OSRIC

OSRIC is an OGL version of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. I read through it and there are no significant changes from the Players Handbook. Please go here http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/index.html and download OSRIC for free. These are the rules I will be using for an upcoming campaign. If you already own an Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook you can use it instead. I have found them available on ebay and half.com for under ten bucks shipped. I will likely have some OSRIC manuals printed for people that do not want to purchase a book.

I am not giving up on 3.5 D&D. For one thing I own several hundred dollars worth of 3.5 books. I may take what I like from 3.5 and Advanced and create a Frankenstein version at some point in the future. Why switch to Advanced Dungeons and Dragons? The Game mechanics are horribly broken. It is something that will not be apparent from the players side of the table. You would have to experience it from the dungeon building perspective. The challenge rating system for monsters is completely wrong. The entire experience system is broken. The DC system is broken. It is way too easy to pass a DC check. The combat system is cumbersome and riddled with pointless rules. All of the different ways to avoid damage are a huge headache and impossible to keep up with at high levels. The spells are incomplete at best and horribly broken at worst. The best reason of all is that I know this system backwards and forwards. I know what all of the spells and magic items do.

I am in the process of purchasing all of the old Advanced books that I used to own. I should have them all in about two weeks. We will convert the low level party to Advanced/OSRIC at the next game session. You can go here http://www.dragonsfoot.org/ or search the web, and download an Advanced character sheet. http://www.dragonsfoot.org/fe/articles/1echargen.shtml Online Character generator. I will, of course, provide you with one on the game day.

I have never played Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, how hard is it to learn? You basically already know how to play. There will just be some changes to the combat system and the spells will say EXACTLY what they do.