Brazillian rpgs - Old Dragon and the brazillian Old School Renaissance

Old Dragon
- the Old School Renaissance in Brazil -

I have already said a little bit about brazillian rpgs, like 3d&t, Daemon and Tagmar. Now I would like to talk about the Old School Renaissance (OSR) in Brazil, using its foremost examplar: the Old Dragon system.

Just like what happens with other OSR rpgs, the Old Dragon (OD) has its rules based in old D&D editions - however, while some may try to follow closely those editions, OD gathered many different concepts and created a new arrangement, although still being compatible with other Old School materials.

Da 1a Edição de D&d, OD usa as jogadas simplificadas de salvamento, tendo apenas uma jogada de proteção. Além isso, usa o mesmo sistema de tendências, possuindo apenas Ordem, Neutralidade e Caos. Com relação às classes, OD usa a base da 2a Edição de D&D, onde as raças se diferenciam das classes e não existe uma lista de talentos nem de perícias – os poderes especiais são ganhos a partir do avanço em níveis de uma classe específica. Com relação aos atributos, seus modificadores seguem o padrão da 3a edição de D&D (12 = +1; 16 = +3; 20 = +5; 30 = +10 etc) e, no geral, os valores estatísticos são semelhantes à 3a edição. Assim, de maneira geral, OD usa estatísticas da 3a edição, usando as mecânicas de resolução da 2a edição e com alguns toques pontuais da 1a edição.

From D&D 1st edition, OD uses simplified saving throws (having only a single score) and its allignment system of Order, Neutrality and Chaos. Regarding classes and races, it follows 2nd edition D&D, where races and classes are sepparated. Besides, they have no focus on feats and skills like third edition, and each class has abilities similar to those of AD&D. Finally, regarding overall statistics, they are very similar to 3rd edition - they use ascending attack rolls and Armor Class and its attribute modifiers are the same as 3rd edition (10 = +0, 20 = +5, 30 = +10, 40 = +15). In resume, generally speaking, OD uses therefore 3rd edition's stats with 2nd's edition mechanic resolution with a few touches from 1st edition.

Despite being relatively new (not even 5 years in market yet), OD has a very active rpg community in Brazil, with both old and new players that are always creating new supplements, rules and adventures for the game. OD, being of yet the only OSR published in Brazil, has been contributing a lot so that the the Old School trend continues strong in Brazil.

- Old Dragon with its outstanding illustrations- 

Espero que tenham gostado dessa pequena apresentação do Old Dragon e do Old School no Brasil. Pretendo logo estar postando sobre adaptações de lendas brasileiras para serem usadas com regras Old School, de modo a contribuir para os Gms de todo mundo que tenham interesse em usá-las nas suas aventuras e campanhas.

I hope you enjoyed this short presentation of Old Dragon and OSR in Brazil. I have plans to post some adaptations of brazillian legends and creatures to be used in Old School rpgs, so GMs over the world that are interested in such topics may use them in their adventures.

Until then, tell me what you think about Old Dragon,
Valete!