The Rise and Fall of AD&D & The Coming of OSRIC

OSRIC changed the face of gaming. When Wizards of the Coast decided to try to kill previous editions of the game, scores of retro clones rose up to fill the void. Corporate greed was overcome by the courage and determination of the people.

AD&D is back again. So are almost all the older systems. Unwilling to let small private publishers assume any of their precious revenue Wizards has made 1E, 2E, and B/X D&D legally available on DrivethruRPG.

Their hand was forced by a handful of small publishers willing to risk the wrath of a litigious multinational corporation. Swords and Wizardry, Labyrinth Lord, Basic Fantasy...

But OSRIC braved those unknown waters first.

WotCs attempt to destroy the old faith was a complete failure.

Come back with me and explore the history of AD&D. It's birth, it's rise, and its untimely death.

And remember the rise of OSRIC that breathed life back into AD&D and led the way to an old-school revival that forced D&D's new corporate overlords to admit defeat and re-release almost all of TSR's original systems.

FREE DOWNLOADS:
OSRIC Player's Handbook:
If you want a copy of the Player's Handbook I used in this video (It will be a bit more impressive if you print it double-sided) you can save a little money and keep your players from browsing the monster listings by tossing these out on the table instead of the full version:
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OSRIC:
Download the complete book here:
https://osricrpg.com/get.php

The PDF version is a FREE download.

If you want to buy a hardcopy the Black Blade link is broken, so... sorry. I got mine from Lulu. It's an excellent value!!!

This is not a paid promotion (sadly).

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