What is Redux?

Redux is an open table Original Dungeons and Dragons (OD&D) game based in West Seattle. Sessions are short and frequent, featuring expeditions into the dungeons beneath the ruins of Redux Tower and its environs. Emphasis is placed on elaborate dungeon maps, deadly combat, surprising encounters, and player-driven exploration.

How can I join?

The campaign is open table, which means any player can drop in or out session to session without breaking continuity. Character creation is very fast in OD&D, and there are pre-generated characters available.

To introduce yourself and see information about upcoming sessions, see the Discord Server.

What version of D&D is this?

Redux uses the original Dungeons and Dragons as published in 1974, consisting of three booklets: Men & Magic, Monsters & Treasure, and The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures. These rules have several common names: "0e" (for 0th edition), "OD&D" (for Original), "3LBB" (Three Little Brown Booklets), and sometimes "White Box".


The OD&D rules describe three main activities, which assume militaristic power-hungry greed on the part of the players' characters:

• Underworld Adventures -- extracting gold and glory from mazey labyrinths


• Wilderness Adventures -- exploring an overland hex map, seeking peoples and monsters to befriend and conquer


• Stronghold Building and Domain Maintenance -- administering castles, keeps, baronies or estates

Players in Redux are not restricted to these activities.

It isn't necessary to read the OD&D rules before playing Redux, though of course you're welcome to bring one to the table. There are also several retroclones available for free which contain aproximately compatible rules structures through an interprative lens. I especially recommend Fantastic Medieval Campaigns and The Littlest Brown Book.

For Redux-specific guidelines, see the Redux Campaign Guide.