Yesterday I found the OSR resource center maintained by Richard J. LeBlanc.
It is has a nice breakdown of the various resource to the following sections: "Mapping", "Dungeon Filler", "Characters", "Forms/Records", "OSR Groups", and "Rules/Systems".
The first three sections are mostly random generators, mixed with some downloads. The "Forms/Records" section has downloadable PDFs to fill.
While the "Rules/Systems" is not as complete as some other lists (compare to OSR resources on the Mage of the Striped Tower, or D&D Retroclones on the Taxidermic Owlbear), it is easier to read (well laid out).
All and all a very nice resource.
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Showing posts with label free. Show all posts
Monday, February 3, 2014
Android RPG tools review 1
Last week I got a new phone, an Android device (my first Android device). Like most RPG geeks my first thought was, what cool apps for RPG can I install on my new toy?
This is the first of a number of reviews about various apps I've tried.
The first app I would like to review is Pocket Tabletop RPG Helper. From the description I expected a PC sheet display app, but that is not the case. This app is used for tracking some stats in combat, with a minimalist dice roller.
The minimalist dice roller let you roll a variable amount of one of the standard dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, d100) with one modifier.
The stats on the tracker page are not configurable, and the roller on the tracking pages are not even more limited than on the 'Dice Roller' page. For example the D20 tracker page has HP (max, and current), ammo count for two weapons, initiative count and spells per day for all spell levels. The tracker will not remember the last settings used on the page (like HP or spells per day), so using the dice roller page and going back to the tracker you will have to enter all the stats again.
The UI is usable, but not very inviting. You have to go to the 'main' page to navigate between the various pages.
I'm afraid I was very disappointed.
Price: Free (ads supported)
Style: 1 (of 5)
Usability: 1 (of 5)
This is the first of a number of reviews about various apps I've tried.
The first app I would like to review is Pocket Tabletop RPG Helper. From the description I expected a PC sheet display app, but that is not the case. This app is used for tracking some stats in combat, with a minimalist dice roller.
The minimalist dice roller let you roll a variable amount of one of the standard dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, d100) with one modifier.
The stats on the tracker page are not configurable, and the roller on the tracking pages are not even more limited than on the 'Dice Roller' page. For example the D20 tracker page has HP (max, and current), ammo count for two weapons, initiative count and spells per day for all spell levels. The tracker will not remember the last settings used on the page (like HP or spells per day), so using the dice roller page and going back to the tracker you will have to enter all the stats again.
The UI is usable, but not very inviting. You have to go to the 'main' page to navigate between the various pages.
I'm afraid I was very disappointed.
Price: Free (ads supported)
Style: 1 (of 5)
Usability: 1 (of 5)
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Free resources
Everybody loves free resources. I know I do, and I really like to find more and more free resources on the web.
Actually I think that I have bookmarked, downloaded, etc. too many free resources. So many that I have a problem knowing what I have, what I've bookmarked, and what's new.
I need a system for indexing or searching all of the free resources. Anyone knows such a system? Any suggestions will be welcome.
I was a bit surprised to find the The Frugal GM blog, I thought that I was aware of most blogs collecting free resources relating to OSR, but it turns out I was wrong.
The Frugal GM collects free resources found on the web, and reviews them. Very handy.
Actually I think that I have bookmarked, downloaded, etc. too many free resources. So many that I have a problem knowing what I have, what I've bookmarked, and what's new.
I need a system for indexing or searching all of the free resources. Anyone knows such a system? Any suggestions will be welcome.
I was a bit surprised to find the The Frugal GM blog, I thought that I was aware of most blogs collecting free resources relating to OSR, but it turns out I was wrong.
The Frugal GM collects free resources found on the web, and reviews them. Very handy.
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