Re: 1st edition AD&D Rules free PDF (OSRIC)
Posted by Billiam Babble on Sep 07, 2013; 12:56pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/1st-edition-AD-D-Rules-free-PDF-OSRIC-tp3000289p7580274.html
Very good question. Without either set of rules to hand .... in OSRIC... The experience point tables for classes are slightly different (perhaps there was a copyright reason for this - and class/game balance). Very slight changes to spell descriptions and names. No French sounding weapon names. No specific weapon vs specific armour class tables. No psionics rules or Bard class -if I remember right. (?) The loss of psionics affects monster listings as well, I think - i.e. brain mole and mindflayer (or equivalent) are no longer there I think. Lots of little optional rules dropped, but almost certainly it's an well averaged out facsimile of AD&D whilst keeping within copyright agreements of open game license - plus the idea that AD&D game formulas are in public domain from an assorted of computer games over the years (never fully understand the details of that either)
According to bits and bobs I've read on the forums, problems only occur when the fine details of the AD&D rules are compared tables and rules in OSRIC - if you're using both sets of rulebooks at the same table for example. In many ways OSRIC is a better made/finished set of rules than the original PH and DMG. I don't think OSRIC ventures into the Unearthed Arcana territory.
Curiously and personally, I believe the original DMG is more fun to casually read, but OSRIC is a better organized pick-up-and-play set of rules.
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/1st-edition-AD-D-Rules-free-PDF-OSRIC-tp3000289p7580274.html
Very good question. Without either set of rules to hand .... in OSRIC... The experience point tables for classes are slightly different (perhaps there was a copyright reason for this - and class/game balance). Very slight changes to spell descriptions and names. No French sounding weapon names. No specific weapon vs specific armour class tables. No psionics rules or Bard class -if I remember right. (?) The loss of psionics affects monster listings as well, I think - i.e. brain mole and mindflayer (or equivalent) are no longer there I think. Lots of little optional rules dropped, but almost certainly it's an well averaged out facsimile of AD&D whilst keeping within copyright agreements of open game license - plus the idea that AD&D game formulas are in public domain from an assorted of computer games over the years (never fully understand the details of that either)
According to bits and bobs I've read on the forums, problems only occur when the fine details of the AD&D rules are compared tables and rules in OSRIC - if you're using both sets of rulebooks at the same table for example. In many ways OSRIC is a better made/finished set of rules than the original PH and DMG. I don't think OSRIC ventures into the Unearthed Arcana territory.
Curiously and personally, I believe the original DMG is more fun to casually read, but OSRIC is a better organized pick-up-and-play set of rules.
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