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u/johnvak01 · 42 pointsr/rpg

First, a giant list with links.

OSR Games

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Retro Clones

  • Swords and Wizardry(ODnD) Almost a direct rehash of the very first edition of DnD

  • The Black Hack (ODnD) A very modern hack of ODnD. Fast and streamlined.

  • Labyrinth Lord (BX DnD) - Almost a direct rehashing of the old BX dnd system. There's a separate Advanced Edition Companion which makes it more like ADnD.

  • Lamentations of the Flame Princess(BX DnD) - This is the current OSR hot stuff. Dark and Mature with a great ruleset. Lots of the best supplements coming out are based on this system. Veins of the Earth, Vornheim, and Deep Carbon Observatory were built with this system in mind.

  • Basic Fantasy RPG (BX DnD?) BX dnd with race separated from class.

    All of these have complete free versions on their websites(usually minus art)

  • I would also recommend the Rules Cyclopedia as one of the most complete versions of dnd ever created. It's now available as print on demand!

    New Stuff

  • Maze Rats Even if you don't play it, get it for it's amazingly useful tables. Made by /u/ludifex aka Questing Beast.

  • Shadow of the Demon Lord Starts with a basic Character and then builds in complexity over time. My favorite class system. Horror/dark setting but easily stripped out.

  • Dungeon Crawl Classics Beautifully done. Every class feels really unique. A bit of a gonzo Aesthetic

  • Stars without Number Possibly the best sci-fi RPG you can get right now. Bit of a cross between traveller and B/X Dnd. Free Version Here

  • Godbound High powered fantasy OSR style game by the same guy who made Stars Without Number.

  • Index Card RPG 2e What it says on the tin. Check out the youtube channel of the guy who made it.

  • Freebooters on the Frontier Great for short campaigns. Requires Dungeon World, a great game in it's own right, and The Perilous Wilds

  • World of Dungeons 1 page OSR-like Dungeon World hack. I feel it's OSR so fight me.

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    My personal favorites are Stars without Number, Godbound, Lamentations of the flame princess, and Shadow of the Demon Lord.
u/BrentRTaylor · 40 pointsr/rpg

In no particular order:

  • Basic Fantasy RPG
  • Savage Worlds
  • Dungeon World
  • Mouse Guard Check under other purchase options. You can get it for about $19.40.

    You can't go wrong with any of them, but gun to my head, I'd say look into Mouse Guard or Dungeon World.

    Mouse Guard

    Mouse Guard...is just down right fun. While combat is certainly part of the game, it's got a heavy emphasis on problem solving in encounters over straight up murderhobo-ing your way through the game. It's my go to game for one shots. Perfect for when you need a break in the middle of a long campaign in another system, or if just not enough people show up for a session in your primary campaign. Not that you couldn't run a long campaign in Mouse Guard, that'd be rad.

    Dungeon World

    Dungeon World is also another great game for one shots, IMHO. Need to work on your improv? Play Dungeon World. It's a very narrative driven game that heavily encourages collaborative world building with your players. Additionally, if you discard all of the rules on classes and combat, the rest of the system is an amazing compliment to any other game system you want to run. It's GMing section is honestly the missing manual for D&D or any other system you want to run. And hell, Fronts are a great way to organize an adventure or long campaign.

    Edit: A few other options that came to mind

  • Fate: Core System, or Fate Accelerated Everyone seems to either love or hate the system with no in-between. If you've played the Dresden Files RPG, you're familiar with the system. Fate Core was derived from the Dresden Files RPG.
  • Bubble Gum Shoe This one is a lot of fun. Runs on the Gumeshoe system. Kind of an innocent system. Think Scooby-Doo mysteries, without the monsters. If you want something grittier, take a look at Trail of Cthulhu or Mutant City Blues.
  • Monster of the Week This one is a guilty pleasure of mine. Game is exactly what you'd expect from the title. If you like episodic shows like Supernatural or Buffy, this is for you.
  • Fiasco Haven't played this one myself yet, but it looks interesting. This is a game that doesn't require a GM and is entirely improv. Looks great. Requires six sided dice.
u/mrzoink · 8 pointsr/dndnext

I've sent game books to a friend in a Federal prison.

