tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post5885884135373319449..comments2024-03-09T19:23:22.482-03:00Comments on The RPGPundit: Classic Rant: On the Third Generation of OSR ProductsRPGPundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-62117367163371782492017-07-01T00:23:20.575-04:002017-07-01T00:23:20.575-04:00You know, you could still make Alpha Blue an OSR p...You know, you could still make Alpha Blue an OSR product. It would be awesome if you did. For starters, you'd be able to stop making shit up. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-42234566908229723042017-06-30T23:17:23.360-04:002017-06-30T23:17:23.360-04:00Yeah, actually it is. There are many of us who...Yeah, actually it is. There are many of us who've been steadily making the OSR that much more awesome with our work on the outer edges. You're welcome.<br /><br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-57483144929149993572017-06-30T17:01:27.369-04:002017-06-30T17:01:27.369-04:00Haha, no. That's not a thing.Haha, no. That's not a thing.RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-24677315183947371322017-06-30T15:39:44.272-04:002017-06-30T15:39:44.272-04:00Internet sucks so bad here, it's like I'm ...Internet sucks so bad here, it's like I'm living in a third world country! Finally got the blog post up: http://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/2017/06/4th-wave-osr.html<br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-26582245824563692902017-06-29T16:31:02.569-04:002017-06-29T16:31:02.569-04:00I'm pretty sure that's not a thing. But I&...I'm pretty sure that's not a thing. But I'll be interested in seeing what you're trying to sell us. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-23340322125385423592017-06-29T09:49:14.165-04:002017-06-29T09:49:14.165-04:00This retro post doesn't take into account the ...This retro post doesn't take into account the 4th wave. If I get time today, I'll blog about it.Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-56629438628596517842017-06-28T14:26:03.039-04:002017-06-28T14:26:03.039-04:00Pretty much why I don't buy much "OSR&quo...Pretty much why I don't buy much "OSR" material. I didn't care much for D&D as D&D; I don't see much need to make D&D-Western, D&D-Space, D&D-Time Travel, etc.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-61171566273962763082017-06-28T14:25:08.936-04:002017-06-28T14:25:08.936-04:00They are similar but Pendragon also has many new m...They are similar but Pendragon also has many new mechanics for passions and virtues and other things. I'd rather play Pendragon for any Dark Ages setting. Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-772455062093213712017-06-28T14:22:55.955-04:002017-06-28T14:22:55.955-04:00Does "Spears of the Dawn" use the D&...Does "Spears of the Dawn" use the D&D mechanics? (3d6 for the attributes, roll a d20 to hit, etc.) I'd like a good African fantasy RPG but not much of a fan of D&D rules.Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-91823649834141590892017-06-27T17:37:39.079-04:002017-06-27T17:37:39.079-04:00I'd always understood Pendragon was RuneQuest ...I'd always understood Pendragon was RuneQuest adapted to dark ages Britain.Ruprechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139664977453444000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-53752429770805394052017-06-27T13:49:39.621-04:002017-06-27T13:49:39.621-04:00Not really. The trick with the OSR is that all the...Not really. The trick with the OSR is that all the "new ways of playing D&D" are still so similar to each other as to be easily compatible. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-40252700152508929602017-06-27T12:23:40.570-04:002017-06-27T12:23:40.570-04:00Well, yeah. Pendragon offers a different experienc...Well, yeah. Pendragon offers a different experience compared to Dark Albion, which again is different from Dark Eye and Zweihänder and LotFP, etc.<br /><br />Nevertheless, if the gameplay of D&D is appealing to someone, there is a bunch of setting-variations one could devise (I argued about it here: http://ynasmidgard.blogspot.hu/2013/01/what-makes-setting-work-for-d.html).<br /><br />Also, I myself made a similar post about such games: http://ynasmidgard.blogspot.hu/2016/08/thematic-osr-games.htmlYnas Midgardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972628887096890642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-11667293795525031752017-06-27T11:42:00.516-04:002017-06-27T11:42:00.516-04:00Players: What are we going to play next?
DM: Well...Players: What are we going to play next?<br /><br />DM: Well, we can play D&D in space, or D&D in the wild west, or D&D in WW2, or D&D in ancient India, or D&D ....<br /><br />Players: Can't we just play D&D?<br /><br /><br />This third wave OSR sounds like a dystopian future. Where everyone plays D&D except in the one setting where the rules of D&D actually make sense. <br /><br />If I want to play in a "historical gritty European fantasy", I'll start with Pendragon or some other game designed from the ground up to support that setting. As soon as you require a game to be a "new way of playing D&D" you've limited what you can do to support the setting to an absurd degree. Hedgehobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606283586332210195noreply@blogger.com