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What would you like to see in a 'table-ready' version?

The Littlest Brown Book
A downloadable retroclone

I’m working on another update and I want your input!

The Littlest Brown Book intentionally leaves out information missing from the LBBs. However, several people have reasonably expressed interest in a ‘table-ready’ version with the most glaring gaps filled in. Though I don’t want to add bloat to a project whose main selling-point is being pocket-sized (nor do I want to make an inferior copy of Delving Deeper or Swords & Wizardry), I think it would be good to offer a version with less assembly required.

Currently, I’m thinking of adding the following:

  • Missing monster stats
  • Stats for a few of the monsters suggested in the LBBs but not in any encounter table (androids, cyclopes, etc.)
  • Pithy descriptions for monsters that warrant it (mainly the Martians)
  • A Chainmail-derived combat/initiative procedure
  • Slightly more detailed guidelines for making dungeons & wilderness
  • Some ‘missing’ stocking tables (traps, gem types, other?)
  • Fleshed-out hireling rules, drawing on the wages listed in U&WA

I’m on the fence about these:

  • Chainmail ‘Man-to-man’ weapon vs. armor tables
  • Naval combat

And I think the following are out-of-scope (though I’m willing to be convinced otherwise):

  • Full domain rules (castle building, mass combat)
  • Advancement past the highest named level (F9/MU11/C8)
  • Most material from Greyhawk & later supplements

My question is: what else would you like (or not like) to see in a slightly-expanded Littlest Brown Book? (Second-littlest Brown Book??) Any/all suggestions, thoughts & ideas are welcome!

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