Ran an in-person game of #OldSchoolEssentials at my local #RedBoxRheinMain open table, tonight. I’m so glad that I turned to open table gaming in 2023. Since then, I met a bunch of super nice people at our #valravn online open table. I work full time and have a kid (❤️), but open table gaming helps me pursuing the beloved hobby to an astonishing degree. Can’t spend a whole day playing hours long #ttrpgs on weekends 🥱, but checking in for a 2.5 hrs session on a workday: with ease
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I do have to wonder why I keep buying new versions of the same game over and over just because I like the art.
On the left "White Box - Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game" in its first edition (version 1.4) which i already had, on the right is version 2. I'm not actually sure what the difference is besides some art.
The game is your run of the mill #dnd white box #osr clone based on Swords & Wizardry. The main point is the price though, this was under 7eur on Amazon. And it's a complete game.
On my shelf I have the collector's version of Classic Fantasy, the collector's version of Advanced Fantasy, the Classic Fantasy boxed set, the Advanced Fantasy boxed set, and the Czech version of Classic Fantasy, which I got as an author's copy for translation.
There are never enough different versions of the same rules!
I was flipping through the Old School Essentials box set with my 5yo son and 8yo daughter. They were particularly impressed respectively by the dragon turtle and the gelatinous cube... and now they're playing dragon turtle vs gelatinous cube.