Back to OSR rule sets and things ...where do you find OSR games and retro goodness, why Lulu of course.  I just followed R.C. Pinnell's link from the classifieds here and picked up his extended Giant's Series plus his basic module:

http://stores.lulu.com/worldofthorkhammer

I already had G4 but was unaware that he had published further mods in the series.

I used code "santa305" to get 20% off my purchase.  This code is suppose to expire July 31.  Here is the kicker for you guys in the US, you can also apply code "FREESHIP" and get free shipping in the US on purchases over $19, which sadly I wasn't able to do.  But that's pretty good 20% + free shipping at Lulu.  Here is a link to the Old School Renaissance Group on Lulu:

http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fOwner ... nerID=4672

Of note John Adams of Brave Halfling Publishing has knocked 15% off the Swords & Wizardry White Box hardcover, so combined with the above coupons you can get this for over 35% discount.

Ak'Ptui wrote:I used code "santa305" to get 20% off my purchase.  This code is suppose to expire July 31.  Here is the kicker for you guys in the US, you can also apply code "FREESHIP" and get free shipping in the US on purchases over $19, which sadly I wasn't able to do.  But that's pretty good 20% + free shipping at Lulu.

No, you can't.  Lulu takes only one discount code at a time.  Unless someone has found a way to do so - then please let me know!

Ak'Ptui wrote:Not a retro game or clone per say, but my vote for best rules would be for some musings by a fellow called Jason Cone titled Philotomy's OD&D Musings over at http://www.philotomy.com/ .  

Same chap, as you state as here

http://knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb3/view ... =philotomy

interesting reading  

Lulu is stupid.

ashmire13 wrote:Bizarrely, buying OSRIC paperback from Lulu at £10.90, gives me a shipping option at just £2.99, or a guaranteed tracking option at £6.99.

If I go for the Economy edition at £7.96, shipping is lowest at £8.99 or tracked at £27.99!!  

Apparently, due to printing locations for Economy over paperback. Paperback option it is then!  

Good God, man.  Is the economy edition hardback?  Or do they throw in a bottle of bourbon or something?  That's messed up.

Keith the Thief wrote:
Good God, man.  Is the economy edition hardback?  Or do they throw in a bottle of bourbon or something?  That's messed up.

Economy is printed on cheaper paper and softcover.
Due to where its printed, cost to ship to the UK is subsequently more.

Doubtless.

Just a little bit insulted. No grudge, really.

Double post.  Ignore

Ak'Ptui wrote:
I can see where you'd be bugged by that ...be like spelling Gary's name as "Gyjax" or something in a work, then letting it stand.  I've shot a message over to Jason Vey who hosts the files and who I believe distills the pdfs to make a correction.  Hopefully it gets corrected and  I won't mention the work again until they do.

Sorry.

I had no idea this error was in there and am fixing it now in the PDF version with sincerest apologies to Frank--I need to mention that nothing in the PDF is my work and Philotomy and I aren't the same person.  All I did was PDF his website and add a table of contents, with his kind permission.  

If it makes you feel any better, I once referred to him as Philotomy Juggernaut on RPGNet

[EDIT] The PDF version has been fixed.  Philotomy will have to take care of the errors on his website.  Again, to Frank my sincerest apologies.

[EDIT 2]Actually, it looks like at some point Philotomy took the entire "What this site is not about" section down, so the typo no longer exists on his site.