WEDNESDAY-OVER THE HUMP DAY

Here's the latest from around the blogosphere:

Thought this was worth a look:

What are the differences between Holmes, Moldvay, and Mentzer D&D? Also, which one came first?

http://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/2089/what-are-the-differences-between-holmes-moldvay-and-mentzer-dd

I'd be curious as to how accurate this is. From first glance it seemed pretty dead on.

I like this next one because it doesn't depend on a server side script to run, but runs from the hard drive:

3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons Character Generator 4.7

http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/3rd-Edition-Dungeons-and-Dragons-Character-Generator-Download-17538.html

Found the G+ gaming idea is spreading over at Digital Trends:

Will Google+ pass the Dungeons & Dragons test?

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/will-google-pass-the-dungeons-dragons-test/

I guess in this day of G+ night and day gaming that PBEM is kind of the 'old school' of internet gaming. For those inclined here is a page of tools to keep things moving:

PBE Games: Home

What's Here?

Randomizers

The Dice Roller - A full-featured email dice roller for all your play by email, fantasy league, and play by post needs. Includes support for most dice formats and modifiers. All rolls are signed and can be verified on-site.

The FUDGE RPG Dice Roller - An email dice roller specifically designed to support the FUDGE RPG. All rolls are signed and can be verified on-site.

The Fate RPG Dice Roller - An email dice roller specifically designed to support the Fate RPG. All rolls are signed and can be verified on-site.

List Randomizer - Randomize arbitrary lists of entries. Useful for randomizing draft or turn orders.

CardBot - An email-capable dealer supporting a variety of hand-types and multi-deck play. All dealt hands can be verified on-site.
RPG Tools

Character Generator - A character generator compatible with Castles & Crusades, D&D, Labyrinth Lord, Swords & Wizardry, or any other retro-clone game.

NPC Trait Generator - Based on the NPC trait tables in the 1st edition AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide.

NPC Name Generator - Random names using letter frequencies from existing languages.

Gem Generator - Random gemstone generator.

Traveller World Builder - A world creator for use with the Traveller RPG.

Diaspora Cluster Builder - A cluster builder for use with the Diaspora RPG.
Miscellaneous

Verifier - Verify emailed dice rolls or card hands via a simple web interface, insuring the honesty of generated results.

RPG Freebies - Free resources for role-playing games.

Archives - A look back at the past, archival copies of the rules for the play by email games Eldritch, Monsters! and Iron Kings.
The Blog

Random Diversions - Our blog about gaming, with a focus on pen and paper RPGs and PC gaming.

The following is what caught my eye originally:

Character Generator
Instructions

This character generator will generate character rolls for the six traditional attributes used in role-playing games such as Castles & Crusades, D&D, Labyrinth Lord, Swords & Wizardry, and many others. To use the generator, simply fill out the fields below and hit Submit.

This takes you to this generator:

http://www.pbegames.com/chardnd/

And the front page is here:

http://www.pbegames.com/

Thanks to Underworld Kingdom for this one:

Multinauts


http://multinauts.com/theshow.html

If you like your low budget sci-fi chessy with extra cheese you are going to love this :)

Are You Old School? A Peek into the OSR

This piece from earlier in the year shares a perspective from outside the core universe of this community and shows that people are starting to realize that the OSR is a whole lot more than most people thought.

This in particular has been a hard idea to get across to fans of new school gaming:

On average, OSR folks aren’t out there on message boards bashing Dungeons & Dragons 4E. In fact, many are only peripherally aware there is a D&D 4E. They’re more concerned with playing the game they love. They haven’t followed D&D, for the most part, since before 3E.


http://rpgdigest.com/2011/08/25/old-school-renaissance/

Ok, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you may hurl things at the screen (not responsible for any damage do to hurling) but that's the Wednesday wrap. Soon it will be the weekend...just a little longer...