Basic Fantasy RPG

The Basic Fantasy Role Playing Game (BFRPG) is "(a)n old-school roleplaying game in the style of Moldvay and Cook" [http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=15740&p=274435 " [BFRPG] Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game"] , Dragonsfoot.org, January 20, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] , written by Chris Gonnerman and many other contributors. It is freely available in PDF and OpenDocument formats, along with numerous supplements, from the game's website [http://www.basicfantasy.org/main.html "Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] . BFRPG is stylistically similar to, and largely compatible with, the 1981 D&D Basic and Expert sets ("B/X D&D") edited by Tom Moldvay and Zeb Cook respectively. Its differences from B/X D&D include d20-style ascending armor class and separation of character race and class. Gonnerman first announced BFRPG on the Dragonsfoot.org website on January 20, 2006, when the rules were at Release 9. BFRPG Release 62, released on February 17, 2007, was marked as the First Edition and made available on the print-on-demand site Lulu [ [http://www.basicfantasy.org/news.html#62core "Core Rules 1st Edition (Release 62) -- February 17, 2007"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] . BFRPG Release 75, released on July 15, 2008, was marked as the Second Edition and is currently available from Lulu [ [http://www.basicfantasy.org/news.html#62core "Core Rules 2nd Edition (Release 75) -- July 15, 2008"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] .

Gonnerman drew on his previously designed RPG, Project 74 [ [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9267.phtml "RPGnet: REVIEW OF PROJECT 74"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] [ [http://tower.newcenturycomputers.net/project74.html "Alderon's Tower -- Project 74 Role-Playing Game"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] , as well as some descriptive text from the D&D 3.5 SRD, for material to create Basic Fantasy. The game has been positively received [http://arcona.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/labyrinth-lord-vs-basic-fantasy/ "Labyrinth Lord vs. Basic Fantasy << The Dwarf and the Basilisk"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-16.] [ [http://mythadvocate.blogspot.com/2007/12/basic-fantasy-game.html "Random Acts: The Basic Fantasy Game"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] [ [http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=28519 "Basic Fantasy Greatness"] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] [ [http://szieser.blogspot.com/2008/07/back-at-it.html "Steve Zieser Has Nothing to Say: Back at it."] . Retrieved on 2008-08-09.] . Criticism of BFRPG has focused on its deviations from B/X D&D, particularly in comparison to Labyrinth Lord, another "retro-clone" RPG.

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