I want to see a military-themed OSR game.

I know about Operation White Box, but I'm talking something post-WWII, more in the vein of RECON or Twilight 2000

To be blunt... I dont.
I do not want another damn "retroclone" to toss into the vast morass of these damn things.

Quote from: Omega;1093339To be blunt... I dont.
I do not want another damn "retroclone" to toss into the vast morass of these damn things.

I agree completely! Just because I played a game 30 years ago does not mean I want more of the same old tired shit today. The few times I have looked into OSR products, it's been to lift material for newer systems.

Quote from: Armchair Gamer;1093241I'm backing Dungeons & Delvers: Red Book right now, but that's more a BECMI Black Box/4E/5E/Star Wars d20 hybrid.

   I'm surprised no one's tried to capture the JRPG/anime market with something reminiscent of the Japanese translation of the Rules Cyclopedia.

The wife and I appreciate the support man! :-D

And if anyone wants to see a fairly barebones "quickstarter" PDF of the game without having to pledge or login somewhere else, you can download it right here.

Also, we did a kind of chibi version of the game. Not exactly the same (and not d20), but maybe someday we could something more anime. Just gotta get some other stuff out of the way, first.

Quote from: Doc Sammy;1093307I want to see a military-themed OSR game.

I know about Operation White Box, but I'm talking something post-WWII, more in the vein of RECON or Twilight 2000

I just reviewed a NAM-themed one that's pretty good.

Quote from: Opaopajr;1093247A Traveller clone without the community acrimony.

There already is one, Cepheus Engine.

Thieves that don't suck, with % chances at least 50% for level 1 characters.
A better skill system. Sine Nomines 2d6 is good, but I think percentile might be best.

These issues might be linked.

Quote from: Aglondir;1093394Thieves that don't suck, with % chances at least 50% for level 1 characters.
A better skill system. Sine Nomines 2d6 is good, but I think percentile might be best.

These issues might be linked.

I fixed that in my Majestic Wilderlands supplement and in my free basic rules.

http://www.batintheattic.com/downloads/MW%20Majestic%20Fantasy%20Basic%20RPG%20Rev%2008.pdf

In combat or where failure has consequences most abilities (Stealth, Haggling, Climbing, Legerdemain) require you to roll 15+ to succeed.

To the die roll the burglar will likely add a +1 or +2 due to high dexterity. In addition burglars has 8 bonus points to spend among burglar abilities. Plus 2 free bonuses among any other ability. You can't spend more than half of your total bonus on a single ability. So a 1st level Burglars could have a +4 Legerdemain thus giving them a +5 or +6 which means they often have a 50% or better chance of success at first level.

Quote from: estar;1093411I fixed that in my Majestic Wilderlands supplement and in my free basic rules.

http://www.batintheattic.com/downloads/MW%20Majestic%20Fantasy%20Basic%20RPG%20Rev%2008.pdf

In combat or where failure has consequences most abilities (Stealth, Haggling, Climbing, Legerdemain) require you to roll 15+ to succeed.

To the die roll the burglar will likely add a +1 or +2 due to high dexterity. In addition burglars has 8 bonus points to spend among burglar abilities. Plus 2 free bonuses among any other ability. You can't spend more than half of your total bonus on a single ability. So a 1st level Burglars could have a +4 Legerdemain thus giving them a +5 or +6 which means they often have a 50% or better chance of success at first level.

Not bad!

For me, while I started gaming in the late 80s/early 90s, DnD was not a game I played until much much later. So for me, retro clones are like this amazing new thing. LotFP pretty much got me back into RPGs, DCC has pushed me along, and I'm excited to play Old School Essentials when the kickstarter ships. I already have all the Wormskin zines and that particular setting is fascinating to me.

That isn't to say Im into all retroclones. I regret buying into the last S&W kickstarter because I was very disappointed in the game. Vanilla as fuck. Boring adventures. Overpriced compared to better products from other publishers.

As far as what I want in the future, GIANT FUCKING ROBOTS. Macross style mecha. Stars Without Number but with less universe building and more robot combat action. Don't need the J-Pop and romantic subplots. Science fiction seemed to be much more common in rpgs in the 80s and 90s. Whether it was Cyberpunk, Ninjas & Superspies (that would be an awesome basis for a new RPG), Mechwarrior, or Mekton. There just seemed to be more variety than the current, "everything is fantasy," thing we got going on.