OSR If you were going to commit to one clone of older edition D&D going forward, what would it be?

[nevin]

for gold and glory.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I have to say, I’m slightly surprised nobody has picked Hackmaster.

 

[darjr]

I have to say, I’m slightly surprised nobody has picked Hackmaster.

Hackmaster picks you!

 

[DarkCrisis]

OSRIC. Small, complete, free.

 

[darjr]

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[Man in the Funny Hat]

I have no need or desire to commit to a clone when 1E has not reached its expiration.

 

[haakon1]

Choice 1: 3.5e, with adventures and materials imported from Basic, AD&D, 2e, 3e, PF1, and 5e. It’s what I already do, and it’s designed to be able to absorb older sensibilities and of course PF1 is just a branch.

Specifically, I mean only PHB, DMG, LGG, and Monster books. Everything else is banned unless I decide to admit it. That means I have around a half dozen extra feats, 1 extra prestige class, 1 homebrew class variant, all from Splatbook, Unesrthed Arcana, modified PF1, etc.

Choice 2: AD&D 1e, Core Rules. I haven’t run it for 20 years, but it’s good.

Same stipulation on the same Core Rules books only, with selected rules from Unearthed Arcana and maybe Oriental Adventures.

 

[jdrakeh]

Okay. So I stupidly overlooked the fact that ACTUAL AD&D 1e is still available (via POD even). So I picked up the three core books, UA, Dungeons of Doom, and Temple of Elemental Evil. I'll look at some of the other suggestions in this thread as well. Thanks, folks!

 

[Orius]

Hackmaster picks you!

It's the Soviet Russia of RPGs!

Choice 1: 3.5e, with adventures and materials imported from Basic, AD&D, 2e, 3e, PF1, and 5e. It’s what I already do, and it’s designed to be able to absorb older sensibilities and of course PF1 is just a branch.

Specifically, I mean only PHB, DMG, LGG, and Monster books. Everything else is banned unless I decide to admit it. That means I have around a half dozen extra feats, 1 extra prestige class, 1 homebrew class variant, all from Splatbook, Unesrthed Arcana, modified PF1, etc.

That's pretty much how I roll, but I prefer 3.0. The only thing I consider completely better about 3.5 are the skills. Some of the things changed are okay, but I don't see 3.5 as an improvement as a whole.

 

[CleverNickName]

... that ACTUAL AD&D 1e is still available (via POD even). So I picked up the three core books, UA, Dungeons of Doom, and Temple of Elemental Evil. I'll look at some of the other suggestions in this thread as well. Thanks, folks!

Why retro clone, when you can just retro?