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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9078915" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>OSRIC was the first retroclone and was based on 1e AD&D but it was soon outpaced by Swords & Wizardry (Oe) and Labyrinth Lord (B/X) retroclones in number of products. It is tough to get accurate numbers however.</p><p></p><p>Drivethru currently lists <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=10094_0_0_0_0&src=fid10094&affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">1,013 OSRIC products</a> which from looking at the first page of results includes a ton of miscategorized Castles and Crusades and Labyrinth Lord and general OSR ones thrown in. <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/69/Expeditious-Retreat-Press/subcategory/225_4144/OldSchool-Gaming?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Expeditious Retreat Press</a> has a decently big OSRIC line. Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea is another 1e based OSR system which is more Conan style focused in its classes and setting but a lot of 1e for rules.</p><p></p><p>Drivethru tags <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=31807_0_0_0_0&src=fid31807&affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">1,176 Labyrinth Lord products</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100099_0_0_0_0&src=fid100099&affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">813 Old-School Essentials products</a>. Those are for B/X. A number of OSR systems also work from a Basic baseline including Adventurer Conqueror King System, Basic Fantasy, Beyond the Wall, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and Stars Without Numbers.</p><p></p><p>Drivethru tags <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=45583_0_0_0_0&src=fid45583&affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">1158 Swords & Wizardry products</a>. These are for Oe. <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4049/Frog-God-Games?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Frog God Games</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18/Necromancer?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Necromancer</a> do a lot of stuff for Swords and Wizardry. Other Oe based OSR systems include Blood and Treasure and Survive This!</p><p></p><p>There are also a bunch of stuff that is general OSR stuff without specifying a specific edition model and OSR systems that are a bit too divergent in their uniqueness to really classify as being closer to any of the TSR specific editions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9078915, member: 2209"] OSRIC was the first retroclone and was based on 1e AD&D but it was soon outpaced by Swords & Wizardry (Oe) and Labyrinth Lord (B/X) retroclones in number of products. It is tough to get accurate numbers however. Drivethru currently lists [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=10094_0_0_0_0&src=fid10094&affiliate_id=17596']1,013 OSRIC products[/URL] which from looking at the first page of results includes a ton of miscategorized Castles and Crusades and Labyrinth Lord and general OSR ones thrown in. [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/69/Expeditious-Retreat-Press/subcategory/225_4144/OldSchool-Gaming?affiliate_id=17596']Expeditious Retreat Press[/URL] has a decently big OSRIC line. Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea is another 1e based OSR system which is more Conan style focused in its classes and setting but a lot of 1e for rules. Drivethru tags [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=31807_0_0_0_0&src=fid31807&affiliate_id=17596']1,176 Labyrinth Lord products[/URL] and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100099_0_0_0_0&src=fid100099&affiliate_id=17596']813 Old-School Essentials products[/URL]. Those are for B/X. A number of OSR systems also work from a Basic baseline including Adventurer Conqueror King System, Basic Fantasy, Beyond the Wall, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and Stars Without Numbers. Drivethru tags [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=45583_0_0_0_0&src=fid45583&affiliate_id=17596']1158 Swords & Wizardry products[/URL]. These are for Oe. [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4049/Frog-God-Games?affiliate_id=17596']Frog God Games[/URL] and [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18/Necromancer?affiliate_id=17596']Necromancer[/URL] do a lot of stuff for Swords and Wizardry. Other Oe based OSR systems include Blood and Treasure and Survive This! There are also a bunch of stuff that is general OSR stuff without specifying a specific edition model and OSR systems that are a bit too divergent in their uniqueness to really classify as being closer to any of the TSR specific editions. [/QUOTE]
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