TRAVELING MAILSMAN

      The party descends into the first dungeon, a little number called The Cyst of Tenaidia. Given that Abigail Cheddar is both the toughest and the most charming, she is sent in front.  In the first room, the party encounters a giant squid and its vampire flunkies, who don't want to let them through. Tommy Siz tries to sneak through, gets caught, and sprints into the next room, scattering gold behind him so the vampires won't pursue.  Now, all on his little lonesome, Tommy comes across a strange magical beetle, who's pissed off at him. Not wanting to wait for aggression, he throws a flask of burning oil at the beetle, who sustains massive damage and scampers off into the darkness. Tommy exits the room, still alone, into another room containing a giant clock and not much more. He successfully dismantles a bunch of valuable parts out of it, getting 100 GP of various whirligigs and gimcrackery.  Tommy journeys into yet another room, finally finding what he's...

      So, I wanted to learn if B/X was the rules light beauty the OSR scene seems to claim it is, or a run-down bogged-down low-down outta town hoe-down. I also wanted to write some play reports for my solo games. Therefore, I'm gonna be making a party of (mostly) RAW B/X characters and wringing them through some procedurally generated pen and paper dungeons.  FIRST CHARACTER: STATS Strength: 10 Dexterity: 11 Constitution: 15 Intelligence: 12 Wisdom: 10 Charisma: 7 Alright so this knucklehead has got only two notable stats: good CON, and poor CHA. Specifically, they get +1 HP per Hit Die, and -1 to reaction rolls, retainer morale, and maximum retainers. Because of this, I think these stats are perfect for a dwarf.  Dwarves in B/X are different from fighters in a couple ways. They need more XP to level up, have a level cap two levels lower, have better saves, can see in the dark, and notice stone tomfoolery. Other than that, it's just a fighter. I'm gonna use Nec...