I will soon, on lulu.com, order a copy of Petty Gods, and a cool-looking monster book which name I forgot. But I don't want to order just a couple of books.
Is there any other cool OSR book available on lulu that I should be aware of?
On the top of my head:
Whitehack (64 pages OSR rpg, luxury hardback)gets some positive hype, but is somewhat expensive.
The Advanced Adventures line.
Dragon de Poche 1 e 2 /Nanochrome by John Grumph.
EDIT: I recomend Grumph's stuff it's rather inexpensive, is well designed and has totally awesome art
Yoon-Suin by David McGrogan is supposed to be very good, it's old school fantasy based on Tibet of all places. I ordered it a few days ago so I certainly hope it lives up to the rave reviews.
Yoon Suin, for sure.
Mad Monks of Kwantoom has some really cool stuff in it (reusable in other genre/systems).
The Creature Compendium is chock-full of interesting beasties.
Stuff I (some random guy) would suggest.
The Fight On! compilations are crammed with OSR goodness. They had free issues up at one point, I can't find them if they are still up. You can buy individual issues but the compilations are where it's at IMO. Issues 1-4 (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ignatius-umlaut/fight-on-compiled-compilation-4/paperback/product-15712103.html), Issues 5-8 (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ignatius-umlaut/fight-on-foliated-folio-8/paperback/product-18953657.html)
If you are in to hex crawls John Stater has been turning out issues of NOD (http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/jmstater) since 2010 that cover various sections of his fantasy world in a "Wilderlands of High Fantasy" style. He has a couple of free issues so you can try before you buy: Issue 1 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/22tddt5e2kx/NOD_Issue1_May2010.pdf), Issue 6 (http://www.mediafire.com/download/22tddt5e2kx/NOD_Issue1_May2010.pdf)
Anomalous Subsurface Environment (http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/PatW) - "Gonzo" setting and dungeon. I my favorite bit is the setting. Very BX D&D meets Gamma World. The dungeon part is fine too though. I don't have the 2nd module but I recommend the first.
Quote from: Necrozius;832857Mad Monks of Kwantoom has some really cool stuff in it (reusable in other genre/systems).
I second this opinion. Got the PDF on Drivethru's Nepal Bundle, really creative and weird ideas to use for almost anything.
Dyson's Delve was my favourite recent Lulu purchase. All my other OSR stuff came off amazon. :)
Yoon-Suin
Dyson's Delves I and Dyson's Delves II
Petty Gods
Creature Compendium
D30 DM's Companion
D30 Sandbox Companion
Teratic Tome
Anomalous Subsurface Environment (levels 1-3 are what I have, over two books)
That's just stuff I purchases on Lulu recently....there's lots more
Among the magazines over there, look for Knockspell, Fight On!, and Nod by Jon Stater
Pimping my own shite . . .
Redwald (http://www.lulu.com/shop/lee-reynoldson/raedwald/paperback/product-21365867.html)
which needs . . .
Heroes & Other Worlds (http://www.lulu.com/shop/cr-brandon/heroes-other-worlds-adventure-game/paperback/product-20975753.html)
I swear by Dyson's Delves, Anomalous Subsurface Environment and the Tomes of the Grotesque & Dungeonesque.
I'll second
Yoon-Suin,
Dyson's Delves and
Mad Monks of Kwantoom. Also, if Fire on the Velvet Horizon (https://www.lulu.com/shop/scrap-princess-and-patrick-stuart/fire-on-the-velvet-horizon/paperback/product-22094199.html) isn't the cool-looking monster book you're thinking of, it should be.
Quote from: artikid;832845Whitehack (64 pages OSR rpg, luxury hardback)gets some positive hype, but is somewhat expensive.
The Advanced Adventures line.
Honestly Whitehack left me cold. I wasn't tempted to convert over, and nothing grabbed me as material to port. I'm not saying it's not well done, but when it came out I think it got oversold a little by the OSR community's habit of saying "this is awesome!" without saying what it actually
is. But, if you're in the market for a 64 page clone/heartbreaker, it is awesome and you should check it out.
