Eric holms and tom moldvay versions, frank mentzer and his team made significant changes to the rules. A partial compilation of all the becmi sets with many new rules and the skill system taken from the gazetteers. Becmi like rules with skills and raceclass separation. Here are the oldschool rpg character generators i know of, let me know if there are any more out there and ill add them to the list. Ok redditors, im positive that i came across a rules system that does what i want but i cant seem to find it now. This kicked off a series of publications which expanded the basic game line into its own unique monster. Monster manual, player handbook and all the others. Players companion featuring rules for unarmed combat, strongholds, and new weapons and armor. Schofield, from the becmi facebook group posted 9 december 2012. Converting monsters to the 3rd edition rules system by trevor mellis, current as of 10 july 2001. I think becmi and later the rc got some really wonky stuff in them, esp. Basic, expert, companion, master and immortal, the edition is usually known as becm or becmi.
Discuss bx rules, becmi rules, rules cyclopedia, and the crunchy bits from the gazetteers here. Fantasy grounds is the most supported virtual tabletop, with more official licenses than any other virtual tabletop. Inside i had copies of the original basic and expert rulebooks, before the 84era mentzer reboot that expanded into the full becmi series. Whether it be holmes, bx, becmi and the rules cyclopedia, or any of the retroclones thereof, its all eligible for discussion. We currently host various large scale collections amounting to hundreds of thousands. As the rules grew from basic to expert to companion and beyond, the rules series became known as the becmi series. Oldschool rpg character generators smoldering wizard. D aimed at new players, including all the necessary details to create new characters and run games for them up to 3rd level, and sample adventures both solo and gmled. The first of this series of five boxed sets was published in 1983. Eric holmes based on gary gygax and dave arnesons original work. Ideally it will also have skills or powers so that each character can be differentiated ideally i can have two characters of the same class and them be unique in game and.
This includes products using the bx or becmi rules, and items in the b, cm, da. Higher level play probably is not that great but its not like 1st4th ed can claim to do much better there either. The players guide for beginning characters with simple and expert combat rules, magic spells, and role playing tips. Higher level play probably is not that great but its not like 1st4th ed can claim. B1 in search of the unknown the sodcasters are searching for something and they dont even know what it is. The creature catalogue is a big ol monster book, with critters from published modules as well as totally new ones. All the adventures and supporting material are crosscompatible with minimal work. Top 5 rpgs compiled charts 2004present adventure game industry market research summary rpgs v1.
Questions pop up when you request to join this group. The trove is a nonprofit website dedicated towards content archival and longterm preservation of rpgs. Later editions were edited by tom moldvay, frank mentzer, troy denning, and doug stewart. First published in 1977, it saw a handful of revisions and reprintings. The second book in the becmi series was frank mentzers revision of david zeb cooks expansion to the original basic set. Becmi sheets updates morrus unofficial tabletop rpg news. As a more minor point, the jousting rules were omitted in the rc, apparently for space reasons, and most of the artwork was changed. The three core rulebooks were the monster manual 1977, the players handbook 1978, and the. Becmilike rules with skills and raceclass separation. As a dm, they are great for quickly generating a party for a spurofthemoment pickup game, or for that henchman or major npc. This was the black box in the becmi series, not to be confused with the.