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  By seahorse09

  Mar 16, 2013
  I really enjoyed this product. It saddens me that no supplements have ever came out for it, though. I suppose it is complete in-and-of itself -- however, with even more races, monsters, magic & items this game would become totally awesome! If possible, e-Mail me via Lulu... I'd like to pick your brain about Retro Phaze.
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  By Jeff Moore

  Oct 8, 2012
  Disregard the cover and the Eight-Bit Fantasy tag-line for a moment. What struck me about RP as I began flipping through its pages is that it is a very complete and well reasoned OSR Game. Not a clone, but an original interpretation of the old game that we know and love. And its source of inspiration does not limit it, it elevates it. I liken Retro Phaze to a game like Lamentations of the Flame Princess. LotFP makes changes to the original game on which it is based in order to streamline clarify and re-imagine the system into the best that it can be. The changes that are made keep the setting in mind while staying true to the playability and spirit of the original game. Retro Phaze does the same. New ideas, streamlined rules, and a complete package that stays true to the "old school" while serving its setting ... in this case, not 'weird fantasy' but classic JRPG's like Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior. The game includes spell and monster lists taken from the game's JRPG... More > inspirations. These are simple and concise. I especially liked the explanations for 'range' and 'spread' that help to define the scope of effect for every spell. These descriptions are minimized reducing the number of pages the game needs to do its job substantially in the process. The game reminded me a bit of Dungeonslayers (3.5 ver.) in the way it manages to create a complete RPG package as concisely as possible. But, I find Retro Phaze's rules and mechanics to be more accessible, more familiar and more friendly than Dungeonslayers. If you just want a very good, very clean, very complete old-school experience that uses a d6 and does everything that the best that the OSR can do, and does it in only 32 pages, Retro Phaze is for you.< Less
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