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Post by tombowings on Oct 4, 2011 12:04:04 GMT -6
I'm thinking about referring players to OSRIC for an upcoming AD&D campaign. What are the major differences for character creation between AD&D and OSRIC?
Also, if there a version of OSRIC with just the character creation information?
I'll be using the AD&D books, but some of the players, I'm sure, would like to look over the rules and create their character before the first session begins.
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Post by Sean Michael Kelly on Oct 4, 2011 12:47:52 GMT -6
There's an OSRIC "Player's Handbook" created and available for PDF download. I just got it a week or so ago from RPG Drive-Thru. I'm not sure what the differences would be between OSRIC and 1e, but the OSRIC material does look a lot better organized at a glance. I haven't played 1e (or OSRIC for that matter) since the early 80's!
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Post by foxroe on Oct 4, 2011 13:48:16 GMT -6
You'd have to compare them side by side to see all of the very small differences, but most of what you would expect from an AD&D "clone" is there. The big differences off the top of my head: - No Monk or Bard - No psionics - XP progressions are slightly different (for legal reasons I suppose) - Does use exceptional strength for Fighters (but stops at 18/99) - Includes optional rules for weapon specialization (as in UA) - No weapon speed factors or modifiers vs. armor I'm sure there are a ton of other differences, but they are so very, very minor. EDIT: Here's the link that SMKSensei mentions above: OSRIC Player's Guide |
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