OSRIC 2.0 Hardcover = AWESOME

[jdrakeh]

I just received a hardcover copy of OSRIC in the mail yesterday and it is a wondrous thing! Herein you'll find all of the rules necessary to play AD&D 1e modules under one cover, complete with to-hit tables, demons and devils, and dungeon mastering advice out the wahzoo!

I've wanted something like this for years and, despite my not always getting along with some of the folks behind OSRIC, I have to take my hat off to them — this massive tome of old school AWESOME definitely makes OSRIC the retro-clone to measure all others by, as far as I'm concerned.

My sole complaint is that some of the page numbers were cut off a bit at the bottom but, all things considered, that's a relatively minor infraction given the rest of the book's presentation and overall value. I can't wait to unleash this at a local game table!

 

[Halivar]

I had two issues with the book, which I highlighted in a previous thread:

1) I never played 1st Edition, and therefore did not already know how saves worked. The book never explained how, either. But EnWorlder's helped me out with that.

2) There are some index entries with only one page number listed: the index page of its entry.

Other than that, it was solid and slick. A great time was had by all when I ran the OSRIC game!

 

[weem]

I'm enjoying 4e, but unfortunately it's the ONLY thing people seem to want to play. Otherwise, I would be all over this with a second campaign.

I will be picking it up at some point regardless

 

[Treebore]

I just received a hardcover copy of OSRIC in the mail yesterday and it is a wondrous thing! Herein you'll find all of the rules necessary to play AD&D 1e modules under one cover, complete with to-hit tables, demons and devils, and dungeon mastering advice out the wahzoo!

I've wanted something like this for years and, despite my not always getting along with some of the folks behind OSRIC, I have to take my hat off to them — this massive tome of old school AWESOME definitely makes OSRIC the retro-clone to measure all others by, as far as I'm concerned.

My sole complaint is that some of the page numbers were cut off a bit at the bottom but, all things considered, that's a relatively minor infraction given the rest of the book's presentation and overall value. I can't wait to unleash this at a local game table!

Nice! I have been considering buying one too, but my "differences" with a person behind OSRIC has kept me from doing so. I have bought Labyrinth Lord, BFRPG, and Swords and Wizardry though. So maybe I'll eventually decide to buy this as well, since I have been pleased with them.

 

[Crothian]

Color really must be expensive since it is 4 times as much as the black and white.

 

[Treebore]

Color really must be expensive since it is 4 times as much as the black and white.

I keep hearing publishers saying full color is much more expensive, I am sure you have heard it too. Plus Lulu, and similar, are premium price products anyways.

 

[Obryn]

I just got the Paperback edition, which ran me somewhere around $25, shipped. It was well worth every penny. I wish at this point I'd shelled out a few extra bucks for the hardcover.

Yeah, the recursive index entries are kinda hilarious. And there are a few blank spots - like the aforementioned saving throw descriptions, and stuff like damage from flaming oil. But it's a great compendium, and I use it for my 1e game right alongside my 1e books.

-O

 

[Crothian]

I keep hearing publishers saying full color is much more expensive, I am sure you have heard it too. Plus Lulu, and similar, are premium price products anyways.

Ya, but $25 compared to almost $100 is much more extreme of pricing then anyone has said.

 

[jdrakeh]

Ya, but $25 compared to almost $100 is much more extreme of pricing then anyone has said.

Yeah, I stuck with the black and white version. As for Saving Throws, the information is in there, just not where you'd expect it to be. See page xiii:

To Hit and Saving throw tables; The numbers indicated on the to hit and saving throw tables are the scores required (or greater) on a d20 for the creature to hit its target or save against an attack of the type indicated.

So, yes, there are some organizational issues (I expect part of this was to get around copying the AD&D 1e tables verbatim), but it's a small price to pay for what is essentially an AD&D 1e Rules Cyclopedia.

 

[AnthonyRoberson]

...So, yes, there are some organizational issues (I expect part of this was to get around copying the AD&D 1e tables verbatim), but it's a small price to pay for what is essentially an AD&D 1e Rules Cyclopedia.

Except that it's not...I have the paperback version of 2.0 and while I like the book, it irritates the heck out of me that fundamental spells (i.e. Detect Magic) were needlessly changed. Uggh...