Free Magic System for OSR Games - Not Everyone Loves Vancian Magic
Schools of Magic and Sub Class
Free Magic System for OSR Games - Not Everyone Loves Vancian Magic
Schools of Magic and Sub Class
Yes I know there is a great one in the AD&D Books. This one is easy and it gets hard the deeper in the dungeon they go
Roll D8
3 to 7ft away
8 to 12ft away
12 to 21ft away
23 to 28ft away
29 to 35 ft away
6 37 to 48ft away
7. 50 to 62ft away
8. 65 to 75 ft away
9. 77 to 90 ft away
10 97 to 120ft away
11 125 to 145 ft away
12 150 to 240 ft away
Outdoors +4 to roll... Dungeon Lvl 1 +3. Lvl 2 +2 Lvl 3 +1 Lvl 4 :)
House Rulez I came up with for Blanc Box TTRPG
So my simple dungeon movement rate was
Warrior 6 squares, or 7 if no shield, 8 if no armor at all
Priest / MU 8 Squares
Most Monsters Moved at 7 - Flyers at 10, and horses at 9
***Shield soaks 2hp of damage a round but breaks on 2 in 6 chance after every soak (roll of 1 or 2 on a d6).
Leather Armor soaks 1hp breaks on 1 in 6 chance **heaviest armor that can be used with Sneak Skill. ***Shields can not be used with Sneak Skill.
Chain Mail - 2hp breaks on 2 in 6 chance. *** Heaviest armor that can be worn and cast spells with by Priest. MU can not wear armor and cast spells. MU may use shield.
Plate Mail - 3hp but breaks on 3 in 6 chance.
My Easy Skill System - make a list of 2-24 skills
Warrior gets 4 to start and 1 new every 3 levels *with skills the warrior could do Thief Stuff
Priest 5 to start and 1 new every 4 levels
Mage 6 to start and 1 new every 5 levels
Skills are 1 shot either per adventure or game session - GM's Choice. It is suggested to declare this before the adventure starts.
Using Skills gives a +1 to the target number making it easier to roll under it.
Using a Tool gives a +1 to the target number making it easier to roll under it. *** Tools break or need to be serviced on a 1 in d6 chance after each use.
Skill and tool use could be combined. Using Lock Picks and a Tinker / Lock Pick Skill giving a +2 to the roll.
A Nat 20 is always a Crit Failure in a roll under game
Yes I still do use LOTFP from time to time!
This is one of the best GM / DM Advice Books out there
https://youtu.be/DnXIUQ9bhOw
Can be found here Blanc Box: A Creative Commons Fantasy TTRPG by elmarcotote123 (itch.io)
Options for D20 or D6 Based Roll Under Mechanics
This is a very playable system to replace other OSR Systems
Blanc Box is a win win
Wow has 2023 started off with a whirlwind. Several of my favorite games are reworking their titles in an effort to remove themselves from the WOTC OGL 1.1 forever.
Pathfinder has ORC coming up
Basic Fantasy is working on a new Creative Commons License
The Black Hack is conducting a review to see what can be done to remove the WOTC OGL
There is a lot going on in the TTRPG Hobby.
A lot of us feel the OSR will not be the same. Too early to tell if this will be a good thing or a bad thing.
Who knew they gamed back then?
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=nebraskianapubs