Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy is also available as a deluxe box set containing everything you need to play!
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The five books in the Classic Game Set detail:
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Characters:Â 7 fantastic classes (cleric, dwarf, elf, fighter, halfling, magic-user, thief), full equipment lists, specialists and mercenaries, stronghold construction.
Magic:Â The complete set of 34 cleric spells (from 1st to 5th level) and 72 magic-user spells (from 1st to 6th level), for use by players of cleric, elf, and magic-user characters.
Adventures:Â Full rules for adventuring in dungeons, the wilderness, and at sea, as well as guidelines for designing and running adventures.
Monsters: A selection of over 200 classic monsters to challenge adventurers of all levels: dragons and dinosaurs, golems and giants, slimes and oozes, beast-men and unholy spirits, animals monstrous and mundane. Includes complete encounter tables for dungeon levels 1–8+ and all types of wilderness terrain.
Treasures:Â A hoard of over 150 wondrous magic items: enchanted arms coveted by every warrior, scrolls, staves, and seeing stones, alchemical concoctions, rings of power, boots and cloaks woven with magic.
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy is a complete retelling of the classic 1980s Basic/Expert game, including all rules, character options, spells, monsters, and magic items.
The Classic Game Set contains the same game as the Classic Fantasy Rules Tome, just presented in a 5 book set for those who share our love of RPG box sets! The Old-School Essentials Classic Game Set + the Advanced Expansion Set also contains the same game as the Advanced Fantasy Player’s + Referee’s Tomes.Â
Celebrating 40 Years of Basic/Expert!
The Basic/Expert game which Old-School Essentials is based on was published in 1981 — 40 years ago! In celebration of this anniversary, we're delighted and honoured to announce that Erol Otus, legendary creator of the original B/X covers, has painted a brand new cover for the Old-School Essentials Classic Game Set!
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The Team:
Author:Â Gavin Norman
Box Set cover artist:Â Erol Otus
Individual book cover artist: David Hoskins
Publication date:Â April 2023
Published by:Â Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral Press
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Deluxe box set of 5 hardcover books; A5 (Digest) size; deluxe quality sewn bindings; endpapers printed with quick reference info.
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Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy is also available as a deluxe box set containing everything you need to play!
Â
The five books in the Classic Game Set detail:
Â
Characters:Â 7 fantastic classes (cleric, dwarf, elf, fighter, halfling, magic-user, thief), full equipment lists, specialists and mercenaries, stronghold construction.
Magic:Â The complete set of 34 cleric spells (from 1st to 5th level) and 72 magic-user spells (from 1st to 6th level), for use by players of cleric, elf, and magic-user characters.
Adventures:Â Full rules for adventuring in dungeons, the wilderness, and at sea, as well as guidelines for designing and running adventures.
Monsters: A selection of over 200 classic monsters to challenge adventurers of all levels: dragons and dinosaurs, golems and giants, slimes and oozes, beast-men and unholy spirits, animals monstrous and mundane. Includes complete encounter tables for dungeon levels 1–8+ and all types of wilderness terrain.
Treasures:Â A hoard of over 150 wondrous magic items: enchanted arms coveted by every warrior, scrolls, staves, and seeing stones, alchemical concoctions, rings of power, boots and cloaks woven with magic.
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy is a complete retelling of the classic 1980s Basic/Expert game, including all rules, character options, spells, monsters, and magic items.
The Classic Game Set contains the same game as the Classic Fantasy Rules Tome, just presented in a 5 book set for those who share our love of RPG box sets! The Old-School Essentials Classic Game Set + the Advanced Expansion Set also contains the same game as the Advanced Fantasy Player’s + Referee’s Tomes.Â
Celebrating 40 Years of Basic/Expert!
The Basic/Expert game which Old-School Essentials is based on was published in 1981 — 40 years ago! In celebration of this anniversary, we're delighted and honoured to announce that Erol Otus, legendary creator of the original B/X covers, has painted a brand new cover for the Old-School Essentials Classic Game Set!
Â
The Team:
Author:Â Gavin Norman
Box Set cover artist:Â Erol Otus
Individual book cover artist: David Hoskins
Publication date:Â April 2023
Published by:Â Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral Press
Â
Deluxe box set of 5 hardcover books; A5 (Digest) size; deluxe quality sewn bindings; endpapers printed with quick reference info.
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