Blog Series "A Historical Look at the OSR — Part III"

[Admin Pete]

The blog Simulacrum: Exploring OSR Design did a about the history of the OSR that started in Feb 2021 and concluded in mid December. Here is the third post and I will be reading it with you as I just found it but have not read it. I have no doubt, but that it will be vastly superior to the "history" published by the infamous Shannon Applecline. Nevertheless, I expect to disagree with parts of it. and once I read it I will comment and I hope that you do too.

A Historical Look at the OSR — Part III

[The Semi-Retired Gamer]

This was another interesting post, and I enjoyed the comments as well.  I really have nothing to add on the 2E discussion.  I never owned the books until a few months ago.  I was biased - unfairly? - right out of the gate.  I didn't like the cover art.  I didn't like the interior layout.  I could spot the "de-Gygaxing" of the game from looking at the books of a friend.  They removed the Assassin.  They removed the Half-Orc.  The DMG was much slimmer than before.  In short, I went with my first impression and didn't give it a chance.  I'm going to dive into my newly acquired 2E books sometime "soon" to get a better understanding...