Quote from: SettembriniI share the dislike for BFRPG on the grounds of being restricted to 20 levels. Due to this, one cannot just use old material/modules.

Gimme 36 Levels!

My understanding is that BFRPG emulates the earlier Moldavy/Cook B/X (1-14) Basic D&D not Mentzer BECMI/RC (1-36) Basic D&D. The books that came out for B/X (or for Holmes Basic for that matter) were reissued for BECMI with little to no change.

While I'm starting to really dig the idea of a comprehensive high level campaign with full rules support that CMI has I don't think there was all that much produced for those levels, esp. for MI.

QuoteI don't think there was all that much produced for those levels, esp. for MI.

I beg to differ. The whole Mystara Meta-Campaign is bound to end up in the highlevels. [http://www.mbertenshaw.plus.com/Mark/RPG/master.html
and keep in mind WOTI!]
And, as my Dragonsfoot lore check tells me, they[Mentzer] did adjust the bonus progression for 36 levels.
And that´s why I don´t dig BFRPG: the levels are not BECMI D&D levels, starting as early as 10th level.

I appreciate the effort of the maker, but i just can´t use it, though I´d really like to. It was so close, that´s why I´m unhappy with it.

@Solo: How´s that supposed to work? It´d screw your whole level progression. There´d be need for a paralell 36level edition, just confusing people, no?

Quote from: Settembrini@Solo: How´s that supposed to work? It´d screw your whole level progression. There´d be need for a paralell 36level edition, just confusing people, no?

You'd have to create new tables for all four classes... thief abilities, saving throws, attack bonuses, and spell progressions.  You'd need additional higher-level spells, but there is at least one person working on filling those in.

There would be no confusion; alternate rules are published as articles on the Basic Fantasy website, then eventually will be collected (when enough pages of articles are available) as the Olde Dungeoneer's Almanack.  For free in PDF, at cost on Lulu.com... eventually.  Not enough pages of "finished" articles yet.

BX was my "coverage target;"  I wanted to ensure that older materials in the Basic and Expert product lines could be adapted very simply.  Frankly, CMI wasn't part of my target... I don't even own those rules, and never did.  But again, Basic Fantasy RPG is a collaborative project.

QuoteFrankly, CMI wasn't part of my target... I don't even own those rules, and never did. But again, Basic Fantasy RPG is a collaborative project.

Which is totally cool with me. But I´m a BECMI person .

Again, Kudos to your efforts!
Must have been quite some work.

Quote from: SolomoriahThere would be no confusion; alternate rules are published as articles on the Basic Fantasy website, then eventually will be collected (when enough pages of articles are available) as the Olde Dungeoneer's Almanack.  For free in PDF, at cost on Lulu.com... eventually.  Not enough pages of "finished" articles yet.

Very cool. Here's hoping that interest/output doesn't wane before this happens.