The Littlest Brown Book

The Littlest Brown Book

Pocket-sized Rules for Fabulous Premodern Wargaming Campaigns Playable with Paper & Pencil & Miniature Figures

ByThomas E

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This is a small-format (108x175mm) retroclone of the famous 1974 rules for fantastic medieval campaigns (playable with paper & pencils & miniature figures). It attempts to faithfully present the original rules with greater brevity & logical organization. I originally compiled this to make running my own campaign easier. It omits a lot, and is intended as a portable, quick-reference supplement to the original material rather than a replacement. A free PDF download is available under the same name on itch.io. Features: -Packs (almost) all the LBB rules into 101 pocket-sized pages. -Organized for easy use at the table, with rules of play gathered in Part I, lists of game entities (spells, monsters, treasure) in Part II, and campaign stocking tables in Part III. -Refactors many nested tables to require fewer die rolls while having identical (or near-identical) probabilities. -Condenses monster information to just that needed to run combat, with a separate section covering lairs. -Decorated with terrible/"charmingly amateurish" illustrations by the compiler (and very much non-amateur cover art by Chaoclypse). -Emojis(?) 🧙‍♂️ Updated to the latest version on 10/05/2025.

Details

Publication Date
Nov 27, 2024
Language
English
Category
Games
Copyright
Creative Commons ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)
Contributors
Compiled by: Thomas E

Specifications

Pages
101
Binding Type
Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Color
Dimensions
Pocket Book (4.25 x 6.875 in / 108 x 175 mm)

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