I got all three Advanced Adventures Compendiums during a major sale on hard cover books. I'd really only expect to run a couple adventures out of each without major revision, but for context I don't often care for published modules to begin with, so this constitutes praise of a kind. I'm actually happy with the purchase at the sale price, but at $150 for the whole line in hardcopy I hesitate to recommend full retail. Either wait for a good sale or comb through reviews to get individual pdfs of the best ones.
Quote from: Saladman;832933Honestly Whitehack left me cold. I wasn't tempted to convert over, and nothing grabbed me as material to port. I'm not saying it's not well done, but when it came out I think it got oversold a little by the OSR community's habit of saying "this is awesome!" without saying what it actually is. But, if you're in the market for a 64 page clone/heartbreaker, it is awesome and you should check it out.
I'm on the other side of Whitehack (which is fine; different flavors for different folks). I do find the writing very clean, and integrated roll (roll under, "blackjack" style) and tags (groups, to cover species, vocation) especially work for me. I really dig how it works out for Armor Class and combat (roll above the monster's AC, but equal or under your AV). I really liked that it dumped spells lists (and therefore pages of traditional retroclone inclusion) for improv style. I found the campaign concept and adventures catchy (even if I won't use them).
I'm planning out its use with Yoon-Suin, actually, and have been finding it my "go to" when thinking OSR lately.
Quote from: Molotov;832939I'm on the other side of Whitehack (which is fine; different flavors for different folks). I do find the writing very clean, and integrated roll (roll under, "blackjack" style) and tags (groups, to cover species, vocation) especially work for me. I really dig how it works out for Armor Class and combat (roll above the monster's AC, but equal or under your AV). I really liked that it dumped spells lists (and therefore pages of traditional retroclone inclusion) for improv style. I found the campaign concept and adventures catchy (even if I won't use them).
Sure. I can see someone digging all of that. I might have even liked it more if I'd known that was what I was getting. My complaint is more that it wouldn't have killed the creator to put
that on the jacket, or the lulu page, or the original announcement, or somewhere
aside from a third-party comment on the second page of a forum thread somewhere.
Quote from: Saladman;832964Sure. I can see someone digging all of that. I might have even liked it more if I'd known that was what I was getting. My complaint is more that it wouldn't have killed the creator to put that on the jacket, or the lulu page, or the original announcement, or somewhere aside from a third-party comment on the second page of a forum thread somewhere.
Hello! I’m the creator of Whitehack.
I absolutely hate it that someone would feel cheated in buying my game, and am very sorry that you feel that way! But at the same time I don’t understand how it could happen, so I just have to write this:
All of what Molotov mentions was stated on whitehackrpg.wordpress.com (http://whitehackrpg.wordpress.com), on the front page, together with a full table of contents (the photo at the bottom of the page). There was also an extensive FAQ and links to 10 reviews in English of the first edition. The site was explicitly mentioned as the place to go to for more info, both in my original announcement, on the lulu sales pages and on the dustjacket. The info is still there—nothing has changed apart from some new reviews, so you can see for yourself.
I haven't labeled Whitehack a clone, as it clearly isn’t in the sense that for example LL and S&W (both *excellent* games) are, and I don't want to make someone looking for a faithful clone of some favorite system/edition disappointed. As for your heartbreaker comment, I don’t know if you are using it in a derogative sense (I can live with that :) ) or if you are saying that it is very much like other fantasy RPGs. In the latter case: Whitehack is explicitly written in the original tradition, but I have done my best to contribute something to it and I honestly think that—for good or ill—my game as a whole is a bit of its own beast. This is especially so for the Second Edition.
Again: I’m sorry you aren’t happy with your purchase, but there are quite a few people buying Whitehack atm. If you put it up on ebay I am sure you will get most of your money back.
Not osr but I imagine easy to use, the xoth.net books
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/xothpublishing
Spider god's bride is a d20 variant.
It's been out awhile, but I highly recommend Bill Logan's remastered Star Frontiers.
Isn't FH&W on lulu?
