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AD&D Resources
Greyhawk Resources
- The Greyhawk Grognard, a now-defuct but still existing blog with an amazing set of resources for Greyhawk gaming.
- Greyhawk Online, an incredible set of resources for the first (TSR-released) D&D campaign setting (unless you count Empire of the Petal Throne)...
- A poster-sized Map of Greyhawk that I modified to include The Free Town of Yggsburgh (Gygax's final addition to the setting, albeit with the name and serial numbers filed off--now defuct due to his widow unceremoniously yanking every one of his licenses from the very people he repeatedly stated he wanted to have them). This required a minor geographical shift, moving the castle from northwest of the Free City to southeast, to reconcile the two settings, but it works well enough if you're willing to piddle a bit with timelines (and what good DM isn't?).
- Those First Steps, a basic introductory adventure scenario. Designed to interface with Dark Chateau, a Castle Zagyg (Greyhawk) module by Rob Kuntz (Gone with the rest of Gary's licenses), and then to lead into the Castle itself, but it can easily be used as an introductory scenario for any game; you'll just need to change the object of the quest, or create your own maps for the mansion.
Original Dungeons & Dragons Resources
I have recently become enamored of the original, 1974-76 editions of D&D...the ones that came first in a woodgrain, then in a white, box and consisted of three little brown books with five subsequent supplements: Greyhawk, Blackmoor, Eldritch Wizardry, Gods, Demi-Gods, and Heroes, and Swords & Spells. The game was meant to be used with Chainmail, and is, in my opinion, enhanced by ownership of those original miniatures rules. This section will provide resources for this excellent game.
The Age of Conan
Websites and Blogs
- The OD&D message forums, the best community around for discussion of the original rules.
- The Wasted Lands, my OD&D-centric blog with a "sandbox in development."
- Philotomy's OD&D Musings one of the best sites around for the theory and philosophy of OD&D, as well as a wealth of practical advice on how to use the original rules.
- Grognardia, one of the most respected OD&D and general old school gaming blogs out there.
- Mythmere Games, a startup group who have done an admirable job with their attempt at a clone set of OD&D-style rules.
Other OD&D Resources
- Forbidden Lore, a supplement I did expounding on just how Chainmail fits seamlessly with OD&D.
- An OD&D Character Sheet designed by vladtolenkov at the OD&D Discussion Boards!
- Vladtolenkov's OD&D Sheet in Word (.doc) formula!
- Consolidated Rules. A gent by the name of Bruce Mohler has done what is probably the nearest "true" retro-clone of the D&D rules. It's not 100% above board as he actually calls it "Dungeons & Dragons," and doesn't use the OGL, but it is a re-presentation and faithful, too.
- Philotomy's OD&D Musings, in PDF format, designed for printing using the "booklet printing" function of Acrobat Reader--it will match your existing booklets!
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