RPG Primer and Old School Playbook

[Jered Taikith]

Could someone post that as a pdf? I've been having issues with open office. Thanks.

[Blazeguard]

Here you go - https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0i54a1cpxke9 ... 1.pdf?dl=0

[Jered Taikith]

Thanks Blazeguard.

Looks like a good beginning Solomoriah!

[Solomoriah]

I've renamed this project; I want the title to focus on the true purpose of the book, so I've made "The Old School Playbook" the subtitle instead of the title.

I've uploaded R3 to the first post in the thread, as a PDF only. This one I've decided to make a personal project rather than a collaborative one, but I do want opinions going forward. Please keep telling me what you like or dislike about this document.

[-1warrior]

I understand your reasoning.

Hopefully though, you do mention in the back or in an afterword that the style of play and GMing represented in the book is not the only one out there, and that there are many different types. This would definitely set a better example than the Old School Primer, which is full of stereotypes and bias. And I know I may be criticized for saying that, but it I my opinion.

Thanks for hearing me out as always Solo.

[Jered Taikith]

Just read R3. Awesome! Yup. That's the way I remember us playing back in '79. A good combination of "role play" and "roll play". Especially for beginning players just getting into their characters. Might want to mention at the end of the player's section that, as they play more, they'll naturally begin to develop their characters more (things like background, motivation, personality).

PS: I love how simple you're keeping the combat. I absolutely despise combat that bogs down a game.

[Solomoriah]

Jered: That's how combat runs in my game normally... I'm not doing anything special here. It's an example of how I intended BFRPG to play.

-1warrior: Trust that I have a plan. When it's done, you can see how well (or poorly) I've handled it.

[Solomoriah]

This would definitely set a better example than the Old School Primer, which is full of stereotypes and bias.

Are you talking about Matt Finch's booklet? I read that a long time ago but don't remember much of it. Preaching to the choir, you know?

Yeah, I have a bias. Whoever says he doesn't is either a robot or a liar. But I believe I can be "reasonably" fair about things. I will certainly disclose my bias.

[-1warrior]

Trust me, so far, this looks much better than Matt Finch's booklet. And yes, that is what I'm talking about. I like this. I did not like that at all. Obviously my opinion though.

[Jered Taikith]

Jered: That's how combat runs in my game normally... I'm not doing anything special here. It's an example of how I intended BFRPG to play.

And that's how combat normally ran back in those days. During that long long period of time when I didn't play at all I did watch others play a couple of times and the amount of time they spent on arguing/discussing placement/rules/tactics left me dismayed and thinking to myself: "What happened to D&D? How did that simple fun game where people pretended to be something they could never be in real life devolve into something that Avalon Hill would be proud of (don't get me wrong I loved Avalon Hill war games but that's not what D&D is about). These people might as well be playing a board game." I left the game again, metaphorically sadly shaking my head.