This page should help you:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/310462-retroclones-older-d-d-editions-updated.html
http://www.enworld.org/forum/columns/310462-retroclones-older-d-d-editions-updated.html
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Original D&D?
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Stormonu
NeoGrognard
Nope not Osric, the PDF is actually the 1e PHB, covers and all just contains rewrites of some rules. I think in the forward he says its what 2e should have been like or something. Saw it years ago....
Hmmm... that wouldn't have been Hackmaster, would it?
Henry
Autoexreginated
No, that game, in another alternate reality, would have been called 3E, according to its preface.
I actually just today found that the full S&W is not too dissimilar from 1E, itself. 20+ level range, spells that went up to 7th or 9th level, different sized hit dice and weapon damages... When I looked at it previously, it must've been the whitebox version.
dagger
Adventurer
Nopers.....
Nope not Osric, the PDF is actually the 1e PHB, covers and all just contains rewrites of some rules. I think in the forward he says its what 2e should have been like or something. Saw it years ago....
I believe this is what you're looking for.
saskganesh
First Post
Wow, I had no clue. With some google fu I found a download copy.
Is this legal?
Is this legal?
DMKastmaria
First Post
No, not even a little.
If you want a legal 1e clone, OSRIC will do the trick.
If you want a legal "Gary Gygax style 2e," then Joe Bloch's Adventures Dark and Deep would be worth checking out. Still in Beta and all three books are available for Free PDF download:
RPGNow.com - BRW Games - The leading source for indie RPGs
The Specific intent of Adventures Dark & Deep is to create an RPG based on GG's ideas and notes for his planned 2nd edition. Mr. Gygax was ousted from TSR before the official 2e came out.
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nedjer
Adventurer
100% happy nedjer on the OGL front, as I've just had confirmation on compatibility and other stuff for the soon to arrive Tainted The game will be fully legal and able to identify with one of the top Original Game systems.
My take from this is: when it comes to OGC, ask and you may well a) receive and b) save a lot of time.
The game will be fully legal and able to identify with one of the top Original Game systems.My take from this is: when it comes to OGC, ask and you may well a) receive and b) save a lot of time.
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JeffB
Legend
Nope not Osric, the PDF is actually the 1e PHB, covers and all just contains rewrites of some rules. I think in the forward he says its what 2e should have been like or something. Saw it years ago....
I have seen this- it is essentially a 1E/C&C hybrid system. Someone posted it on the C&C forums a year or so ago.
as for the OP- there are some direct re-writes of the OD&D rules out there including one hyperlinked online only version, a "all 3 books in one" compilation, etc, and a few others. And I do not mean the retroclones. several of those sites have been taken down.
