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Offline Marrethiel

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Old School gaming
« on: February 21, 2014, 05:59:23 PM »
I thought this might bring back some memories for some of us and inspire others.

http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_63/3019000/3019374/1/print/3019374.pdf

Yeah its a dnd piece but applies equally to any system IMO.
For example, RoleMaster (before suffixes existed) had very few skills.
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Offline RandalThor

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Re: Old School gaming
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2014, 02:23:33 AM »
That is exactly the document I had several of my current players read so they could understand what I am looking for in my AD&D game.
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Re: Old School gaming
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2014, 02:46:35 AM »
 Very good read and in most RM games I have played have been the ZeroE way.
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