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 ====== The OSR Handbook ======
-The //Old School Renaissance Handbook// is a guide to the revival of old-school play in tabletop role-playing. It **profiles 20 different OSR systems**, describing basic mechanics, stats, and advice for DMs and players.
+//"Brent's book is exactly the reference I was hoping for when I went looking for more clear-eyed discussion of just what's in these games."// -- [[https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulBeakley/posts/WPntzdzKTeJ|Paul Beakley]]
-Want to know how these systems came about? The Handbook also contains **interviews** with Kirin Robinson of //Old School Hack//, James Raggi of //Lamentations of the Flame Princess//, Jason Morningstar of //Dungeon Squad//, and Michael Wolf of //Warrior, Rogue & Mage//.
+The //Old School Renaissance Handbook// is a guide to the revival of old-school play in tabletop role-playing. It **profiles 28 different OSR systems**, describing basic mechanics, stats, and advice for DMs and players.
-Even better, the same **five stock characters** are statted out in all 20 systems, so you can easily compare systems or jump right into a game.
+Want to know how these systems came about? The Handbook also contains **interviews** with Kirin Robinson of //Old School Hack//, James Raggi of //Lamentations of the Flame Princess//, Jason Morningstar of //Dungeon Squad//, Larry Moore of //BareBones//, Michael Wolf of //Warrior, Rogue & Mage//, and Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel of //Dungeon World//.
-**[[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/109631/Old-School-Renaissance-Handbook|Buy the OSR Handbook at DriveThruRPG now for US$3.99]]**
+Even better, the same **five stock characters** are statted out in all 28 systems, so you can easily compare systems or jump right into a game.
-For your convenience, here's the **big matrix of OSR systems** that starts out the book, including several systems that I'm working on for the next edition:
+I even include .mobi, .epub, and .azw3 versions of the book in addition to the PDF.
+**[[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/109631/Old-School-Renaissance-Handbook|Buy the OSR Handbook at DriveThruRPG now for US$6.99]]**
+For your convenience, here's the **big matrix of OSR systems** that starts out the book:
 ^  ^Price^Player Classes^Pages^Elf is a Class^Monsters^Treasure^HP by Class^Highest PC Level^