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respectively. The intended features of this retro-clone are 100% faithfulness and compatibility with the original rules it emulates; brevity; clarity; and meticulous organization and indexing. As of 2020,
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There are two expanded versions in production: the Journeymanne Rules which cover play from 1st through 20th level, and the Compleat Rules which also incorporate additional sub-classes and creatures.
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2nd edition rules from 1989. It was first published in 2012, and was written by Justen Brown and edited by Moses Wildermuth. It is available as a free download or as a print-on-demand book.
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is one example, using the unified d20 mechanic from 3rd edition while dropping what the developers perceived as complications (including feats, skills, and prestige classes).
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with little or no adjustment. However, there are a few differences between the two games. It extends the rules so characters can advance to 20th level (the 1981
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comes in two versions: “Classic Fantasy” and “Advanced Fantasy,” with “Advanced Fantasy” including B/X compatible material inspired by the first edition of
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and other adventure role-playing games. The games are fostered and supported online by various forums and blogs, sometimes collectively referred to as the
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fans prefer earlier editions, and new games address the perceived inability of newer editions to preserve the tone of classic
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sets published from 1983–1985, it is compatible with most adventures and supplements designed for those sets. However, while
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is unique in that both versions come in two different formats: All-in-one (or two) rules tomes or modular multi-book sets.
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and the names of the sample characters (and their players) found in examples throughout the text are used in parody of the
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that might otherwise collectively constitute copyright infringement. However, per the license, these games lack the
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is a retro-clone written by Chris Gonnerman that emulates and is largely compatible with the 1981
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expands the game from its original level limit of level 3 up to level 12. It won the 2013
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does include rules for immortal level play, those rules are inspired by the 1993
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and are not compatible with adventures and supplements designed for the 1985
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Role-playing game publisher Matthew Finch was involved in the development of
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while fixing some of the perceived rules issues of older versions.
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in 2007, a more complete retro-clone of the 1981 version of the
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There are three different versions of the game available.
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Many variants have appeared since the original release of
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only included levels up to 14). In addition, in a nod to
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