Welcome to the Old School Renaissance General, the thread dedicated to first-decade, Gygaxian D&D, its faithful modern clones, and content created for use with them. Later editions (2e and newer) should be discussed elsewhere.Broadly, OSR games encourage a tonal and mechanical fidelity to Dungeons & Dragons played as intended by its creators from 1974 to 1983 — less emphasis on linear adventures and overarching metaplots and a greater emphasis on player agency.If you are new to the OSR, welcome! Ask us whatever you're curious about: we'll be happy to help you get started. We also have two excellent beginner guides created by Anons with feedback from the thread that you can check for help:>n00b DM's Guidehttps://pastebin.com/EVvt6P0B>n00b Player's Handbookhttps://pastebin.com/XALkXkV0>Troves, Resources, Blogs, etc:http://pastebin.com/9fzM6128>Need a starter dungeon? Here's a curated collection:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97220447Cool blogpost bro
>>97220459Thanks :DD
>>97219339Part of the AD&D appeal is precisely the monk-like dedication to parse rules from obscure musings from half-forgotten paragraphs in the DMG. OSRIC 3 was always going to be a betrayal of sorts, but I believe it's a needed one in a moment where the original PHB and DMG are available as PoD and retroclones such as OSE or Dragonslayer are slowly but surely evolving into AD&D-lite.
Is OSE easier to DM/play as a newbie? I tried 5E and it seemed kinda autistic for my non-dork buddies.
>>97222378We have n00b guides to help you get started, links in the OP. B/X is very procedural at its core, and much simpler than 5e from practically all points of view. It takes 5 minutes to create a character and, generally speaking, players don't even need to know the rules to play, unlike 5e that is all about character optimisation, character builds, and knowing which class or race power to use when or what feats to take. There's a learning curve to it as a DM, but it's very resilient if you fuck up some rules or make shit up for the first few sessions.5e DMs complain about burnout all the time, but that's unheard of in Gygaxian D&D, in which DM'ing is loads of fun.5e is mostly written to titillate the players' power fantasies and for DMs who have always wanted to write novels but were unable to, we despise both here. Gygaxian D&D, on the other hand, was written for DMs to have fun with. There was literally a shift in the target demographics of games and the whole game's philosophy after Gygax left TSR in this regard.
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>>97221896>>another weekend where we all miss every attack and the DM never misses, then obviously fudges numbers to keep up aliveI’m a bit torn on that issue. On one hand, it would really suck to die in the middle of a game after two hours of play, especially without a backup character. On the other hand, I admit it takes away some of the tension knowing that the GM will go to great lengths to prevent you from dying.
What do I do with 13k gold as a level 7 wizard/necromancer? Need ideas
>>97222311Big Tiddy Elven MILF sex slaves
>>97222311I haven't got a fucking clue. The most I've ever had is 60 GP.
>>97222205You sound like you should be playing Draw Steel instead of D&D
https://www.thepopverse.com/gaming-critical-role-ttrpg-board-and-beyond-dungeons-dragons-iraq-redditCritical Role and Reddit single-handedly sparked an entire country's interest in RPGs. They had never had any exposure to tabletop before seeing Critical Role.Can you say the same?
>>97207272Colorful girl sexy
>>97201179>unironically he is too good of a DM to do something this retarded.He will do things you think is retarded because he is a good gm, and you are not.
>>97199446More people got into D&D because of Stranger Things and the covid lockdown than because of Shitical Role. The overwhelming majority of their fans don't play a single fucking thing, but buy shit anyways, reinforcing and lengthening a dark age where brainless consumerism drives profits more than genuine engagement, and the damage that has done will be felt for another decade or more if things don't change soon.
>>97200453An edgelord manlet whose crush is dating a 6ft+ guy who is way more ripped than him.
>>97218889Duh. Why would anyone watch a DnD show that requires at least some modicum of prerequisite knowledge to get into versus some Netflix hit that also happened to have DnD in it?2nd part: you act as if WotC has any sort of devotion to the arts versus making their daddy, Hasbro, any money. Once thing gets corporatized, they die.
Wasted edition>Banshttps://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-november-10-2025>NewsThe 2025 Magic Con and Pro Tour Schedule:https://www.magic.gg/news/the-2025-magiccon-and-pro-tour-schedule>Metagame Mentor: The Winners and Losers from Standard's 2025 Rotationhttps://www.magic.gg/news/metagame-mentor-the-winners-and-losers-from-standards-2025-rotation>Spoilershttp://www.magicspoiler.com/https://mythicspoiler.com/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I basically have nothing to clown on anymore.It's no longer a trash heap. It's no longer a cesspool. It's no longer a burst open flaming septic tank.MTG is just an ashen wasteland, barren to the point of being worthless to even reminisce about or spit upon.Worthless, the lot of it, MTG is. Not even good for entertainment at its expense. The death of this soulless managerial stakeholder capitalism slop culture can't come soon enough.
>>97222264What would there be to talk about even if spoilers were being currently released.>"Wow another card with gay art that sucks!">"Wow it's le old card, but le power crept!">"Wow this story is fucking shit and cringe!"Yeah. Sure. Let's do that for the 50th fucking time in a row? Surely it will be different this time.