The books must come directly from a publisher or bookstore. I can't ship him anything from my home. Dice are not allowed. They use homemade chits.

No boxes or anything other than books are allowed. The guards open everything before the inmate receives it and they won't separate stuff that isn't okay from stuff that is okay, so for example if a book comes in a boxed set with a map, the whole thing will be rejected.

Everything must arrive via USPS, so you have to do a little trick to get something from Amazon delivered (Amazon doesn't allow you to specify a shipper) - you list the address as a PO box even though it isn't, then in the second line of the address put the real address (along with the required facility information.) Amazon's delivery system sees it as a PO box, so ships it USPS. The mail carrier sees it as a real address and it gets there. If it doesn't you really can't complain since it's a funny little address hack.

There is technically a limit on the number of personal books inmates at his facility may have - I think it is 10 books and 10 magazines. That isn't usually enforced he said, but when a guard is angry for any reason, it is selectively enforced.

He is at a large facility and knows of at least five or six groups that play. OSR games and 3rd edition D&D are what everyone plays. He theorizes that 4th edition never caught on for some reason and 5th edition hasn't made an impact because people like to play what they played outside.

If anyone knows a gamer in a prison with an OSR bent Basic Fantasy Role-Playing is a great deal from Amazon because it is a clone of old school D&D, it's a complete game in one volume, and it's low cost (low enough to send them multiple copies over time so they have "loaner" books to play with).

u/Bullywug · 6 pointsr/rpg

Basic Fantasy Rulebook

The Chaotic Caverns

A cheap set of dice

That should run you about $15, and it's enough for a few months of fun sessions.

u/wsteyert · 4 pointsr/rpg
u/greylurk · 2 pointsr/osr

https://www.amazon.com/dp/952590444X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_FGVXCbMRF6WTN is the physical book, though if you can get your LFGS to order it, that's always recommended.

If you're looking to go cheap, Basic Fantasy RPG is a a great option. It's available free in PDF form and dead tree copies are on Amazon. For $20 you can get the core rules and at least a year worth of adventures and campaign stuff: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1503334945/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_DIVXCbCSGRPAT

u/AAdrian · 2 pointsr/tabletop

Rad Hack is a great post-apocalyptic rpg for super cheap.

For a solid old school tabletop experience, I would also highly recommend Basic Fantasy RPG . It’s five bucks for a good sized rule book.

There are several good ones on DriveThruRPG as well.

u/ElementallyEvil · 2 pointsr/DnD

Hi there underneaththestars9!

2nd grade is a great time to get a kid interested in RPGs. Although disclaimer: I haven't ran for kids myself (I have run some solo games, though) - If I were to do so though, I personally wouldn't use D&D 5e for it. As streamlined as it is, it's still pretty darn complicated - especially for a youngin'

Instead, perhaps consider something like Basic Fantasy (They also give their PDFs away for free). It's super easy to learn and run - it's based on the Basic D&D set from back in the day, so most of it is very identifiably D&D - even if you've only played newer versions. Perfect place for a new adventurer to start out!

As for the campaign itself, I'm guessing it's gonna be just her? If so: make the game all about her. Ask her what sorta theme she'd like and pander to whatever kind of game she wants. Essentially find out the kind of character she wants to play and build a game based around the sorts of things that character would get into.

Also, maybe for inspiration read up on kids' fantasy. The Hobbit, Narnia, that sort of thing. Obviously some aspect of those works tick with young readers - whether it's the fantastical whimsy, the way they narrate events, etc.

u/GrokEinSpiel · 1 pointr/rpg

I'd recommend taking a look at Basic Fantasy Roleplay. The rules are based on D&D. They're free and complete (and very cheap if you just really want a paper copy) but more importantly for your players - they're short.

There are free adventures to download and you can also use the system to play older D&D modules from the DM's Guild.

As for extras - a nice luxury item I use all the time is a sleeved GM screen. I can pop in screens from PDFs of whatever system I want to run. If you do individual initiative, I'd grab a pack of index cards you can chop in half and tent them over your screen in order with each character's name, AC, class, perception score, that sort of thing.