A question for those in the know, involving the word OSRIC

[demiurgent]

Hey gang -- a quick question to the RPG developers in the crowd. And you know who you are.

Does anyone know if OSRIC's been juried or otherwise 'acknowledged' to be legitimate? I know they believe that they're in the clear, but their contention that the underlying algorithms of First Edition AD&D are reverse-engineerable without trouble sounds... I dunno. I'm not sure about it, and I don't want to get too far in the project I'm working on without knowing more.

Thanks!

Comments

Re: I'm still right!

[demiurgent.livejournal.com]

You are undoubtedly right. They codified it into a specific mechanic in second edition -- it became something of a cornerstone. Which then got expanded and made more general for the "d20" part of d20, even as THAC0 was retired.

2nd Edition... my unseen nemesis

[ubersoft.livejournal.com]

When 3rd edition came out, I assumed that 2nd edition was AD&D and 1st Edition was the blue rulebook. I had no idea they'd ever created something between the two.

So every once and a while I'd get into a discussion about 2nd edition with someone else and we'd both get utterly lost and confused... nice to see I haven't lost the touch!