>>97222264Complain that Ragavan is worse than Heartfire Hero >>97222220
>>97222324>schizo babbling done?
Ok real talk. Do you think design choices like this were what ultimately killed AoS? Or were there other factors at play?
>>97222277Yes, the point of the my post was to demonstrate that I knew more about what he said than he himself did. If you've replied in defense of his cliche, then let's see it. Apply thought to the cliche and wring out a reason why it actually a sensible thing to say. Demonstrate the full extent of your intelligence.
>>97199348>replace "flesh and steel" with "insecurity and self-loathing"Iunno, tranners tend to be pumped full of enough plastic and silicone to be at least as artificial as the average tech-adept
>>97170039wtf he's still around?
>>97222286something something as war rages it nulls the sexuality in the individual. something something individualism is further and further less the vocal point as society ramps up its technology and abandons humanity or something along the way, or maybe humanity advances with such technology with it that they have no need for their sexual identity or something something.I dont know man, I dont really give much a shit about it, but its an echo usually in most mediums in sci-fi. For 40k specific im sure theres some of it for eldar even before the supposed pozzing of the setting before 8th edition, never-mind admech.
>>97217497>AIDS of smegma, being the confluence of Chinese gatcha games and world of warcraftAs >>97222118 points out, this is how we know you don't know what you're talking about. Get better talking points, it's not 2013 anymore.And before you even say it, yes. There's a ton of trash in gacha. Some might even say the "good" games are trash. But Gacha still has gems, or even simply designs that make you feel something. That's the tragedy. Gacha might be a painted-up whore with huge fake tits, but that's a hell of a lot better than what the West is offering.
Post amazing terrain, amazing tables, and good looking games Rules: no slop!
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Freshly painted
>>97221257And companion building
>>97218575>STILL not denying it>resorts to making up ridiculous fanfiction about those noting his redditry And brown ESL diction to boot.There's no reason anon talking about dual purposing terrain for his pet should make you so angry.>>97220420>bridge between two tablesNow this is podracing. The lego streetlights are an interesting choice, I always wonder about using lego for terrain, but I guess you'd need a lot of it to do it all in lego, and that stuff gets pricier every year.
>>97216732>>97218554https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNNuIxzEdUQthe table was a book reference iirc
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>>97216639>>97217218Thanks guys! For the scale, it's 25mm, they are Heroquest minis.I'm trying to finish the base box to gift it for christmas, but I doubt I will be able to do it, lol.
>>97222092grisly. I like it!
Finished up my second Bolt Action dude today at work. Still fairly new to mini painting but its been fun learning to dry brush and find ways to get angles to paint where its hard to reach. Poor lighting friends wwa
Has anyone bought square bases from White Dragon Miniatures and do they look like GW ones?
>>97218079Looks badass, I think he'll love it.
This is a second OSRG, seperate from the main osrg thread, where you CAN talk about 2e, retroclones, and any osr content you want.This is different than the regular osrg as due to rampant trolling from a handful of bad actors, discussion is impossible.
>>97221968A group of dudebro larpers on twitter or whatever, who were mildly comical in that they claimed to be playing AD&D 1e more raw than anybody, but got things wrong. Largely irrelevant and mostly gone now. They're also one of fishfag's many scapegoats for everything he doesn't like.
>>97221984They must use this place too lol, everytime I see anything OSR getting discussed there are retarded losers who don't know how to read the rules spouting off about how they're sanctified and beyond reproach.
>>97220767It's been more than 20 years since I've played 2e, so I had to doublecheck it but yeah, none of these are "strict", "core" or "non-optional" rulesThe entire section starts with an opening saying it lists guidelines not strict rules, and that there isn't one way that works for all, you should take what works for your tableand also these guidelines are fine and they will most certainly work
>>97207544did "I wouldnt touch that with a 40ft pole!" originate in D&D?
>>97212852who are the people in it besides warduke?
Amazons Edition>Resources:WFB: https://pastebin.com/qVGrgwwhWM: https://pastebin.com/EsDAgebaWFRP: https://pastebin.com/inbyBsR6Novels: https://pastebin.com/PFqPDr0H>TOW:https://gofile.io/d/fxFgXShttps://www.warhammer-community.com/the-old-world-downloads/>Warhammer Chronicles:https://files (dot) catbox (dot) moe/0xt777 (dot) zip>Time of Legends:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97216525Sorry, this is a fantasy game first and foremost.For boring historic slop you have to go somewhere else.
>>97219710Heartbreaker.
The Rat Catchers Guild try not to be tranny assholes challenge impossible (failed within 2 messages)
>>97222327Am I supposed to know what your gibberish is about?
>>97222352please anon christmas is a hard time for those who are mentally challenged.
Dedicated Drizzt Do'Urden EditionDiscuss and post elves. Elf lore, gameplay, and art are all appreciated.QOTT: What drove you to elves specifically?
