Basic Fantasy and/or Osric

[Remus Lupin]

Greetings Folks,

I just downloaded the rules for Basic Fantasy, as well as the OSRIC document, and I'm trying to figure out what to do with them. I'm hoping those of you with more experience might give me a sense of how easy these products are to use.

For example, if I broke out my old Red and Blue books, and grabbed the Basic Fantasy rules, could I have my players roll up their characters according to BF and run, for example, "Keep on the Borderlands" or "Isle of Dread" with little to no conversion?

Similarly with OSRIC, could I just grab the "Slavelords" series and run my players through it? Or is the idea that you already have your 1st edition stuff and this is a tool to give you new adventures to play through via the OSRIC SRD (that seems to be what the website is suggesting).

Thanks for any help.

Scott

 

[Turanil]

OSRIC is AD&D 1e rewritten as OGC using the OGL. The wording and layout may be different, but OSRIC game mechanics are exactly the same as that of AD&D 1e. Hence you can use OSRIC with any old 1e modules seemlessly.

Basic Fantasy RPG, on the other hand, is a new game derived from the old basic D&D, but using some d20 conventions (such as BAB and AC) to make it easier to play. Nonetheless, converting old D&D modules to play with BFRPG should be easy. (Just as with C&C using old AD&D modules.)

 

[smootrk]

A few minutes of updatign AC and BAB is all you might need to update for any given module... the rest I would just wing most of it, and no one will probably notice! That is the beauty of using these simpler systems... they allow for much more 'ease of winging things'.

 

[Henry]

A few minutes of updatign AC and BAB is all you might need to update for any given module... the rest I would just wing most of it, and no one will probably notice! That is the beauty of using these simpler systems... they allow for much more 'ease of winging things'.

One could not fail to run OSRIC and the Slavelords seamlessly together, I would think. But the latter assumption of the original poster is correct - the OSRIC rules are for new endeavors in "old school" adventure gaming, and indeed, several publishers have either used this, or are planning to take advantage of it. Expeditious Retreat Press has probably been the most prolific in this, I think.

 

[jdrakeh]

Basic Fantasy RPG, on the other hand, is a new game derived from the old basic D&D, but using some d20 conventions (such as BAB and AC) to make it easier to play. Nonetheless, converting old D&D modules to play with BFRPG should be easy. (Just as with C&C using old AD&D modules.)

As he says. I'm working on some conversions of old D&D modules for BFRPG but my recent PC troubles set me back a bit. I have the PC back together, though a lack of free time has impeded me since then. Check out the link on my .sig (that's where I'll post the modules when I get them finished up).

 

[JDJblatherings]

I just downloaded the rules for Basic Fantasy,...For example, if I broke out my old Red and Blue books, and grabbed the Basic Fantasy rules, could I have my players roll up their characters according to BF and run, for example, "Keep on the Borderlands" or "Isle of Dread" with little to no conversion?

Yup. BFRPG actually allows for a wider variety of character types becasue you can have dwarf and halfling clerics, fighters and thieves (instead of just fighters). Other then tweaking AC (BFRPG AC = 20 - B/X AC) you are pretty much all set.


I'm curenttly playing a campaign that uses a bunch of commerical advetures (a rarity for me) using the BFRPG rules and it includes B2 and there have been no issues of note yet in using B2.

What I like about BFRPG is it is a complete game. That includes rules, monsters, treasures and okay advice for DMs.