tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post77520811975141619..comments2023-08-05T09:34:00.699-07:00Comments on I SEE LEAD PEOPLE: OSR and InnovationEli Arndthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10445801567500822187noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-38534203611802309822010-01-10T17:54:33.141-08:002010-01-10T17:54:33.141-08:00I am just coming into the OSR movement so I haven&...I am just coming into the OSR movement so I haven't been there for too much of the history and am playing a bit of catch-up and will freely admit I may have missed some of the innovation that has already occured. But I like what I'm seeing.Eli Arndthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445801567500822187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-78920308044312341642010-01-10T17:27:16.726-08:002010-01-10T17:27:16.726-08:00Hopefully as time goes by, we'll see more new ...<i>Hopefully as time goes by, we'll see more new material that takes OSR "flavor" to new heights.</i><br /><br />The OSR is a growing, changing thing. 2009 saw many exciting developments and I have no doubt we'll see many more in 2010. I think the worry over rules-fundamentalism is long gone. While it's important that the term "old school" is not watered down till it becomes meaningless, it should be obvious by now that the OSR is a movement that embraces change and creativity, as shown by the year we've just had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-37410296453230150162010-01-10T17:18:09.411-08:002010-01-10T17:18:09.411-08:00From what I can tell, the OSR movement is after mo...From what I can tell, the OSR movement is after more of a "feel" than an exact set of rules. This is where my hope stems from.<br /><br />I am eager to see where the OSR movement goes rather than where it came from. Some great new works have come out of OSR like "X-Plorers" and the still WIP "Warriors of the Red Planet" are two good examples that have each taken the basics of a given OSR system and transformed it into a new offering. Hopefully as time goes by, we'll see more new material that takes OSR "flavor" to new heights.Eli Arndthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445801567500822187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-58295476683707465282010-01-10T16:56:43.628-08:002010-01-10T16:56:43.628-08:00Eli, if you haven't already read them, you mig...Eli, if you haven't already read them, you might enjoy the following blog posts and their comments:<br /><br />http://citadelofeight.blogspot.com/2009/04/rejecting-old-school-fundamentalism.html<br /><br />http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2008/07/three-old-schools.html<br /><br />http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-than-feeling.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-44631551306354839922010-01-09T06:50:42.945-08:002010-01-09T06:50:42.945-08:00Everything is opinion but my favorite is 1st editi...Everything is opinion but my favorite is 1st edition warhammer fantasy roleplay because it uses careers instead of classes. One of the reasons I switched from AD&D to WFRP was I wanted a bit more reality with my fantasy. :)ColKillgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525442150477092825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-46316638235558449912010-01-08T14:24:05.274-08:002010-01-08T14:24:05.274-08:00Great post Eli,
ACG,
I've have Dungeonland, ...Great post Eli,<br /> ACG,<br /> I've have Dungeonland, crazy module and lots of fun!Brutorz Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261330634648140358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-77667852829440989392010-01-08T13:22:59.850-08:002010-01-08T13:22:59.850-08:00My group is playing through Dungeonland right now....My group is playing through Dungeonland right now. IT's that Alice and Wonderland module put out in 1st edition.Game Master Rob Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198920658123610173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-25377177204766282802010-01-08T11:48:05.143-08:002010-01-08T11:48:05.143-08:00A lot of people are working on a lot of games that...A lot of people are working on a lot of games that parallel the old games that inspired them.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I love the stuff that has been done but I think we are seeing the tip of the iceberg in what will come of the "re-invention of the wheel" as you put it. People are developing new OSR styled games and worlds and that is the exciting part for me.Eli Arndthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10445801567500822187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-3577746631613432482010-01-08T11:30:18.582-08:002010-01-08T11:30:18.582-08:00Great post! I like the whole OSR thing, but at so...Great post! I like the whole OSR thing, but at some point I think it's become the re-inventing of the wheel over and over again. For the most part though there has been a lot of innovation! Having so many people involved with a lot of great ideas helps.<br /><br />I used to play 2nd edition AD&D and then 3rd and 3.5, I just got tired of the gaming companies changing the rules on me. All those games were completely playable, there was nothing wrong with them. When WotC was bought out by Hasbro that was pretty much the last straw for me.<br /><br />Personally, my preferred retro-clone is The Rules Cyclopedia (I know, it's not really a clone). And I'm really getting into T&T lately!Chad Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084711824869449643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441824499938029576.post-83815717108120122812010-01-08T11:24:22.660-08:002010-01-08T11:24:22.660-08:00I agree that race/class should not be one in the s...I agree that race/class should not be one in the same. I await further persecution from the first ed DND purists who will surely slay me for saying Elf is not a class. :)Game Master Rob Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08198920658123610173noreply@blogger.com