Dark Dungeons is a clone of the old school D&D game. There’s been a real renaissance in the retro style RPGs, and its one I welcome after all those years of angst ridden vampires and new-style gaming.
Making A Spiked Barrier – Palisade
Intructables has an article on making a “spiked barrier for a Rohan gaming table,” but this sort of palisade would be great for a huge variety of periods and scenarios.
The Battle of Adrianople Ancients Rules
The Junior General offers a set of free wargames rules — along with figures — for The Battle of Adrianople from 378 AD. Historically, things did not go well for the Romans against the Visigoths.
Making A Portable Wargames Table From Doors
Librarium Online has a post on making a cheap and easy, transportable wargames table from a pair of doors.
Microlite 74 Free RPG System
Party like it’s 1974!
The Microlite 74 RPG system is a slimmed down, old school fantasy RPG:
Microlite74, like its parent game, Microlite20, is a trimmed-down, sub-miniature version of the Primary Fantasy SRD rules that has been designed to be quick and easy to play. The goal of Microlite74, however, is to recreate the style and feel of that very first (“0e”) fantasy roleplaying game published back in 1974. If you are at all familiar with any game based on the 3.5 edition of the Primary Fantasy SRD, you will find Microlite74 easy to play and easy to run as a GM, but with an extra helping of “old school” flavor.
While Microlite74 is designed as an introduction to “old school” play for players more familiar with modern rules systems based on the Primary Fantasy SRD, it is a rules-lite OGL based game system that old school grognards – especially those who cut their gamer teeth on “0e” – should find equally enjoyable. It is also easy to modify with your own house rules or rules drawn from your favorite edition of the world’s most popular fantasy roleplaying game.