The OSR, or Old School Renaissance (or Revolution, or Revival, or whatever your "R" word of choice may be) was once a movement created by aficionados of the original versions of D&D to recreate the experience of that game through new publications. It's arguable where it started--some cite OSRIC, while others cite Castles & Crusades as the beginning of it. Still others have their own ideas. In the end, there was never a really organzied movement. OSR became sort of an identity, a shared language shortcut for "what this game offers." Unfortunately, that shared identity became diluted over the years, and has even had its share of controversy--largely a case of a few bad apples ruining it for the whole class, because people on the outside seem to have a problem with the idea that one guy doesn't represent the majority. In any case, the question often arises with companies like Elf Lair, who produce games that use mechanics which are distinctly infl...

The New Class of Old School is Back! Sorry for the delay in posting the good news, folks...busy weekend. I'm pleased to announce that at 11:59 PM, on October 31, Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars officially FUNDED ON KICKSTARTER! This was a huge deal for me and I'm super excited to announce that this marks what I hope will be a prosperous new era for  Elf Lair Games . We started strong back in 2010 with the release of  Spellcraft & Swordplay , which was honestly rather cobbled together. I should have gone head to the ground and plowed forward at that time, but I had little ambition of becoming an actual company then, so I let it run its course. It's still selling to this day, which is a testament to the game itself. Now, I'm taking everything I've learned over the past 22 years of game design and ten-plus years of OD&D study at places like the  ODD74 Forums , and applying it to a brand new house system for Elf Lair Games. O.G.R.E.S.,...

Sorry for the delay in posting the good news, folks...busy weekend. I'm pleased to announce that at 11:59 PM, on October 31, Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars officially FUNDED ON KICKSTARTER! This was a huge deal for me and I'm super excited to announce that this marks what I hope will be a prosperous new era for Elf Lair Games . We started strong back in 2010 with the release of Spellcraft & Swordplay , which was honestly rather cobbled together. I should have gone head to the ground and plowed forward at that time, but I had little ambition of becoming an actual company then, so I let it run its course. It's still selling to this day, which is a testament to the game itself. Now, I'm taking everything I've learned over the past 22 years of game design and ten-plus years of OD&D study at places like the ODD74 Forums , and applying it to a brand new house system for Elf Lair Games. O.G.R.E.S., or the Oldschool Generic Roleplaying Engin...