OSRIC 2.0 Released today

[Thondor]

OSRIC 2.0 play-by-game

Thought I'd mention that there is a OSRIC 2.0 Play-by-Post game beeing planned over here . And it's still looking for players.

I should mention that (I believe) the version that's linked to in the opening post (of the pbp thread) was a review version, so you'll want to go to the official website.

 

[PapersAndPaychecks]

The main difference is that the final version has a complete index. A couple of typos were fixed between that version and the main one, too--but you'd need to have been reading the henchmen section pretty closely to find them.

 

[howandwhy99]

Rep++ It looks very nice.

I still like my original AD&D books better for all the advice Gary gives, but these are awesome for the screen text to copy/paste if nothing else.

That plus the ability to buy newly published D&D works again.


EDIT: I am seriously loving this document. Very, very nice. The artwork is fantastic!

I may be nitpicking here, but is there a reason you didn't number the pages?

 

[Eridanis]

I should mention that (I believe) the version that's linked to in the opening post was a review version, so you'll want to go to the official website.

Not sure what you mean - the OP linked to the Osric front page, and the link says it's for 2.0.

I like the new document - a little color and a little art goes a long way towards making it easier to read. Good job, guys!

 

[Vascant]

First let me say.. really enjoyed reading it last night and this morning, it brought back many memories of my younger years

Question: Any chance of adding psionics? I almost half expected it to be located in the back of the book like it was originally.

 

[pawsplay]

Is it blue, with coloring book illustrations of sphinxes?

 

[jgbrowning]

Great job, guys. Downloaded and currently in use as I type.

joe b.

 

[PapersAndPaychecks]

EDIT: I am seriously loving this document. Very, very nice. The artwork is fantastic!

I may be nitpicking here, but is there a reason you didn't number the pages?

I'm glad you like it!

The pages are numbered in the bottom right hand and bottom left hand corners, but I believe some monitors or computer setups may not display that correctly. (My work computer doesn't show them, for example.)

I'm not sure whether updating acrobat will help?

First let me say.. really enjoyed reading it last night and this morning, it brought back many memories of my younger years

Question: Any chance of adding psionics? I almost half expected it to be located in the back of the book like it was originally.

Thanks for the kind words.

I won't personally add psionics to the game, but under the OSRIC Open License, anybody who felt they were important could write an OSRIC Psionics Handbook and distribute it (or else submit it to a publisher for distribution).

 

[frankthedm]

Mmmm... old school monsters. Back when you encountered Humanoids by the hundreds.

Though not all memories are fond ones. Notably this painfully borked Fiend Folio monster.

Troll, Spectral...
move: 150 ft
armour class: 2
hit dice: 5 + 5
attacks: 3
damage: 1d6[+Monster's HP total]/1d3 /1d3*
Special attacks: *Strength point drain
Special defences: Regeneration [3 per round], invulnerable to cold, magical weapons to hit, [permanent}invisibility
level/xp: 6/ 625 + 6/hp

*Special Damage: The spectral troll has two claw attacks that subtract 1d3 points of damage on a successful hit from both the victim’s hp and his or her strength ability score...

In addition to the special claw attacks, the spectral troll also has a fanged biting attack. The bite attack of one of these invisible monsters inflicts 1d6 points of damage but the troll adds its own hit point value as bonus damage to the attack. Example: a spectral troll with 38 hit points bites a cleric for 4 points of damage. Total damage dealt to the unfortunate cleric would 4 + 38 = 42.

 

[Thondor]

The major difference is that there is a lot of DM resources in the OSRIC 2.0 compared to version 1.0 . It has a monsters section, magic item section etc. In other words 'most'* of what you could find in the Core three 1e books can be found in the almost 400 page OSRIC 2.0 pdf. And its free yeah!!!!

*things that aren't in it are mostly optional rules, or things that are 'commonly' house ruled out (example: Weapon speeds and to hit specific AC adjustments).

One of the neat features is a fillable charater sheet.