So I've had a chance to read through character creation and the basic mechanics of the game. I can't say that I'm overly familiar with most "Old School" games, but I have a vague notion of what to normally expect. That said, I have to say that I'm very pleasently surprised. I was expecting another OSR clone. Instead, you've come up with quite a novel rules set. I particularly like the way a character rolls multiple hit dice in combat. You mention that all the successful hits are taken into consideration, each one representing either a separate strike, or a single powerful blow. I like that. 

I suspect it's probably easier to just assume that they each represent an individual hit. That allows for some cinematic combat scenes where a character can battle multiple foes at once, each hit being assigned to a separate opponent, or multiple blows being directed at the same enemy.

I'll be reading up on sorcery next. More thoughts to come.

Just noticed this. Based on the draft, the game looks like it'll be really good.

By the way, it looks like an over-zealous Find+Replace has changed 'Wizards of the Coast' to 'Sorcerers of the Coast' in the text of the OGL.

Here's the latest:
CRIMSON BLADES

Here is a map I knocked up in MS.Paint:


 

That's a pretty good looking map Simon. I must admit I've enjoyed reading through Crimson Blades and I'm looking forward to the next update; there are some pretty nice ideas in the book which, while staying true to OSR, also gets rid of some of the weaker points. BTW - any chance of a larger version of the map for download?