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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 4987739" data-attributes="member: 10177">For "old school" all the ones mentioned have a lot to offer, so read them over. They all have free PDF versions available, so that isn't hard to do.Personally, if I were to go full old school I would go BFRPG or Labyrinth Lord.You may also want to check out "new" old school flavor games such as the new Hackmaster or Castles and Crusades.A large part of the reason I own print copies of these "old school" games is because I use Castles and Crusades, so I can house rule everything and anything I like from any version, including house rules I have from 3E and 4E D&D, and the system holds up well.Basic Fantasy RPG fits my tastes most closely, though. Labyrinth Lord is a very close second.Swords and Wizardry is also good, but I would have to significantly rewrite the spell lists to be happier with it. Plus I really hate the no spells at first level thing, so that is one of the first things I would get rid of. Thats probably because I started playing with 1E, and then went back to the little brown books, then went to Basic D&D. So to me spellcasters know how to cast spells immediately, not at second level.However, all the systems I mention hold up well to house ruling, so anything you don't like is easily fixable, and unlike with 3E and 4E, you won't have a string of effects across the board effecting strings of various skills/feats/powers.Have fun.</blockquote>