Over the past year or so I’ve been doing a lot of reading of OSR modules, OSR rules and articles about OSR style play on the internet. This is the second in what will likely be a series about OSR style games, why I’m interested in them, etc. See also part 1. My first post on the topic… Continue reading More musings on OSR style play
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Why I’m fascinated by OSR gaming
Over the past year or so I’ve been doing a lot of reading of OSR modules, OSR rules and articles about OSR style play on the internet. This is the first in what will likely be a series about OSR style games, why I’m interested in them, etc. It’s said that there are three pillars of… Continue reading Why I’m fascinated by OSR gaming
Shelving LiLF
After discussions with three of my players I’ve decided to shelve my Lamentations of the Flame Princess (LotFP) campaign. We’ve played five sessions over several months and the group were clearly not getting into the campaign. Discussion revealed a multitude of reasons, including: one player unnerved by the lack of rules in LotFP another who is not really excited by… Continue reading Shelving LiLF
Lamentations in Lower Franconia
I’m currently running a LotFP campaign set in Lower Franconia (somewhere in modern day Germany). This is a bit of information on the setting for my players. Overview One thing that makes the 17th Century setting of LotFP interesting is that whilst it’s the time of the Scientific Revolution[1] and the rise of the scientific method,… Continue reading Lamentations in Lower Franconia