When a got back into pencil & paper gaming a couple of years ago...the community had grown into varying areas of clones and simulacrums that I simply just gravitated toward the old AD&D books.  Rule books like OSRIC™ allowed me to get that extra (cleaned up in my opinion) book to use with my AD&D game and to help new players navigate the rules much easier.  Although there have been games done in the style and spirit of older fantasy role-playing games, one of the earliest ones to explore such things with the OGL and SRD is Chris Gonnerman's Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game (BFRPG).

This is exactly what the title states.  It does not really clone any particular ruleset so to speak...but it does give you the Moldvay/Cook/Marsh feel to the game while adding different concepts that are foreign to older basic fantasy role-playing games.  If it were not for BFRPG, other games like OSRIC™, Swords & Wizardry™, and Labyrinth Lord™ might have never been.  Although I don't play BFRPG, it is game worth exploring, especially if you are new/returning to the hobby.

With all of this stated...onto the news.  Today is a big day here at Wizardawn.  As of now, there is full support for the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game.  Go ahead and make random maps, dungeons, potions, treasures, and worlds for this game.  There is also a full data file in the Data Files section, in case you want to customize the output in the Your Tools section.  If you are unsure what to use for BFRPG, simply select the game in the upper left in the Highlight Areas For section...it will show you the way.  Thanks Chris, and to all of those that contributed to such a great game.  Below are two links to other great tools and resources for BFRPG...

Downloads                                     Tools

Publishing these tables inspired me to take it up a notch and provide two new tools here at Wizardawn.  The first is the Zombie Hordes tool, which allows you to make up to 100 random zombies to infest the world.  Each zombie will have a name (of the person they once were), a somewhat unique appearance, their own set of clothes, and maybe some items in the pockets.  If you choose the "Necropalyx" option, as opposed to the "Generic" option, you will get some random statistics for the zombie as well.  I would have added other game system's zombies...if I knew which ones were legal to publish for.

The other tool is called Scavenging Lists, which can be used for "zombie apocalypse" or "post-apocalyptic" games.  This tool will make a random set of contents one may find in various buildings/businesses.  It will also make a random set of corpses one may stumble upon...with unique and random items as well.  There is an option for "Broken Urthe", "Post-Apocalyptic", and "Zombie Apocalypse" with this tool.  Broken Urthe has its own option due to the types of items that pertain to that game system.  So if you need to stock a long abandoned fire station, or maybe even a clothing store, this will do it quickly.

Speaking of data files, the Data Files section is changed where you can select a data file from a drop down menu and press a button to retrieve your own copy of the data files I provide here.  The list was getting long and starting to run off the page so this lets it all fit better.  There was also a glitch with the every tool in the Your Tools section (except for Random Area) where it would simply bounce you back to the main page.  This has been fixed and I will admit...a tad disappointing.  It has been broke for awhile so I guess no one is really using them as no one let me know that it was malfunctioning.  Oh well...they will stay as they serve a purpose for me when I need to do a random area for a pure AD&D game as I have a complete AD&D data file that I can't publish due to copyright.

The monsters here have no grand cyclopedia theme in presentation.  Each monster is merely described in a sentence or two, without the fluff of ecology, history, or in-depth special abilities that need elaboration.  I feel I listed just enough to let a game master use them quickly as the entire monster information can fit neatly into an adventure area's description.  Their special abilities are simple to adjudicate as they are easy to determine and briefly described.  You will definitely find it helpful if you are picking up Tunnels & Trolls™ for the first time and want to have a huge selection of monsters to pick from.  You can make your self a listing in the Monster Listings section.  Also try the "Terrain" type (and even sorting it by "Level") while you are there...as it will make a monster listing based on the climate/areas that the monsters roam.  It will definitely help in adventure design.

...that are included in the list for a total listing of potions and poisons.  Unlike the other potion generated there, this one will have the descriptions along with them since Tunnels & Trolls™ does not really have its own set of potions listed.  You can also get a listing of potions in the Magestykc™ Supplement section.

I don't want monster creation to be a "requirement" to playing these types of games.  The nice thing about Broken Urthe and Space Ryft, is that they are 100% compatible so many people just used the Broken Urthe Creature Guide for their Space Ryft game.  It works perfectly for that.  Today I take this up a notch by providing a tool to randomly create robots, mutants, and aliens for both Broken Urthe and Space Ryft.  Now if you need a totally new set of aliens or robots for a new planet in Space Ryft...you can do that.  This expands the current Sci-Fi Enemies tool and should take the work out of creating creatures for those games.  If you need some oddball mutants for Broken Urthe, you can do that too.

Sometime soon, I will probably assemble a follow-up book to Space Ryft...where I will include a listing of monsters to use.  It is limiting in use (due to the many planets) but at least there will be "something" to use that can be printed into a booklet.  For now though, you can make your own creature guide that will be unique to you and your game.