My Clone Book, Old School by Rick: Crusaders & Catacombs

  As some may know this year my primary AD&D 1e campaign turns 40 years old. After years of cajoling by players and family about 4 months ago I started making my own OSR/Clone rules book to incorporate all the various rules and rules sets we have been using.

  I have a full-time contract position AND run my own small business with 3 employees AND have 5 kids, so it is moving along faster than anyone could expect! But people are asking questions and after the excellent idea of 'blog about it!' here I am.



Background
  I started playing OD&D (as we now call it) in 1977 and started my own AD&D 1e campaign on August 3rd, 1979. I eventually called the campaign Seaward (after the main kingdom). While there have been breaks here and there it has been run continually ever since. I have dm'ed it all over the world in the army and it has accumulated a lot of lore.

Concepts
  I have noticed that some of the outlooks and attitudes common in my circles 40 years ago are less so now, so some things that have rally shaped my campaign
      Henchmen are common and critical
      Sages, spies, and other NPCs are critical to play
      Races and classes for NPCs only are common
      All creatures with levels in PC classes are rare and inherently extraordinary
      PCs are even more rare and special and are more akin to pulp heroes
      Anyone can die, and at any time

Outline of the Book, with Notes
Introduction

Terms and Usage

Creating a Character

Attributes

How to Roll for Attributes

   Default to '3d6 in order' with a few other ways

Races

    Each race has subgroups/ethnicities

Humans

Dwarves

Elves

Gnomes

Halflings

Alignment

    I am fairly strict about alignment in the campaign

Classes

Hit Dice and Hit Points

    This seems to fit in here

Weapon Skills

Warriors

    a master category

Weapons Mastery

Barbarian

Fighter

Nobleman

Paladin

Ranger\    includes tracking rules for the various classes that can

Soldier

Magic-users

    a master category

Illusionist

Mage

Scholar

Priests

    a master category

Cleric

Druid

Rogues

    a master category

Rogue Abilities & Danger Sense

Assassin

Bard

Scout

Thief

Spy

Monk

    a master category

Order of the Celestial Forest

Order of the Three-Fold Path

    The Monk orders open for players

(Order of the Dragon)

(Order of the Sacred Vow)

(Order of the Golden Sun) 

    The NPC only orders

Multi-classing

    Includes permissible multi-class combos for PCs

Character Elements

Height & Weight

Age and Maximum Age

Starting Money & Equipment

Languages

Playing Characters

Upkeep Costs

Advancing in Level

Aging

Equipment

Initial Purchase, Buying, and Selling

Armor

Weapons

Food

Etc.

Spellbooks

Play

Time and Time Keeping

Movement and Scale

Encumbrance

Light and Vision

Infravision

Ultravision

Sensing Invisible Creatures

Saving Throws

Characters/Creatures

Items/Things

Combat

Initiative and Surprise

Armor Class and Hitting

Damage, Hit Points, and Half Hit Points

Discussion of Armor Class and Damage

The Environment: Falling, Burning, Drowning

Poisons

Life Drain

Insanity

Healing & Natural Healing

Turning Undead

Combat Charts

Turning Undead Chart

Saving Throw Charts

Running Campaigns

NPCs

Morale

Maintenance Costs, Tithes, and Taxes

Hirelings

Standard Hirelings

Expert Hirelings

Mercenaries

Henchmen

Recruiting Henchmen

Henchmen, Hirelings, and Loyalty

NPC-Only Races

    Just what is says on the tin - NPC races often allied with PCs

Faerie

Half-Ogre

Selkie

NPC-Only Classes

    Includes multi-class combos for NPCs

Warrior

    a master category

Man-at-Arms

Cleric

    a master category

Cultist

Religious Brother/Sister

Magic-user

    a master category

Hedge Mage

Summoner

Rogue

    a master category

Scoundrel

Monk

    a master category

Martial Artist

Disease and Parasites

Exploration

Wilderness

Urban

Maritime

Underwater

Aerial

Subterranean

Extra-dimensional

    Includes the Vasty Deep, a method for travelling between worlds I have been using since about 1986

Random Encounters, Patrols, and Wandering Monsters

Mass Combat Rules

   Battle System similar, mostly

Nobleman Class Abilities on the Battlefield

Soldier Class Abilities on the Battlefield

The Domain

Establishing a Domain

Maintaining and Growing a Domain

Sub Domains

Nobleman Class Abilities and Domains

The Effects of a Seneschal

Followers Charts

World-Building

Appendix A: Divine Spells

Cleric Spells

Druid Spells

Religious Brother Spells

Appendix B: Arcane Spells

Bard Spells

Hedge Mage Spells

Illusionist Spells

Mage Spells

Necromancer Spells

Scholar Spells

Appendix C: Mundane Treasure

Precious Metals, Coins, and Ingots

Gems, Jewels, Jewelry

Spices and Rare Substances

Curios and Such

Appendix D: Magic Items

[lists, many lists]

Appendix E: Monsters

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