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<blockquote data-quote="Philotomy Jurament" data-source="post: 3453608" data-attributes="member: 20854">With each iteration of the rules, things were added/changed/removed/etc.&nbsp; The Rules Cyclopedia compiles the Mentzer BECM sets into one (edited) volume.&nbsp; As one of the later versions of Classic D&amp;D, it has the most changes and additions to the original OD&amp;D rules.&nbsp; It's still *related* to OD&amp;D, of course.&nbsp; All of these versions are.&nbsp; OD&amp;D and Holmes are very close, rules-wise.&nbsp; B/X, BECMI, and RC are slightly different from OD&amp;D, but very similar to eachother.&nbsp; I've never read the &quot;Classic D&amp;D Rulebook&quot; that you linked to, but it sounds like it comes from the Menzter family of rules.B/X usually refers to the Moldvay/Cook/Marsh edition, which I don't believe is available in PDF (the B/X <a href="http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd/dd-box.htm" target="_blank">basic</a> and <a href="http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd/dd-xbox.htm" target="_blank">expert</a> sets have Erol Otus cover art).&nbsp; However, you can find them on ebay or in used bookstores.&nbsp; If you get the Holmes Basic rules and expand on them with the Moldvay/Cook/Marsh Expert rules (or even the Menzter Expert rules, or with house rules), you'll have a game very close to OD&amp;D.&nbsp; If you get the Moldvay/Cook/Marsh Basic and Expert rules, you'll have a very nice and cohesive set of rules that are still related to OD&amp;D, but a little more their own thing.If you get any of the Mentzer versions (the BECMI sets, the Rules Cyclopedia, and later editions derived from these rules), you'll have a very nice and cohesive set of rules that are still related to OD&amp;D, but are even slightly more their own thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Philotomy Jurament, post: 3453608, member: 20854"] With each iteration of the rules, things were added/changed/removed/etc. The Rules Cyclopedia compiles the Mentzer BECM sets into one (edited) volume. As one of the later versions of Classic D&D, it has the most changes and additions to the original OD&D rules. It's still *related* to OD&D, of course. All of these versions are. OD&D and Holmes are very close, rules-wise. B/X, BECMI, and RC are slightly different from OD&D, but very similar to eachother. I've never read the "Classic D&D Rulebook" that you linked to, but it sounds like it comes from the Menzter family of rules. B/X usually refers to the Moldvay/Cook/Marsh edition, which I don't believe is available in PDF (the B/X [url=http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd/dd-box.htm]basic[/url] and [url=http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd/dd-xbox.htm]expert[/url] sets have Erol Otus cover art). However, you can find them on ebay or in used bookstores. If you get the Holmes Basic rules and expand on them with the Moldvay/Cook/Marsh Expert rules (or even the Menzter Expert rules, or with house rules), you'll have a game very close to OD&D. If you get the Moldvay/Cook/Marsh Basic and Expert rules, you'll have a very nice and cohesive set of rules that are still related to OD&D, but a little more their own thing. If you get any of the Mentzer versions (the BECMI sets, the Rules Cyclopedia, and later editions derived from these rules), you'll have a very nice and cohesive set of rules that are still related to OD&D, but are even slightly more their own thing. [/QUOTE]

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