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<blockquote data-quote="cavalier973" data-source="post: 9238734" data-attributes="member: 91595">White BoxBasic FantasyOSRICFor Gold and GloryShadowdarkCastles and CrusadesOld School EssentialsTo answer your question properly, with regard to the games you presented:It’s been a while since I looked at White Box, but as I recall it’s a clone of the original D&amp;D rules. I would play that, and use it to run games.Basic Fantasy I’m not as keen on, and it’s for a probably silly reason: clerics in BF get spells at first level. I prefer clerics who have to spend a level earning the right to cast spells. It’s a narrative thing.OSRIC is a 1e clone of sorts. I would play in such a game, but probably not try to run it.I have only the vaguest awareness of For Gold and Glory, but I am intrigued.Shadowdark I avoid, because I wore Converse instead of Nike in high school.Castles and Crusades is also a 1e clone, of sorts. Play but not run.Old School Essentials is almost a word-for-word clone of Moldvay and Cook/Marsh. I have, and like, and study. I will play and run, and have played and run games, using this system. I like the esoteric non-sensical rules of B/X and BECMI.The problem with OSE is that I own pdf and print copies of the original B/X and BECMI, including the excellent reprint of the Rules Cyclopedia, so I tend to use those rules instead of clones.I would add that OSE Advanced is a superior product to regular OSE, because the advanced version has dogs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cavalier973, post: 9238734, member: 91595"] White Box Basic Fantasy OSRIC For Gold and Glory Shadowdark Castles and Crusades Old School Essentials To answer your question properly, with regard to the games you presented: It’s been a while since I looked at White Box, but as I recall it’s a clone of the original D&D rules. I would play that, and use it to run games. Basic Fantasy I’m not as keen on, and it’s for a probably silly reason: clerics in BF get spells at first level. I prefer clerics who have to spend a level earning the right to cast spells. It’s a narrative thing. OSRIC is a 1e clone of sorts. I would play in such a game, but probably not try to run it. I have only the vaguest awareness of For Gold and Glory, but I am intrigued. Shadowdark I avoid, because I wore Converse instead of Nike in high school. Castles and Crusades is also a 1e clone, of sorts. Play but not run. Old School Essentials is almost a word-for-word clone of Moldvay and Cook/Marsh. I have, and like, and study. I will play and run, and have played and run games, using this system. I [I]like[/I] the esoteric non-sensical rules of B/X and BECMI. The problem with OSE is that I own pdf and print copies of the original B/X and BECMI, including the excellent reprint of the Rules Cyclopedia, so I tend to use those rules instead of clones. I would add that OSE Advanced is a superior product to regular OSE, because the advanced version has dogs. [/QUOTE]

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