All my stuff is on Lulu. It's all retro, but opinion is divided about whether or not any of it is OSR:
Dark Dungeons (http://www.lulu.com/shop/blacky-the-blackball/dark-dungeons-softcover/paperback/product-12936088.html) - My BECMI/RC+WotI retro-clone
Darker Dungeons (http://www.lulu.com/shop/blacky-the-blackball/darker-dungeons-softcover/paperback/product-18744017.html) - A variant of Dark Dungeons containing my own house rules (chiefly a unified mechanic)
Blood, Guts & Glory (http://www.lulu.com/shop/blacky-the-blackball/blood-guts-glory-softcover/paperback/product-20459398.html) - A mash-up of Rolemaster 2e and D&D
Codename: Spandex (http://www.lulu.com/shop/blacky-the-blackball/codename-spandex-colour/paperback/product-20457313.html) - My Golden Heroes retro-clone
Masks (http://www.lulu.com/shop/blacky-the-blackball/masks/paperback/product-21407646.html) - A mash-up of Marvel Super Heroes and ICONS
FASERIP (http://www.lulu.com/shop/blacky-the-blackball/faserip/paperback/product-22131161.html) - My Marvel Super Heroes retro-clone
All of the above are sold at cost price (I don't make a penny on them - you simply pay Lulu for their printing and delivery service), and they're all also available as free PDFs from my own website (http://www.gratisgames.webspace.virginmedia.com/index.html).
God, I'm starting to sound like a spammer...
Quote from: RPGPundit;833318Isn't FH&W on lulu?
Indeed it is, but I don't plan to buy another copy (I already have seven at home).
Well, for my next order, I think it will be Petty Gods, Creature Compendium (why is there only a softcover?!), and Dark Albion of course (for a proofreading on a printed copy before the official release!). That should be enough...
And am I right that pretty soon, Dark Albion will be on Lulu?
There's also 'Mythic Russia' which isn't OSR per se but very good nonetheless. A very deep delve into Russian and eastern European folklore and myth, with well thought out focus on magic, religion and society. Easily usable for conversion to any OSR campaign.
Quote from: RPGPundit;833662And am I right that pretty soon, Dark Albion will be on Lulu?
Yeah, very soon. Working on the cover illustration right now.
Quote from: Turanil;833675Yeah, very soon. Working on the cover illustration right now.
Awesome! We're totally not shilling at all! :D
Lulus running a stackable 35% off and free shipping coupons. Is there anything people would add to this list that might have come out since the last time this was asked?
Quote from: Bunch;930712Lulus running a stackable 35% off and free shipping coupons. Is there anything people would add to this list that might have come out since the last time this was asked?
Can you post the code?
Quote from: RunningLaser;930713Can you post the code?
Yeah but it turns out they are not stackable.
NIGEL35 for 35% off
15MAILNOV for 15%off and free shipping
Quote from: Bunch;930718Yeah but it turns out they are not stackable.
NIGEL35 for 35% off
15MAILNOV for 15%off and free shipping
Thanks for posting. No worries. It pays to keep an eye on their coupon codes. Around this time of year, they start having some really sweet deals. 35% off is good- even with their shipping.
As for what OSR stuff is good? There's an on running thread for Low Fantasy Gaming right here on the site. I bought a copy with a 35% coupon and it was under $8 shipped (book is already cheap).
Our own Estar (Robert Conley) has a few of his works available there- Majestic Wilderlands, Shadow of the Demonwolf to name a couple.
Pundit has Dark Albion.
Dominique Crouzet has his awesome Fantastic Heroes & Witchery.
Quote from: Battle Mad Ronin;833669There's also 'Mythic Russia' which isn't OSR per se but very good nonetheless. A very deep delve into Russian and eastern European folklore and myth, with well thought out focus on magic, religion and society. Easily usable for conversion to any OSR campaign.
HeroQuest. Jesus Wept.
Quote from: RunningLaser;930723Our own Estar (Robert Conley) has a few of his works available there- Majestic Wilderlands, Shadow of the Demonwolf to name a couple.
Thanks for the shout out.
Here are the links folks to my books (http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?contributorId=629050).
Quote from: Bunch;930718Yeah but it turns out they are not stackable.
