Sorry for the delay in posts. I'm currently focusing on Draft B of my version of the OD&D rules, Adventures in the Green.
Draft A was taking what was in the original three rule books and reorganizing the text so that rules for various topics were together and not scattered around. I've also brought in content from Strategic Review Vol. 1, No. 2, to clarify the combat rules and how magic spells are supposed to work (both surprisingly missing as explicit rules in the original publications). This took some doing as OD&D was written as codified notes for someone who knew the entire system and not for easily learning the game. As I worked on it I started to understand how things were actually organized and grouped. I followed Greyharp's Single Volume Edition for initial organization and as a checklist to verify I incorporated everything. I've also added some things from Supplement 1: Greyhawk.
Draft B is reorganizing some sections better now that I have sections labelled and can see everything that exists. I'm also re-writing most of the text to be a bit more concise and clear. Mr. Gygax could be flowery in his writing style and I'm aiming for something more direct and lean. I'm about half way through Book 1: Characters, which includes everything you need to create a character and equip them. I'll be posting it on DriveThruRPG when I'm done as Pay What You Want so folks can download it and try it out during the play-testing phase [and maybe send some pizza money my way]. This will provide easy distribution and give me an idea if there is interest in further development or not as I'll get reports on number of downloads.
Draft C will take feedback from the play-test campaign to tweak rules and clarify phrasing. This is the where I'll also start finalizing layout and maybe commission some art for the cover. Right now I plan on using public domain art for the interior to keep costs down.
That's it for now. I just wanted to let y'all know what was going on and why session notes have been more sporadic than usual lately. Stay healthy and safe!
Draft A was taking what was in the original three rule books and reorganizing the text so that rules for various topics were together and not scattered around. I've also brought in content from Strategic Review Vol. 1, No. 2, to clarify the combat rules and how magic spells are supposed to work (both surprisingly missing as explicit rules in the original publications). This took some doing as OD&D was written as codified notes for someone who knew the entire system and not for easily learning the game. As I worked on it I started to understand how things were actually organized and grouped. I followed Greyharp's Single Volume Edition for initial organization and as a checklist to verify I incorporated everything. I've also added some things from Supplement 1: Greyhawk.
Draft B is reorganizing some sections better now that I have sections labelled and can see everything that exists. I'm also re-writing most of the text to be a bit more concise and clear. Mr. Gygax could be flowery in his writing style and I'm aiming for something more direct and lean. I'm about half way through Book 1: Characters, which includes everything you need to create a character and equip them. I'll be posting it on DriveThruRPG when I'm done as Pay What You Want so folks can download it and try it out during the play-testing phase [and maybe send some pizza money my way]. This will provide easy distribution and give me an idea if there is interest in further development or not as I'll get reports on number of downloads.
Draft C will take feedback from the play-test campaign to tweak rules and clarify phrasing. This is the where I'll also start finalizing layout and maybe commission some art for the cover. Right now I plan on using public domain art for the interior to keep costs down.
That's it for now. I just wanted to let y'all know what was going on and why session notes have been more sporadic than usual lately. Stay healthy and safe!
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