Who is this game suitable for?
If you like role-playing games and enjoy playing genres like Generic / Universal und Fantasy, this game is perfect for you.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Attribute/Stat Based, Class Based, Dice, Level Based, Race Based, Attribute/Stat Based, Class Based, Dice, Level Based und Race Based...
Game Data
- Publisher
- Necrotic Gnome, Necrotic Gnome
- Designers
- Gavin Norman, Gavin Norman
- Artists
- Peter Mullen
- Mechanics
- Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc), Dice (Various), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay), Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc), Dice (Various), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay)
- Genre
- Generic / Universal, Fantasy
Publisher summary:
Deluxe box set of 4 hardcover books; A5 (Digest) size; deluxe quality sewn bindings; endpapers printed with quick reference info.
Advanced Expansion Set
Want to take your game to the next level? Pair the Classic Game Set with the Advanced Expansion Set and advance your game with reams of new classes, options, monsters, and magic inspired by the weird and wondrous 1970s Advanced 1st Edition game. The four books in the Advanced Expansion Set detail:
Characters: 9 additional classes (acrobat, assassin, barbarian, bard, druid, illusionist, knight, paladin, ranger), 6 additional races (drow, duergar, gnome, half-elf, half-orc, svirfneblin), rules for choosing character race and class separately, plus optional rules to add extra depth to character creation, combat, and spell casting.
Magic: Over 100 new spells for bards, druids, gnomes, illusionists, and rangers.
Monsters: 120 new monsters: mimics, piercers, shambling mounds, banshees, coffer corpses, terrible eyes, metallic dragons, liches, drow, deep ones, the terrifying tarrasque and many more classic Advanced era monsters! Includes complete encounter tables for dungeon levels 1–8+ and all types of wilderness terrain.
Treasures: 150 new magic items: the apparatus of the crab, ioun stones, the deck of many things, dancing swords, holy avengers, and many more!
Old-School Essentials Advanced Fantasy is a "best of" old-school gaming: a complete retelling of the classic 1980s Basic/Expert game expanded with reams of extras inspired by the 1970s Advanced 1st Edition rules.
user note:
The books in this box are the identical to the separate individual rulebook volumes listed.
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Last Updated: 29.08.2025 11:09
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