That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.Įven the single saving throw. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book) Just much less rules hopping than I remember. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. and reprinted as a single book by Different Worlds. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. Empire of the Petal Throne was first published in 1975 as a boxed set by TSR, Inc. It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step.
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So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry ? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups) I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment).
#Empire of the petal throne ranks kuruthu full#
I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. Figures I'd get sick on my vacations :(īelieve me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. Nausea and frequent trips to the bathroom are known to disrupt the best laid plans of mice and men. It was a glob of misplaced ink during the printing process.Īnd there you have it. Empire of the Petal Throne was first published in 1975 as a boxed set by TSR, Inc. On the right side of the page, so I turned the page.
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Paper not sticking to the inside of the box. Of the book isn't crushed - that's part of the cover There are actually 2 sets of this 4 page spread of Reference Sheets. The top side, but the colors are still remarkably vibrant.Īnd the Box is now opened. The wrap is certainly torn, but it's all there. (hopefully a bit better than Geraldo and Al Capone's Vault ) Yep, its been one hell of a night / day.Īnyhow, enough about me. I'm not complaining, as it helps me feel better about the fact that I've been fighting the Norovirus since just after last night's post. It was supposed to arrive tomorrow or Saturday, but it came a day early. So, over the weekend I snagged a new, still in wrap (torn wrap) copy of Empire of the Petal Throne on eBay.