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--- osr_handbook [2013/06/13 21:34] – Added third edition rulesets, added header text, and created actual footnotes brent
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-{{ :osr_handbook_pdf_cover_275x399.jpg}}====== The OSR Handbook ======
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-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.
+====== The OSR Handbook ======
+//"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^
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 |//Dungeon Squad//| [[http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/dungeon-squad|Free PDF]]| N/A| 5| No| 17| Yes| No| No limit|
 |//Dungeon World// (Basic)| [[https://github.com/Sagelt/Dungeon-World|Free XML]], [[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/108028/Dungeon-World|$10 PDF]]| 4| 122| No| 17| No| Yes (static)| 5|
-|//Epées and Sorcelerie//| [[http://www.lulu.com/shop/nicolas-dessaux/ep%C3%A9es-sorcelerie-english-translation/ebook/product-17353069.html|Free PDF]]| 3| 68| No| 132| No| Yes (HD)| 12|
+|//Épées and Sorcellerie//| [[http://www.lulu.com/shop/nicolas-dessaux/ep%C3%A9es-sorcelerie-english-translation/ebook/product-17353069.html|Free PDF]]| 3| 68| No| 132| No| Yes (HD)| 12|
 |//Into the Odd//| [[https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6MR1KWIUR9UeUI4czl2TGhlTnM/edit|Free Doc]]| N/A| 19| No| 9| Yes| No| 5|
 |//Labyrinth Lord//| [[http://goblinoidgames.com/docs/GBD1001_no_art.zip|Free no-art PDF]], [[http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-proctor/labyrinth-lord-perfect-bound-braun-cover/paperback/product-20352241.html|$22 print]]| 7| 138| Yes| 191| Yes| Yes (HD)| Varies by class|