Did the $155 pledge earlier this week. 

Thank you for your suppprt.

I'm hopeful to submit for the first print proof by the first week of October.

Quote from: Gegilles on September 26, 2023, 05:51:10 PM
Thank you for your suppprt.

I'm hopeful to submit for the first print proof by the first week of October.

Well it's money well spent. I don't know if you're familiar with it, but I was part of a 1st Ed AD&D podcast called Roll for Initiative. Vince, Matt, and I (DM Nick) did a pretty good run for ten years. Please check it out sometime. All of the episodes are archived at http://rfipodcast.com/show/. Would love to chat with you sometime in the future over a beer or two.

I did not need another OSR game, as we get by with what we have. However, I wanted to check out Dragonslayer based on Gillespie's rep.

This is the first D&D-style OSR game that has excited, even inspired, me! The art, font, and layouts convey the style without detracting from the content or usability. And the freaking player advice? Read Art of War, keep the dice out of the GM's hands, and generally play smart instead of playing a game of "Mother, May I?" between your character sheet and the GM.

The icing on the cake for me was the Metal AF patches.

From what I can see, and from what I know of Gillespie's other products, this is going to be a helluva playable - and heavily played - game. Once I get the full product, no need to merely get by. My gaming table is gonna rock with the thunder of some new gods.

Gee, I really appreciate the positive vibes!

I'm committed to doing everything within my means to nail this bad boy.

I have lots of DM advice in the appendices that make it clear how lethal the game is and how to play Ad&d style, with art that reinforces the themes.

Dragonslayer is my love letter to the game and the community that holds it down, as intended by Gary Gygax. That includes the Western Eurocentrism and Christianity that is core to the game's DNA (and that everybody else is trying to get rid of).

Quote from: Chesterfield King on September 27, 2023, 01:14:24 PM
I did not need another OSR game, as we get by with what we have. However, I wanted to check out Dragonslayer based on Gillespie's rep.

This is the first D&D-style OSR game that has excited, even inspired, me! The art, font, and layouts convey the style without detracting from the content or usability. And the freaking player advice? Read Art of War, keep the dice out of the GM's hands, and generally play smart instead of playing a game of "Mother, May I?" between your character sheet and the GM.

The icing on the cake for me was the Metal AF patches.

From what I can see, and from what I know of Gillespie's other products, this is going to be a helluva playable - and heavily played - game. Once I get the full product, no need to merely get by. My gaming table is gonna rock with the thunder of some new gods.

Quote from: Gegilles on September 27, 2023, 02:01:35 PM
Dragonslayer is my love letter to the game and the community that holds it down, as intended by Gary Gygax. That includes the Western Eurocentrism and Christianity that is core to the game's DNA (and that everybody else is trying to get rid of).

   I'm not an Old School player (I started with 2nd Edition), but this has me intrigued. Are we back to Christian, or at least monotheistic, clerics and paladins?

All religious classes are, of course, based on Christian archetypes.

The deities you use in your campaign, are up to you.

This is the way.

I was on the fence about getting yet another game but damn this looks fun and I like the art and aesthetics. Backed!

Questing Beast is woke? What happened with Shadowdark?

Our group is playing OSE right now, I have a bunch of stuff for Swords & Wizardry as well as numerous other OSR PDFs (Basic Fantasy, Labyrinth Lord - before I knew how much of a PoS Proctor was, Shadowdark, etc.), so I really have no need for another B/X-derived or adjacent RPG.

But I backed it anyway In large part because of the reaction of the Leftists. They can't just ignore something they don't like, they have to actively try to sink it. Fucking evil.

You are bang-on about that.

Any successful conservative rpg designer (esp me) has to take a ton of shite.

Fascinating to me that these people who claim to be anti-hate, are exceptionally good at hating lmao

I can guarantee you, Dragonslayer will instantly become the coolest OSR ruleset immediately. The art is breath-taking.

Knee-bending is out

Did I need another OSR system? Nope.

That said, I'm sure this'll hit a high standard, so I have no problem dropping a few bucks for it.

I've increased my pledge to the rulebook/megadungeon bundle, still with patches.

Now comes the real work - deciding which megadungeon to get! I freaking love undead as monsters, so I'll probably go Barrowmaze. Whatever I choose, I am excited to have it hit the table.

Congratulations on how this Kickstarter is landing, Dr. Gillespie!

I appreciate the support fellas.

Even just taking a look means a lot.

Well, somebody in a group I belong posted about Dragonslayer, and as I kept reading about it, the more and more interested in it I became.
Then I funded it (with some pain, because my Real is such a weak coin, lol), and now we wait like everybody else.
Two things I would like to know: Playtests available? The second one may be silly, but, eh, whatever, will monks punch stuff?
Thanks.