections available on Lulu.
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Post by tec97 on Feb 14, 2019 15:51:00 GMT -6
What about a WotC Original Collector's Edition boxed set? I'm a big fan of Swords & Wizardry White Box, and if you've got the $$$ any of the Wilderlands stuff - either original JG, Necromancer, or the fine stuff that Rob Conley has been generating of late.
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Post by Vile Traveller on Feb 22, 2019 23:51:00 GMT -6
Free shipping from Lulu with the code ONESHIPAnd if you can't think of what to get ... Dreamscape Design  |
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Post by geoffrey on Feb 23, 2019 11:01:04 GMT -6
Free shipping from Lulu with the code ONESHIPThat's awesome. Now HOW did you get that information?  |
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