Brett's Blog Old School Renaissance Jun 11, 2013 | 9:21 pm I must admit that I am somewhat drawn to the old school renaissance (OSR). That is, clones and variations of the original D&D rules sets. That's one reason I created Treasure Awaits! -- to get that old school feel, but without D&D mechanics. The other day, I discovered an OSR game that only uses 2d6. No d10s, d20s, etc. It's called Fenris 2d6, and it's put together really well. It's not a direct clone, but takes bits from here and bits from there. The basic task mechanic uses 2d6 and a table. The table provides a target number based on the character's attribute vs a difficulty or contesting character's attribute. The only way you can do it when D&D attribute ratings are used. It is well written. A lot of thought has clearly gone into it. It also focuses on only three classes: warriors, mystics, and magicians -- and four ethnicities: dwarfs, elves, halflings, and humans. Alignment is also handled intelligently. The download is only $2.99 and softcover is in the works by the author. If you like OSR games, but not a cookie-cutter d20, give this a shot. LINK 7 Comments | Add Comment | Permanent Link | Return to Overview skathros Commented: Jun 12, 2013 | 8:45 pm Fenris is a nice game... ...but TA! does "old-school" perfectly! Brett Commented: Jun 13, 2013 | 2:13 am Nice ;) Sigmund Commented: Jun 14, 2013 | 11:38 am Back to work Brett! More TA stuff, STAT! :wink: paraplegic racehorse Commented: Jun 18, 2013 | 6:28 pm I agree with Sigmund. I'm looking forward to more TA. I think you should shuffle your TA priority lie just behind the Solo Wargaming product (which I'd like to pre-order, but the system won't let me.) More gear! More spells! More monsters! Published dungeons! Okay, I'll help with some of this stuff, if you want. I think I'm coming up on some available time in the relatively near future. I think TA is the best thing to hit the market, in terms of simple RPGs for the older and/or irregular player(s), since Tunnels & Trolls (just got the new version. Participated in the Kickstarter. Haven't looked through it, yet, but I'm excited.) Brett Commented: Jun 18, 2013 | 7:25 pm Well, Submariners is mostly done, so it's the easiest to get released. Expanded could wait until after TA!. If anyone wants to help, I'm all for it. I just need to finish this Solo Wargaming Guide before I can think about it. Thanks. Brett Commented: Aug 15, 2013 | 2:36 am EarthAD.2 Expanded is almost out of the way, so I can concentrate on Treasure Awaits! next. paraplegic racehorse, shoot me some ideas if you want. Brett Commented: Oct 01, 2013 | 2:02 pm If anyone wants to submit dungeons, I'll publish some freebies. Add Comment