We have been wanting to try out the original dnd rules as presented by the White box. My son asked me if we could play something where he could play a dragon. So why not, I thought to myself, and picked up this light weight combo:

• 16mm wooden meeples (Meeples of might and menace)
• Sturdy high quality paper and a pigma micron pen.
• The White box rulebook
• Some dice

And off we went to invade a Dwarf fortress full of undead monsters!

I just drew as he explored, giving his character the stats from one of the dragons in the game.

This seems to have gotten him inspired so when I finished work the other day he had prepared a dungeon crawl using (almost) the same set-up. Great way to end the day.

When I finished up work today my five year old son had prepped a Dungeon Crawl (~OD&D rules) he wanted to DM. Perfect ending to my day. pic.twitter.com/IRp750X8i0

— Christopher (@ttrpgdad) January 7, 2021

White Box - Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game is an OD&D clone written by Charlie Manson.

I discovered it recently via Path Peculiar’s twitter. He displays some nice previews of the book, so linking the tweet here.

I love this iteration of #DnD. It’s so streamlined and elegant. This book can do pretty much everything I want in a D&D campaign. #ttrpg pic.twitter.com/d3sHwfyas0

— Paths Peculiar (@PathsPeculiar) October 12, 2020