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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 3528181" data-attributes="member: 13892">Okay, so "roxxorz" is a bit if a joke (hang around RPG fan sites long enough and you'll get it). That said, I received my hardcover copy of the game in question this afternoon and it is fabulous. I'm a crazy huge fan of the Holmes BD&D box set and have long lamented the fact that it didn't have an OGL equivalent -- and now it does <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />To be clear, the Mentzer set is cited as the primary inspiration for the game, but I've never been one to mince the different editions of Basic D&D (most of which weren't conceptually different, merely presented in different ways). Anyhow, if you're a fan of BD&D of any flavor, the Basic Fantasy RPG is for you. While I plan to review the game in full as time permits, I realize that could be some weeks down the road. So here are some highlights to sate your curisoity. . . Highlights<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1-20 level progression. No more expanding those pesky BD&D advancement charts on your own. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Attribute rolls in lieu of skills, with target DCs based on character level. Excellent! </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Perentile-based skills for thieves. Okay, so that's at direct odds with the above concept, but it screams old school (both because old school D&D did it and because it's at odds with the above concept). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Compatability with D&D 3x supplements. I just dropped about $600 on D&D 3x stuff, so knowing that I can use things like the Spell Compendium with the BFRPG makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">99% OGC. Only names, etc are Product Identity. But. . . </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Includes a royalty free license that lets you use PI in your own works, so long as you adhere to three simple rules (you'll have to get your own copy to find out what those rules are).</li> </ul>I think that we may have OSRIC's counterpart for BD&D. It's simple, it's open, and it's free (well, provided that you don't get a little spend-happy and order multiple copies of the game from Lulu). This is, simply, great stuff. Go snag a copy, read it, play it, and get your own BFRPG material out there, folks (publishers, fans, everybody). Yes, I'm excited <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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