OSR Dragonslayer RPG truly delivers.

[Jahydin]

So compared to OSE, how would those who have played this rate Dragonslayer? It looks cool, and well laid out in reviews, but does it do anything different other than having a Monk class and maybe some other classes? It still B/X at heart right? The big thing that would stop me from running this is the standard magic system, as I'm looking for something with a bit more danger.

Sorry for the late reply; I've been on vacation!

I've noticed over the years posting about OSR games that what one person considers "different enough" varies widely. Take Shadowdark for instance; in the same threads you'll see people complaining that it's just a carbon copy of B/X and others that wont even give it a look through because of how radically it departs from B/X!

That said, I don't particularly like to compare it to B/X myself since I feel like it has more in common with AD&D. This of course makes it similar to B/X (and completely compatible), but I feel it has enough rule changes (many discussed on this thread) to set it apart.

It's two main draws for me are its:

• Killer old school artwork.
• Understanding why Gary's vision of D&D" is "read D&D" and needs to preserved.