I'll be running two Paizo Pathfinder modules using the M20 Hard Core rules for my regular Monday game. I picked M20 because some players have expressed their unhappiness about power gaming, buffing, and magic item inflation in our two year D&D 3.5 campaign. Using very simple rules I had hoped to sidestep these issues, because there is very little to powergame.

My M20 Hard Core rules ready for some playtesting. Basically I've taken M20, made some changes based on M74 plus some other stuff in order to make M20 even more old school than it already is. Quick summary: No skills, no rogues, all weapons do 1d6, wizards limited to six spell levels, clerics limited to five spell levels and a very restricted spell list, an encumbrance system based on 12 item slots…

I've been reading Grognardia which is all about old school gaming. He mentions OD&D a lot. It occurs to me that we can just replace OD&D with M20 and skip all the nostalgia (because I certainly didn't play D&D in the seventies).

It's a philosophy of game design and game play that emphasizes loose rules, the sovereign authority of the referee, and player skill over notions of "balance," "story," or "fun."

My real RPG related blog is part of my personal wiki.

The old site was quirky and often unavailable, but I sure loved the wiki. :)