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New Free Game: Microlite75 Basic is Now Available For Download

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I’m happy to announce that the first Microlite75 game, Microlite75 Basic, is now available for download as a “pay what you want” game on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow. As usual, free ($0) is a perfectly acceptable price, although I hope you will consider tossing in a buck or two to support the medical bills. Microlite75 games are a sort of “new edition” of Microlite74. Like Microlite78 and Microlite81 games, Microlite75 games use an experience and advancement system much closer to the original “0e” system than the Microlite20-based system used in Microlite74 games. They also all include some of most popular “house rules” based … Continue reading →

It’s Not About The Mechanics

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I posted about the nearly five year long campaign I ran in Waco (and that is still going under new GMs) recently on a forum. I received an a PM asking how I could run a game that used basically OD&D rules (filtered through Microlite74) for over 150 sessions without being bored by the simple and uninteresting mechanics. The answer is pretty simple. I am not interested in the mechanics as mechanics. I want the mechanics to work and to be simple, easy to remember and easy to use so that they fade into the background. I don’t play tabletop … Continue reading →

Epub Versions of Microlite74 Basic, Standard, and Extended Available

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I’ve been asked for epub versions of my games for ages. While the tablet-digest versions with their single column and larger text sized work better on tablets than the standard full-sized “condensed type” versions Epubs are better for viewing on tablets and phones because the text flows to try to fit the width of the screen. While I’ve tried epubs before, epubs just don’t handle tables well — many epub readers display them as a single column (all the cells in the first row — each on their own line, then all the cells in the second row — each … Continue reading →

Become a Patreon: Support Old School Microlite74/75/78/81 Games

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Support Microlite74/75/78/81 Games on Patreon I now have a Patreon account set up for those who would like to support my old school Microlite games with a monthly donation. Various levels of support get various perks: Donate at least US$1 a month and you will get access to alpha versions of free/”pay what you want” games I’m working on and your comments on those works in progress will help shape development. Donate at least US$5 a month you will be listed as a Bronze Patreon in any games published during a month which you donated and you will have access … Continue reading →

Microlite75 2.0 Standard Draft 2 (and Basic Draft 3) Available for Donor Download

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While I have not said much about it, I’ve been quieting working on Microlite75 games in the background. Unfortunately, I somehow messed up the word files in such a way that trying to print a pdf to upload to the donor area produced PDFs over 70 megs! I finally figured out the problem. A couple of huge images got pasted into the template file in such a way that I only saw them by looking for hidden text in the template. How very weird. Anyhow, as of today the problem is resolved, so I’ve uploaded new (and reasonably sized) drafts … Continue reading →

All Five Microlite74 Companions Available on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow (Still Free)

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I’ve made more progress in listing my free games on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow with all five Microlite74 Companion volumes now available for download as “Pay What You Want” games (and free is a perfectly acceptable amount to pay). For those not familiar with these booklets, they expand on the core Microlite74 games with additional rules and information. There are currently five Microlite74 Companions. Microlite74 Companion I: Optional Rules — This volume includes many optional rules. Most can be used with any version of the third edition of Microlite74: Basic, Standard, or Extended. There are optional rules included for stat generation, races, classes, … Continue reading →

Microlite74 Basic, Standard, and Extended Available on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow (Still Free)

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Last week, I decided to try listing one of my free games, Tarnhelm’s Terrible Tome, on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow as “Pay What You Want” games as a test. It was a success with over 100 downloads. I’m now going to go ahead an make all of my free games available via DrivethruRPG/RPGNow. Today, the first three Microlite74 games are available on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow: Microlite74 Basic, Microlite74 Standard, and Microlite74 Extended. Next week, I’ll released the five Microlite74 Companions and the two special versions of Microlite74 on DrivethruRPG/RPGNow. For those not familiar with these games, they are trimmed-down miniature versions of the Primary Fantasy … Continue reading →

A Microlite7x/81 Games Patreon Account?

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A couple of my friends have suggested (very strongly suggested in one case) that I set up a Patreon account for my ongoing Microlite7x/81/etc. game design work instead of ongoing donation drives. After looking into Patreon, I am willing to consider giving this a try. I would release 3-5 updates to the games I’m designing each month (that’s 3-5 updates total each month, not 3-5 updates of each game I’m working on) and Patreons would be charged every release I make. Patreons can set a maximum donation limit each month, of course. (These releases would also be available to people … Continue reading →

Initiative, Healing, and Fairness in Old School D&D

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I received a complaint about group initiative in my games and in old school style games in general, I suppose. The complaint when like this: when you roll initiative every round it’s possible the monsters will get two rounds of attacks in a row before the PCs can take a turn. This is unfair because it means the PCs cannot heal before the monsters get to attack again. I blinked several times as I read this comment as it was the first time I can ever remember hearing something like this. In combat healing in old school games has always … Continue reading →

Microlite75 2.0 Extended Draft 1 Available for Donor Download

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The first draft of Microlite75 2.0 Extended is now available for download in the Donor area of Microlite20 Download Library. Microlite75 2.0 Extended Draft 1 is not quite as far along as I would like thanks to a lot of real life stuff in the last week (a major fire at a neighbor’s house on Christmas day, tornadoes in the area affecting some of my wife’s animal rescue friends, one unscheduled doctor visit for my wife just to get a prescription renewed but it still took a morning, etc.). However, it’s is far enough along for donors to see where … Continue reading →