Quote from: trechriron;1055296I like this, except I worry it could have Nazi-sounding implications...

OSS were actually fighting Nazis. The Office of Strategic Services was a forerunner of the CIA, did a bunch of cool spy stuff during WW2. Even considered a wacky plan to spike Hitler's food with estrogen so that he would lose his mustache.

Quote from: Joey2k;1055360OSS were actually fighting Nazis. The Office of Strategic Services was a forerunner of the CIA, did a bunch of cool spy stuff during WW2. Even considered a wacky plan to spike Hitler's food with estrogen so that he would lose his mustache.

OK Then, I'm in. Now to make the web banners...

If you made a game that just had the six ability scores ranged from 3-18, with modifiers, AC, hit points, D20-based rolling mechanics, and a saving throw system, it could be OSR.

But as soon as you have a system where those core details are not present, it can't really be OSR. At most, it can be OSR-adjacent.

You are 100% correct RPGPundit, it is not in anyway OSR, and you shouldn't worry your pretty little head about it anymore.

Just wanted to point out that SS&SS is exactly what I was talking about when I stated about 6 to 9 months ago that I wanted my rpg rules to be under 64 pages. Just ordered the hard copy and waiting to start a campaign with it...

I wasn't making any judgment on the quality of the game itself.

Quote from: Joey2k;1055291I propose Old School Style (OSS). It flows together fairly well (OSR/OSS). Or just OSR/S

I like it.

This is a great game that feels kinda like early Basic D&D with some modern bolt-on rules.

I find it much better than D&D, and this is the game that I have introduced to early teens who want to get into RPGs.

It feels more early TSR D&D than anything else, but I like it much better in terms of game play and simplicity.
I also like the fact you can have 0-level funnel like DCC, and the fact hat Sorcery mishaps are also very DCC.

I don't view OSR as exclusively D&D clones, as a T&T clone or RQ1/2 clone could also be OSR. However this game is not OSR despite its vibe, as even the core D20 roll is different to the usual way D20 rolls are done, and the AC is dramatically different as well.

So while this feels like perhaps the best OSR style game I have seen, it is in fact not technically  OSR

So The Pundit was right by pointing that out.

However the important thing is that this is a great little game, and absolutely worth checking out!

OSA: Old School Adjacent?