February 2012
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albruno3:
Retro RPG: What is a Role-Playing Game? Who’s asking? retrorpg:
One of the more entertaining sections of many RPG books is the part where they try to explain what an RPG is. I think what happens is the game designer sits down and starts describing their game clearly and honestly:
You sit at a table and pretend to have adventures…
But it sounds kind of…
From THE CREEP ON...
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Tunnels & Trolls Reconsidered.
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Tunnels & Trolls is the second oldest RPG. It was specifically created to offer a simpler alternative to original D&D. If you’d like to check it out, there’s a basic version available for free download here.
T&T uses only standard 6-sided dice. That was a pretty big deal in ‘75, since polyhedral dice were hard to find and fairly expensive, somewhat like DCC’s funky dice...
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Greyhawk Grognard | Adventures in Odyssey on RPGs →
I collect 80’s “Satanic Panic” pamphlets and books, but I never heard of this gem from 1990 (two parts, and well worth listening through both for the sheer hilarity):
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