Rovers & Riches 2e (Playtest)

Rovers & Riches 2e is an old-school fantasy adventure game. It's about scrappy fighters, wily thieves, god-touched clerics, and spell-scarred magic users diving into the forbidden corners of the world–bent to win their treasure by wits, might, and torch light.

RR2 is design to be classic, compatible, supportive, and fast.

• Classic. RR2 is flavored with the wonderful weirdness of old-school, uncodified fantasy. The good ol’ fighter, cleric, and magic user classes are presented with rules for advancement up to level 6. In addition, RR2 includes the rover class, a reworked thief substitute, as well as a bonus knight class and guidance for making your own classes.
• Compatible. RR2 can run any OSR adventure without conversion. The game is based on the standard hit dice, hit points, armor class, and damage system that serves as the lingua franca of indie dungeon games. 
• Supportive. RR2 supports GMs with clear, step-by-step procedures for dungeon and wilderness exploration, encounters, encumbrance, conditions, and more. I've also included guidance on making your own monsters, dungeons, towns, wild lands, character classes, and more.
• Fast. RR2 is quick to get going. It takes less than 15 minutes to orient new players and less than 5 to make and equip a PC. Simply chuck your dice to see if your new character starts with sleeping poison, an old attack dog, or a pickled head in a jar. 

Who is this game for?

• GMs who want a fast game that offers more support than the (excellent) ultra-light rulesets. 
• Players who want to have some control over their character’s statistics (while leaving plenty of room for surprise).
• GMs, players, and designers who want to see one take on streamlining B/X’s rules–especially those for attribute scores, class “balance,” and encumbrance.
• Discerning aficionados who want to support Daniel’s dope illustrations.
• Myself, really. This is basically the game I wanted to make when I wrote the original "Rovers & Riches." Now that it's done, I can rest a little.

Basically, these rules should let you run anything, from a one-shot to a good-sized campaign, while keeping character creation fast and supporting the GM with meaty play procedures and guides. 

Try RR2 out and let me know what you think!