[DT] What System to Use

[Kersus]

So, my girlfriend wants to kill me in Jim Ward's Monty Haul's Lesser Tower of Doom but we need to settle on a system.

We went with Swords & Wizardry Complete. Reasons? Last one mentioned and a decision had to be made.

If we continue past this adventure, I may see if she'll switch to Spellcraft & Swordplay.

First thing I notice about S&W is that I have to be very prudent in my moves as the PCs are much weaker than 1st level in many other systems. She laughs at me whilst I rope PCs together and carefully map the area out. How I make a home base and frequently return to it's safety. I spike doors open and etch things with a chisel to keep track.

I can see how I've lost a step as a player. I didn't take enough ranged weapons and allowed my torchbearer to die badly. Magic use (Clerical and Thaumaturgic) is mostly useless to these characters and their Thief skills are far more likely to fail. Certainly none are any good at fighting. It's all about proceeding with care and setting up ambushes for bad guys, or simply surprising them while they sleep.