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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: gloriousbattle on 23 May 2010, 06:55:59 PM

Title: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: gloriousbattle on 23 May 2010, 06:55:59 PM: It just changed its name:

http://www.goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html

http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/corerules.htm

Both of these are excellent clones of original D&D. Labyrinth Lord is closer, though Swords & Wizardry has the advantage of allowing you to download a copy in Word Format, so you can make whatever changes to it you like; it also contains a simple set of miniatures rules, which makes it my personal favorite.

If you love old school, these are for you.
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: Luckyjoe on 24 May 2010, 03:23:48 AM: These are great. Thanks for posting! And you forgot to mention that they are free. Makes them even better. Especially when I print them out at work :).

Luckyjoe
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: Erny on 24 May 2010, 08:42:58 AM: Its worth paying though, first for the sterling job these guys have done and second for the excellent old school illustrations. You can get the advanced rules for Labyrinth Lord as well. Half Orc assassin anyone?
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 24 May 2010, 09:42:40 AM: Otherworld Games are due to do a set of scenario / monster packs in conjunction iwth Labyrinth Lord - all sounds too good!!
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: Funghy-Fipps on 24 May 2010, 09:47:04 AM: I second Labyrinth Lord as a very artfully put-together *ahem* retro-clone fantasy RPG. They will also soon have modules with dedicated miniatures available, see here (http://z9.invisionfree.com/Otherworld_Minis/index.php?showtopic=189) for details.

Quote from: The Dozing Dragon on 24 May 2010, 09:42:40 AM
Otherworld Games are due to do a set of scenario / monster packs in conjunction iwth Labyrinth Lord - all sounds too good!!

Sorry, Dozing Dragon! Must have posted right after you! But yes, it does sound damn good to me too!
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: Doomsdave on 24 May 2010, 05:11:44 PM: I can attest that S&W are very satisfying rules for nostalgia gaming. I have all the original ed. HB's though so my kids and I play 1st ed. mostly.
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: Welf VIII. on 24 May 2010, 05:24:24 PM: And these are the first sets, sold along with a small three part adventure:

Level 1 Monsters (August) – ‘The Ruins of Tanglefoot Abbey’ (36)

4 x Giant Centipedes
5 x Kobolds
4 x Goblins
5 x Giant Rats
3 x Skeletons
5 x Orcs
3 x Hobgoblins
3 x Fire Beetles
4 x Stirges

Level 2 Monsters (September) – ‘The Shattered Halls’ (24)

3 x Gnolls
3 x Ghouls
1 x Green Slime
2 x Shadows*
7 x Troglodytes
3 x Large (Crab) Spiders*
3 x Zombies*
1 x Yellow Mould
1 x Evil Magic-User*

Level 3 Monsters (October) – ‘The Howling Temple’ (20)

1 x Violet Fungus
6 x Bugbears
1 x Grey Ooze
2 x Shriekers
2 x Wererats
2 x Huge (Black Widow) Spiders*
2 x Harpies
2 x Wights*
2 x Carcass Scavengers*

The figures marked with a * are yet to be produced.
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: Thantsants on 24 May 2010, 08:57:54 PM: Might have to check these out - enjoying reading through the advanced fighting fantasy book Dungeoneer at the mo - great ideas for tabletop scenarios... :D

Plus Otherworld's minis are amazing!
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: gloriousbattle on 25 May 2010, 01:14:43 PM: Quote from: Welf VIII. on 24 May 2010, 05:24:24 PM
And these are the first sets, sold along with a small three part adventure:

Level 1 Monsters (August) – ‘The Ruins of Tanglefoot Abbey’ (36)

4 x Giant Centipedes
5 x Kobolds
4 x Goblins
5 x Giant Rats
<SNIP>

Thanks for sharing! If I still gamed in 25mm, I would ba all over those! Great fun!
Title: Re: Did you know Original Edition D&D is alive and well?
Post by: abhorsen950 on 25 May 2010, 04:45:47 PM: I havent heard a bad review though I do fancy Goblinoid Games Mutant Future.