Best Retroclones

Dean · Post by **Dean** » Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:33 pm

Hey gang. If I wanted to play a game that is essentially AD&D with some updates and improvements what would be the names and games to check out for that? Something that does obvious things like getting rid of Thac0 or expedites the treasure rolling process so it doesn't take half the night.

I have a group of people who I know would get a lot of enjoyment out of those 2nd Ed vibes so if you know of a decent one send it my way since I've basically ignored that entire genre of games until now.

angelfromanotherpin · Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:27 pm

There are two 2e-based retroclones which seem to fit your requirements. Of those, For Gold and Glory is cheap as free on DrivethruRPG. The other one is Myth & Magic, which has a similar pitch but is not cheap as free. I've not played either.

Harshax · Post by **Harshax** » Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:58 pm

Well, if “essentially” AD&D is the goal, take a look at this exceptional pet project by Chris Perkins.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/scruffygro ... ition/amp/

It’s a clone of a clone (Castles & Crusades) that hues as closely as possible to AD&D.

pragma · Post by **pragma** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:05 am

The Nightmares Beneath got reviewed on here a while back, and though it's not aesthetically identical to 2e, I thought it seemed like a cool OSR game!

Harshax · Post by **Harshax** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:18 am

Harshax wrote:Well, if “essentially” AD&D is the goal, take a look at this exceptional pet project by Chris Perkins.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/scruffygro ... ition/amp/

It’s a clone of a clone (Castles & Crusades) that hues as closely as possible to AD&D.

This clone has a complete PH, DMG and MM and if you ask around, you can find a pdf of his Unearthed Arcana that adds psionics, drow and a bunch of other bits.