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Old School Revival

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Old School Revival - Classic Rules Table Top Role-playing and the OSR Hobby

Rules- The community is to tiny, we can be really rules light at this point.

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New to OSR?

Here are three widely tested systems which offer free PDF rulebooks.

Basic Fantasy Created to be compatible with 3/3.5e, this is fully fleshed out OSE goodness written to be more approachable. Uses ascending armor class. Print options are sold at near cost and are very very inexpensive.

Old School Essentials Basic OSE is the most popular reproduction of the original B/X set. Uses descending armor class. With several different iterations at several different prices, this PDF is free and covers the basics. Enough to get a game going.

White Box : Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game A spiritual successor to Swords & Sorcery White Box. This is the complete OSR experience. Uses descending armor class, but contains alternate status for ascending. Like Basic Fantasy, the print version is under five bucks on amazon.

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The new version completely threw out the 80s game I loved and built a new game from scratch. I know its not exactly OSR but a clone of the OG car wars would be amazing.

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[–] hollywoodhoogle 3 points 1 year ago

That does sound dope. Good luck

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you can still get the original Car Wars and all the supplements from SJG. Pocket Box contains all the original rules, I think they have printed Deluxe sets.

[–] TigerClawTV 1 points 1 year ago

Yes thats true. I have the reprinted deluxe set. But they aren't developing anymore and the Car Wars Compendium, the all in one mega manual has been big money for a long long time.

In my opinion that particular book needs to be cloned like the D&D Rules Cyclopedia was

[–] dethb0y 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm honestly surprised that it doesn't already exist, alot of people have fond memories of Car Wars.

[–] TigerClawTV 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's it. I'm doing it. Will it be good? Probobly not. But I'll make it and I'll make it free so God willing someone talented can do it better. More to follow

[–] dethb0y 2 points 1 year ago

I look forward to it!

[–] TigerClawTV 1 points 1 year ago

I am tentatively naming the clone "Drive Offensively"