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[OSE] I got to play OSE finally

Started by GhostNinja, June 03, 2024, 10:53:43 AM

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Exploderwizard

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June 07, 2024, 10:37:37 AM
I enjoy advanced OSE a lot more than AD&D. You have all the cool stuff, like seperate race & class , with a smoother playing gaming system without all the funky corner case rules. Anything from AD&D that I do want, such as spells and magic items, I can just bring them on in and it still works. Getting prepped for a new campaign soon.
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GhostNinja

#16
June 07, 2024, 11:07:13 AM
Quote from: Zenoguy3 on June 06, 2024, 02:12:31 PMOSE is great as a translation of B/X to English from High Gygaxian. That's what makes it such a good baseline for OSR games, since it is the very essence of OSR, with no filler.
I think anybody that wants to get into OSR should start by playing at least a few games of OSE, and move on from there.

Well I definitely would look at other OSR games for other genres but as far as fantasy gaming, OSE is all I need.

Quote from: Zenoguy3 on June 06, 2024, 02:12:31 PMDCC definitely has a fair number of rules that can bog the game down, and I think the whole dice chain concept is too cute by half. I personally like the funnel rule, but I can see people preferring it to be an optional rule as opposed to the baseline.

The rule is one of the major reasons I would never play DCC again.  It's just stupid.  If I want to play someone with no power who is just a person, well I do that every day being me.
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GhostNinja

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June 07, 2024, 11:09:08 AM
Quote from: Exploderwizard on June 07, 2024, 10:37:37 AMI enjoy advanced OSE a lot more than AD&D. You have all the cool stuff, like seperate race & class , with a smoother playing gaming system without all the funky corner case rules. Anything from AD&D that I do want, such as spells and magic items, I can just bring them on in and it still works. Getting prepped for a new campaign soon.

Yeah I am playing in a AD&D 2e game and I have to admit, I prefer OSE over AD&D.  There is just something about AD&D that just doesn't do it for me.  But hey, everyone is different.
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Zenoguy3

#18
June 07, 2024, 11:10:43 AM
Quote from: Exploderwizard on June 07, 2024, 10:37:37 AMI enjoy advanced OSE a lot more than AD&D. You have all the cool stuff, like seperate race & class , with a smoother playing gaming system without all the funky corner case rules. Anything from AD&D that I do want, such as spells and magic items, I can just bring them on in and it still works. Getting prepped for a new campaign soon.

Have you check out Dragonslayer? It matches pretty close to exactly what you're talking about. Although if your already adept at porting AD&D stuff into an OSE game, you probably don't need a book that does it for you, kek.

GhostNinja

#19
June 07, 2024, 11:31:46 AM
Quote from: Zenoguy3 on June 07, 2024, 11:10:43 AMHave you check out Dragonslayer? It matches pretty close to exactly what you're talking about. Although if your already adept at porting AD&D stuff into an OSE game, you probably don't need a book that does it for you, kek.

I haven't actually.  With all of the old B/X stuff available and all of the OSE stuff available and the material I can bolt in, OSE does all the fantasy I need.
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Man at Arms

#20
June 08, 2024, 04:12:23 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on June 07, 2024, 11:07:13 AM
Quote from: Zenoguy3 on June 06, 2024, 02:12:31 PMOSE is great as a translation of B/X to English from High Gygaxian. That's what makes it such a good baseline for OSR games, since it is the very essence of OSR, with no filler.
I think anybody that wants to get into OSR should start by playing at least a few games of OSE, and move on from there.

Well I definitely would look at other OSR games for other genres but as far as fantasy gaming, OSE is all I need.

Quote from: Zenoguy3 on June 06, 2024, 02:12:31 PMDCC definitely has a fair number of rules that can bog the game down, and I think the whole dice chain concept is too cute by half. I personally like the funnel rule, but I can see people preferring it to be an optional rule as opposed to the baseline.

The rule is one of the major reasons I would never play DCC again.  It's just stupid.  If I want to play someone with no power who is just a person, well I do that every day being me.


Yep!!!

Brad

#21
June 08, 2024, 08:37:41 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on June 07, 2024, 11:09:08 AMYeah I am playing in a AD&D 2e game and I have to admit, I prefer OSE over AD&D.  There is just something about AD&D that just doesn't do it for me.  But hey, everyone is different.

Real AD&D (1st) is the best RPG ever created. Preferring something a little simpler is not bad, but eventually you'll come around.
It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

GhostNinja

#22
June 09, 2024, 10:11:13 AM
Quote from: Brad on June 08, 2024, 08:37:41 PMReal AD&D (1st) is the best RPG ever created. Preferring something a little simpler is not bad, but eventually you'll come around.

Played 1st edition and I hated it because of how poorly it is organized.  Gary Gygax had a lot of talents, organization is not one of them
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