>>97221475It's a worthwhile sacrifice
>>97163705Meanwhile the pseud who wrote this wall of garbage nobody reads and the fags that screen cap/post it look like this irl
>>97200255Depends what your definition of prude means, but the ideal elven characterization when it comes to their sensuality is that: elves understand and readily accept they are the most physically attractive race and they take pride in their beauty. Flowers, sunsets, and rainbows don't hide themselves away behind layers and neither do elves - but elves also aren't rampant exhibitionists since they aren't whores and won't show just anyone the goods. Light elves would wear form fitting and thin clothes that show off a lot of skin but ultimately would leave everything but the curves up to the viewer's imagination. Dark elves would show more skin but they too would keep covered up since they're not common street walkers to be oogled at by their lessers. IRL examples would be women who wear yoga pants and tank tops to the gym (light elves) vs women who wear spandex shorts and sports bras (dark elves). You basically already know what their bodies look like but there's enough left covered up.
>>97217575No but its common in fantasyslop that there is no real difference between fantasy races beyond superficial features. Unfortunately 99.99% of post-1991 fantasy is fantasyslop including whatever garbage you're consuming.
>>97221880>they're not common street walkers to be oogled at by their lessers.
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>>97222155really? They are top 3 for me
>>97222164They feel like busywork to me. Not really discussion.
>>97222173Fascinating. Thread prompts are one of the only ways I get insights into others characters. So without that most of them are extremely forgettable
>>97222187The insights are usually superficial or things I could have guessed.
>>97222191Nta, that feels more like a problem of using the wrong prompts rather than prompts as a concept.
>>97171444 >What is /awg/?A thread to talk about minis and games which fall between the cracks, or peoples' homebrew wargames.The >>>/tg/hwg thread doesn't entertain fantasy (for good reason) and the other threads are locked to more specific games.This thread isn't tied to a game, a publisher, or a genre, let's just talk about fun wargames. Any scale, any company, any miniatures.>Examples of games that qualify.A Song of Ice and Fire, Argatoria, Batman Miniature Game, Carnevale, Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings,Deadzone, Dragon Rampant, Dropfleet and Dropzone Commander, Freebooter's Fate, Frostgrave, Gaslands, HeroClix,Kings of War, Maelstrom's Edge, Malifaux, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Masters of the Universe: Battleground, Moonstone,Oathmark, OnePageRules, Open Combat, RelicBlade, Rumbleslam, SAGA, StarCraft, Stargrave, Sludge, Urban War, Void,Warcaster, Warmachine, Xenos Rampant, Xenotactics......and anything else that doesn't necessarily have a dedicated thread.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>97221891How do you even complete a model without completing the base as well?
>>97222047That's what I just realised. They aren't actually completed at all but for some reason I convinced myself that they are.
>>97220174>Tfw you'll never cum on her chitinous abs.Not with that attitude.
>>97221443>warzone eternalTerrible, TERRIBLE, choice but alrighty.
Ordered the Void 2.0 box set on Friday. Anyone else picked up any Void from Seb Games?I remember back in the day the Viridian plastics were super handy for conversions (I still have some Viridian rifles in my bits box) but never actually played a game or put together an army.
>DM does the tired old Yin-Yang as mutually exclusive gended-coded principles of magic>acts all uppity when we figure obvious loophole to master both
>>97222366You just wanted an excuse to post this picture
>>97222366Go on, I'll bite. What's this supposed loophole you think you've invented for a scenario only in your head?
>>97222366uh oh, trying to contain all that magic in one body made you explode, sorry fag
>>97222366Those puzzle pieces are completely backwards. They imply the female has a cock and the guy is on the front end of a fuck train.In reality, the male should be fucking the hermaphrodite to extract her yan while also supplying her with his own sperm to rebalance the yang she's expending dumping cum into the female. Only then will true balance be achieved
>>97222366I would just say you get neither because when confined to the same vessel the powers negate each other.
Ever had to say fuck it this is above our paygrade, and just bail from a dungeon?I get that GM probably put some amount of effort into preparing it and skipping the place would put that to waste, but when the very first encounter makes it painfully obvious pushing on would be suicidal, nobody can really blame the party for doing literally anything else, right?
>>97209297You're both too retarded to follow the discussion and too retarded to recognize the value of quantum ogres.
>>97207726I ran a d&d campaign centered around a cult, at it's climax the cult had brought a basilik to a church. One of the players decided to fight, only to fail his saves and get petrified. The others immediatly ran out the city without warning anyone, actually probably a cooler outcome than trying to fight it
>>97207823it do be like that
>>97221518My instinct would be to block the door from outside and burn the place down.Am I murderhobo?
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Wolves of the Space editionPrevious Thread:>>96781974Check out here for useful links and a catalogue of relevant miniatures retailers:https://pastebin.com/nnNqqFLnThe Rogue Trader magazine article compilation:https://gofile.io/d/yNK9bq
An unexpected bonus inside my "new" White Dwarf issue was a cardstock church
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>>97221218Excuse that these photos aren't totally flat like scans
>>97209147played cultic recently, realized this era and style has a lot of overlap with the old boomshoot map aesthetics
>>97215677Fuck, I forgot one final question.>Can a Daemon Prince that has taken Demonic Stature (he's a monstruous creature now) still have a retinue?
