Recently a new version has come out called Swords & Wizardry Continual Light.
It is intended as a even more rules lite version of S&W, but more than S&W Light.
This is something as S&W is already pretty rules lite.
http://www.tenkarstavern.com/2017/02/what-is-swords-wizardry-continual-light.html
After reading, I can see the differences pretty clearly between the different rule sets.
My overall consensus is that this is a neat little rule set and would appeal to new players and crusty grognards alike.
Good Stuff
- I like the adventure/level dynamic that replaces experience points.
- It is very bare bones and doesn't waste time with tons of descriptive verbiage which is refreshing
- Good Proofreading, I did not see any obvious typos, spelling errors, or grammar issues in my first pass.
- Great Cover
- Fun Artwork, Page 11 especially
Bad Stuff
- Inconsistent Movement - NPC & Monsters have movement of 9,12,18 but PC's have movement of 90' 120' etc
- The layout is subpar, several blank pages for no obvious reasons, lack of page numbers
- Text in some of the sections is smashed together but more evenly spaced in others.
- Too much artwork for no apparent reason
- The style & ascetic of the cover is not evident in the interior
- The character sheet in the back is pretty generic and uninspiring.
Other Stuff
- Descending/ Ascending AC, wish they would have just picked one and have the other in a different section as optional rules
- Missed opportunity to try a different format. Could have tried a LBB style or something different
- If using a standard letter sized page, with they would have included page numbers and consider using columns on some of the sections
- The entire document looks like it was cobbled together from different source materials. It could have used some smoothing.
- For a rules lite system, it still holds on to some of the clunkier aspects of old D&D. Turning Tables and Thief abilities. Wish they would have made the turn undead a simple roll with a target number modified by the monsters HD. Condense all rogue abilities into just two skills: Thievery & Stealth
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