Expanded Microlite81 Complete Digest/Epub Version Now Available
Unlike most of the games I write, Microlite81 Complete is a complete game with complete descriptions of spells, monsters, and magic tems instead of the short one ot two sentence descriptions. There are even examples of play and information for the GM on how to create dungeons and wilderness areas. Microlite81 Complete also does not assume an experienced GM who has access to better descriptions of spells, monsters, and magic treasure in the SRD or in other old school books. This tablet/epub version of Microlite81 Complete includes some new and revised material not included in the free "condensed type" version.
Microlite81 Complete includes everything one needs to play except dice and paper. The 480+ page illustrated digest-sized rulebook -- designed for easy reading on tablets -- includes:
- Simple Character Creation Rules: Roll 4 attributes and select a class, and alignment (and background if using the Extended Rules Set).
- Standard Classes: Fighter, Magic-User, Cleric, Thief, Dwarf, Elf, Halfling
- Two short sets of "core" rules: standard and extended. The standard rules are less complex while the extended rules incorporate many of the author's house rules)
- Extended rules include backgrounds which provide a simple and fast way to factor in a character's culture and non-class-related a abilities without including a complex skill system.
- Simple and fast-playing combat system -- which tracks physical damage (aka body points) separately from luck/skill/fatigue (aka hit point) damage if the extended rules are used.
- Hit points recover with a night’s rest. As in Microlite20, spells cost hit points to cast. Actual wounds recover more slowly. (Optional rules for more standard "fire-and-forget" magic are included for those who prefer "Vancian" magic.)
- Rules for hirelings, monster reactions (not every monster wants to fight), morale (not every monster fights to the death), strongholds, magic research, and more.
- Optional rules for character advantages and disadvantages, character goals and personality traits, fire-and-forget magic, traditional saving throws, psionics, divine intervention, and more
- A complete list of spells, monsters, and treasure with detailed descriptions and random tables for monsters and treasure
- Compatible with most other B/X or BECMI based games and adventures: both old and new
- This tablet/epub edition of Microlite20 Complete includes 25 new lower level monsters and a few additional rules sections not included in the free version of Microlite81 Complete.
An epub version of Microlite74 Extended is also included, although the formatting is not as nice. Note that this file contains tables and many epub readers display tables in a single column unreadable mess. Epub reader software designed to display epub3 files usually have no problem with the tables. Calibre displays this epub file well on Windows PCs and Gitden reader displays it fine (if slowly) on android. There is an IOS version of Gitden Reader for Apple devices, but it has not been tested. Note that tables in epub files do not adapt well to small screen devices.
You get both the digest-sized pdf and the epub version when you buy the digest/epub version of Microlite81 Complete for $9.95. Text corrections made in this edition will be backported to the "pay what you want" condensed type version of Microlite20 Complete in the near future. The new rules sections and the new monsters, however, will only ber available in this digest/epub edition.
You can get a copy of the new digist/epub version edition of Microlite81 Complete on its page on RPGNow for only $9.95. RetroRoleplaying Cancer Fund donors will be able to download their copy from the donor download area within a few days.
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