This is a very nice Pay What You Want D&D B/X clone. Which means its a great OSR engine, at minimal cost. Relics & Ruins differs from B/X in a small handful of ways, such as Race and Class being separate, Thieves using a d6 hit die, player characters getting Feats as they level, along with a d20 skill/task check system that takes the place of mechanics such as rolling percentile dice for Thief skills. PC XP charts are low compared to B/X, making leveling up much quicker. I like most of the changes, but low level play is a fun and challenging part of old school games, so I would definitely swap out these XP charts for the ones in B/X. Looking through the rules, I found a few other things that I would houserule here and there, but I would say the same for pretty much any RPG out there. Including B/X. Old School fans should definitely check this product out, as this could be your next go-to game for running all the great OSR material out there. Definitely worth a look.
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