Discord PbP OD&D with some Chainmail and some house rules

[ahabicher]

I have been part of a play by post dungeon delve on Discord (play by post because of difficult Time Zone differences) in a 1974-ish game with some Chainmail-sprinkles. The DM did all the rolls, including the character attributes, with results only known to us players if outstanding; and the fighting rolls. Classes are only two: Fighter or Magic User.

What happened?
We were three men, two fighters and a magic user, following the rumor of old gold near a place that was used as a clandestine hideout for a gang of slave-traders, or rather, their customers.

We did not get far in our first delve. We had a run-in with a patrol of two, killed one, the other ran to get reinforcements. We hid, and right after they were going away, we were set upon by giant rats, who seriously wounded two of us.



What now?
We retreated with no treasure, but with the conviction that we need some help – more people.



So here's a call for adventurers: Who dares take up the blade in text form on Discord?

[Mordorandor]

Dec 21, 2021 5:19:59 GMT -6 ahabicher said:

I have been part of a play by post dungeon delve on Discord (play by post because of difficult Time Zone differences) in a 1974-ish game with some Chainmail-sprinkles. The DM did all the rolls, including the character attributes, with results only known to us players if outstanding; and the fighting rolls. Classes are only two: Fighter or Magic User.

What happened?
We were three men, two fighters and a magic user, following the rumor of old gold near a place that was used as a clandestine hideout for a gang of slave-traders, or rather, their customers.

We did not get far in our first delve. We had a run-in with a patrol of two, killed one, the other ran to get reinforcements. We hid, and right after they were going away, we were set upon by giant rats, who seriously wounded two of us.



What now?
We retreated with no treasure, but with the conviction that we need some help – more people.



So here's a call for adventurers: Who dares take up the blade in text form on Discord?

Aha! So here it is. Thank you, Andreas! Here are some more specifics.

Module/Campaign Name: Home Brew WORLD of YGGSBURG [not YGGSBURGH, that's TL material]
System: OD&D (Chainmail mass combat method used for melee, HD = # of attacks per combat turn; 3rd-level Warriors fight as fantastic combatants, etc.), OSR clone resource: "Sword & Spell"
Time (Include Timezone): CST (GMT -6), though we have players all over.
Players Wanted: 6-11 more. We have 9 dedicated players (+1 as of today)! We’d like to expand the numbers to have a good mix of players playing every week. Adventuring parties have been anywhere from 1-8 PCs in size (+more with NPCs).
Voice Or Text: Both, right now mostly text but voice is welcome from ~6-7 pm CST to ~10 pm CST.
Medium: Discord
Experience Level: All player experiences welcome, as long as one is dedicated and regular.
Additional Campaign Information: We are back into the swing of things with the WORLD OF YGGSBURG again. The last campaign lasted from 07/2018-01/2020, with a core of 6-8 players carrying many more players through to the end. Then we went silent for a couple of (covid) years. We've regrouped with a couple of the original players and now have a few more core folks. Asking folks to stick to human Warriors or Wizards to start before getting a better grasp of the world. Also playing without ability scores [attributes]. DM me if you're interested to know more.