How To Play The Rules Cyclopedia

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I first bought the Rules Cyclopedia, a reference style book based on the BECMI version of D&D, back in 1991. I played the system in a campaign with two friends once per month until 1996 , then moved on to other systems.

Little did I realize that this book would become a classic of its kind: a complete Old School system that is now being rediscovered by gamers who grew up on 3rd, 4th or 5th edition D&D.

In this series I'm going to reacquaint myself with this system with the goal of helping players quickly experience the game. As a reference book, the Cyclopedia famously doesn't try to explain the concept of a RPG or dungeon crawls. But as you'll see, you only need a little familiarity with D&D to pick this system up easily.

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