NIGEL35 for 35% off
15MAILNOV for 15%off and free shipping
Thanks for posting the code. I just ordered Starships & Spacemen... OSR-style Star Trek!
With free shipping and 35% off, Low Fantasy Gaming is insanely cheap!
Quote from: Psikerlord;930837With free shipping and 35% off, Low Fantasy Gaming is insanely cheap!
Not both sorry. Free shipping and 15% off or
35%off but pay for shipping.
Quote from: Bunch;930855Not both sorry. Free shipping and 15% off or
35%off but pay for shipping.
Free shipping and 15% off still brilliant!
Quote from: RPGPundit;833985Awesome! We're totally not shilling at all! :D
Shill baby shill!! :)
Quote from: Bunch;930718Yeah but it turns out they are not stackable.
NIGEL35 for 35% off
15MAILNOV for 15%off and free shipping
I didn't try but I found this info:
Quote from: http://www.justcrunch.com/?p=769At LULU, if you input codes NIGEL35 and 15MAILNOV (in that order) you can stack 35% off and free shipping. If you add in a few choice OSR items, you can really make the most of this – which pretty much represents the best offer LULU make these days.
These codes appear to work in UK and US, so you should give it a go – and make sure you enter the codes in the order shown for them to stack (they don't stack if you enter the free shipping code first).
Good luck.
I tried it like that and it didn't work for me. Your mileage may vary.
Both explicitly state they are not stackable. There may have been a bug that has since been fixed.
I tried stacking them as well and it was a no go. Maybe while pressing up, up, down, down, left-right, left-right, b-a?
They don't stack because 15MAILNOV expired yesterday.
Deep Carbon Observatory, Narcosa, Dungeon Dozen
If you like your OSR games a bit more "Planet of the Ape"-ish, Goblinoid Games' "Apes Victorious" just went up on Lulu yesterday.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-proctor/apes-victorious/paperback/product-22945688.html
Quote from: sniderman;931124If you like your OSR games a bit more "Planet of the Ape"-ish, Goblinoid Games' "Apes Victorious" just went up on Lulu yesterday.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-proctor/apes-victorious/paperback/product-22945688.html
I may have to get this.
Quote from: Krimson;931148I may have to get this.
Well, it's already incredibly low-priced ($12.99). With the current 35% off Lulu coupon code of NIGEL35, that brings it down to around $8.50 plus shipping. So, yeah, great price.
Quote from: sniderman;931167Well, it's already incredibly low-priced ($12.99). With the current 35% off Lulu coupon code of NIGEL35, that brings it down to around $8.50 plus shipping. So, yeah, great price.
I try and get all the Goblinoid stuff in print and this looks like a fun book.
Quote from: sniderman;931124If you like your OSR games a bit more "Planet of the Ape"-ish, Goblinoid Games' "Apes Victorious" just went up on Lulu yesterday.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-proctor/apes-victorious/paperback/product-22945688.html
I have the PDF. It is very much Planet of the Apes done with basic D&D mechanics. Jolly good fun in my book. This is one of those games that does one thing and does it well. Very much a '70s ski-fi vibe through out.
Now that the print version is up, I must go to Lulu.
Quote from: sniderman;931167Well, it's already incredibly low-priced ($12.99). With the current 35% off Lulu coupon code of NIGEL35, that brings it down to around $8.50 plus shipping. So, yeah, great price.
Well I went ahead and ordered it. Apparently I was also looking at Low Fantasy Gaming the other day, and was kind of too lazy to remove it from my shopping cart so I guess I am getting that too. :D
Anything by Dyson Logos is pure gold and of great use. Buy now!
Still working: NIGEL35 then 1STDAYMAIL (must be that order) is 35% off plus free shipping.
Getting Deep Carbon Observatory and Nowhere City Nights for DCC.
I just bought Low Fantasy and The Nightmares Underneath in print, both of which I would recommend. And Under the Moons of Zoon, while we were at it, which I believe is enough old-school enough to be in this thread:).
There's also Spellcraft and Swordplay, if you're into stuff inspired by Chainmail, though I decided I didn't need that one in print, since I already have the PDF;).
My copy of For Gold & Glory just shipped today.