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balder
October 7th, 2019, 21:19
anybody want to try and get a game going using old basic rules from 1980 .
the red basic book

I am totally new to Fantasy Grounds


thanks
tony
RespawningPleaseWait
October 7th, 2019, 23:56
Ah, the joys of BECMI.
Back when men were men and could choose from 4 classes and dwarves were fighters limited to 12th level.

I think the biggest problem you'll run into is that as far as I know the BECMI rules haven't been set up in fantasy grounds.
You'll be doing everything by hand.
Blackwolf
October 8th, 2019, 00:03
Tick tack toe and checkers can be fun to for awhile but soon grow old do to their limited options. There was a reason the game evolved. beyond basic to advanced and took off.
RespawningPleaseWait
October 9th, 2019, 12:12
Okay, so I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Blackwolf isn't interested in joining a BECMI game.
And he probably wants you to go away before he taunts you a second time.

However, I would point out that BECMI didn't evolve into AD&D. It was developed alongside it. AD&D came about because Gygax wanted a game with all the rules for use in tournaments. BECMI was intended as a more casual game.

I liked BECMI. It had a style that I don't really think the AD&D ever really captured.
balder
October 9th, 2019, 13:01
I see your point blackwolf.
but I liked the concept of basic. a more stripped down bare bones version.
would like to try and get a game going on here

new to fantasy ground myself
Talen
October 9th, 2019, 13:17
I started on BECMI and have found memories of it. Were you planning on DMing or looking to join as a player?
balder
October 9th, 2019, 13:22
looking to join a future game
new to online gaming
SirGraystone
October 9th, 2019, 15:01
I would look at the Castles & Crusades ruleset, which is very similar to AD&D 1st edition
viktorthepirate
October 9th, 2019, 16:11
Okay, so I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that Blackwolf isn't interested in joining a BECMI game.

Ha ha ha ha
TheOldDragoon
March 28th, 2020, 04:04
I would gladly pay for a BECMI or B/X rules set.

AD&D isn't "Big Boy D&D", it's a different game with different sensibilities. There's a solid community of folks who play B/X, BECMI, and their spiritual brethren like Swords & Wizardry, Basic Fantasy, B/X Essentials, BX RPG, etc. An OSR rules set would definitely sell. We even have an OSR con that happens every year in Dallas.
damned
March 28th, 2020, 06:18
I played both BX/BECMI and AD&D.
I would like to see the Rule Cyclopedia perhaps on FG but in the meantime I strongly recommend you go the 2E route.
It is an excellent ruleset and there are some B/X adventures for it in the store.
celestian
March 28th, 2020, 07:54
I played both BX/BECMI and AD&D.
I would like to see the Rule Cyclopedia perhaps on FG but in the meantime I strongly recommend you go the 2E route.
It is an excellent ruleset and there are some B/X adventures for it in the store.

I put together a prototype for a BECMI extension for the AD&D ruleset if someone wishes to take on the project. The skeleton sets up the basics needed. Basic attack matrix will need to be entered (I entered 1 as an example) and various other fiddly bits. I added some hooks in the ruleset so that this will work properly.

https://gitlab.com/FGProjects/public/extensions/becmi