Old-School Essentials Classic Game Set [2023 Printing]

A deluxe box set containing everything you need to play a basic version of Old-School Essentials! The five books in the Classic Game Set detail:

1. Characters: 7 fantastic classes (cleric, dwarf, elf, fighter, halfling, magic-user, thief), full equipment lists, specialists and mercenaries, stronghold construction.
2. Magic: The complete set of 34 cleric spells (from 1st to 5th level) and 72 magic-user spells (from 1st to 6th level), for use by players of cleric, elf, and magic-user characters.
3. Adventures: Full rules for adventuring in dungeons, the wilderness, and at sea, as well as guidelines for designing and running adventures.
4. Monsters: A selection of over 200 classic monsters to challenge adventurers of all levels: dragons and dinosaurs, golems and giants, slimes and oozes, beast-men and unholy spirits, animals monstrous and mundane. Includes complete encounter tables for dungeon levels 1–8+ and all types of wilderness terrain.
5. Treasures: A hoard of over 150 wondrous magic items: enchanted arms coveted by every warrior, scrolls, staves, and seeing stones, alchemical concoctions, rings of power, boots and cloaks woven with magic.

The Classic Game Set contains a reduced version of Old-School Essentials, consisting of only material compatible with the 1980s Basic/Expert D&D rules. To add the extra material present in the full game, pair this set with the Advanced Expansion Set.

End of Product Line

This is an old 2023 printing of Old-School Essentials which has now been replaced with the updated 2026 Player's Book and Referee's Book. This product will not be reprinted and, once existing stock sells out, it will no longer be available.