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 Cover of the 4th Edition | |
| Designers | Chris Gonnerman |
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| Publishers | Self-published |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Genres | Fantasy |
| Playing time | Varies |
| Chance | Dice rolling |
| Skills | Role-playing, improvisation, tactics, arithmetic |
| Website | www |
Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game (also commonly known as Basic Fantasy RPG and abbreviated BFRPG), is an open source retro-clone role-playing game written by Chris Gonnerman that emulates, and is largely compatible with, the 1981 Basic and Expert sets of Dungeons & Dragons. Its main differences from B/X D&D include d20-style ascending armor class and separation of character race and class. It was first published in print in 2007[1] and updated in 2008,[2] 2014,[3] and 2023.[4] The game is one of the first products of the Old School Revival and has been positively received.[5][6][7]
- ^ Basic Fantasy News. Retrieved on 2020-10-19.
- ^ Core Rules 2nd Edition (Release 75) – July 15, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.
- ^ Core Rules 3rd Edition (Release 96) – November 24, 2014. Retrieved on 2016-05-31.
- ^ "Core Rules 4th Edition (Release 132) - June 10, 2023" Retrieved on 2023-07-13.
- ^ Labyrinth Lord vs. Basic Fantasy, The Dwarf and the Basilisk – August 8, 2008" Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-08-16.
- ^ Random Acts: The Basic Fantasy Game. Retrieved on 2020-10-20.
- ^ Save or Die! Podcast. Episode 108: Save vs. Basic Fantasy RPG, – May 26, 2015