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Interested in dipping my toe into OSR but don’t know where to start. Any recommendations?
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<blockquote data-quote="Malmuria" data-source="post: 8638038" data-attributes="member: 7030755"><p>I think what you are looking for rules out OSE or any other retroclones. These would be some games you might consider</p><p></p><p><a href="https://lfosr.com/product/knave-standard-edition/#:~:text=What%20Is%20Knave%3F,to%20use%20them%20with%20Knave." target="_blank">Knave</a> - lite system with 6 ability scores, all compatible with old adventures. It does not have classes, but instead your "class" is a combination of your ability scores plus what you have in your slot-based inventory</p><p> <a href="https://cairnrpg.com/" target="_blank">Cairn</a> - similar to knave, but even more rules lite. Only 3 ability scores. Free</p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/255088/The-Black-Hack-Second-Edition" target="_blank">The Black Hack 2e</a> - really easy system with 6 ability scores. The Black Hack has really good procedures for exploration and resource management, a <em>great</em> adventure building section, and there are a lot of homebrew add-ons out there</p><p><a href="https://whitehackrpg.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">White Hack 3e</a> - this one is a bit more esoteric, but is my game of choice. Classes work in a somewhat abstract and conceptual way, enabling players to either make conventional fantasy archetypes or create characters for really any other genre. It's still pretty rules lite.</p><p></p><p>I have also heard good things about <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/198163/Sharp-Swords--Sinister-Spells" target="_blank">Sharp Swords and Sinister Spells</a> but have not looked into it myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malmuria, post: 8638038, member: 7030755"] I think what you are looking for rules out OSE or any other retroclones. These would be some games you might consider [URL='https://lfosr.com/product/knave-standard-edition/#:~:text=What%20Is%20Knave%3F,to%20use%20them%20with%20Knave.']Knave[/URL] - lite system with 6 ability scores, all compatible with old adventures. It does not have classes, but instead your "class" is a combination of your ability scores plus what you have in your slot-based inventory [URL='https://cairnrpg.com/']Cairn[/URL] - similar to knave, but even more rules lite. Only 3 ability scores. Free [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/255088/The-Black-Hack-Second-Edition']The Black Hack 2e[/URL] - really easy system with 6 ability scores. The Black Hack has really good procedures for exploration and resource management, a [I]great[/I] adventure building section, and there are a lot of homebrew add-ons out there [URL='https://whitehackrpg.wordpress.com/']White Hack 3e[/URL] - this one is a bit more esoteric, but is my game of choice. Classes work in a somewhat abstract and conceptual way, enabling players to either make conventional fantasy archetypes or create characters for really any other genre. It's still pretty rules lite. I have also heard good things about [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/198163/Sharp-Swords--Sinister-Spells']Sharp Swords and Sinister Spells[/URL] but have not looked into it myself. [/QUOTE]
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