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Opportunity Attacks in Old School DnD

Opportunity Attacks in Old School DnD

In short: By using Attacks of Opportunity in your old school or OSR D&D game, you can up the ante in combats – just remember to keep it simple. 

Attacks of Opportunity (or Opportunity Attacks in the more modern parlance) is a rule that was introduced in D&D 3.0, and has been part of Dungeons & Dragons ever since.

Older versions of the game – like Old School Essentials (OSE) and B/X – never had a rule that covered this as it was left completely up to the GM, never even considered, or handled in a different way (long weapons going first in melee combat, is an example in AD&D).

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Combining Reaction Rolls With D6 Oracle In DnD Solo

Combining Reaction Rolls With D6 Oracle In DnD Solo

In short: By combining reaction rolls, which shows how the NPC reacts, with this D6 Why table, you can understand the reason behind their reaction. 

I have written extensively on this blog already about the simple D6 Oracle I use for my solo D&D campaigns. I have written about the D6 Oracle itself, how to use it with word tables, and how to create those word tables, previously. 

In this post I want to show you how I combine the workhorse of encounters, the reaction roll, and an Oracle-like Why table.

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Using Word Tables In Solo Roleplaying

Using word tables in solo roleplaying

In Short: Using multiple word tables gives you the best options when using them to find the “why” when your oracle gives you a simple yes/no answer. Download my word tables at the end of the post.

Word tables are an integral tool in my solo roleplaying toolkit.

They allow me to find out the ‘why’ when the oracle gives me an answer.

I use a simple D6 Oracle and so there are often times I need more information than a simple yes/no.

And this is where word tables really shine.

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