9th Level Games

MAZES Handbook for the Player

At a Glance

Small Group (3-5)Long (2-4 hours) and Campaign (Multiple sessions)Ages 13-17 (Teen) and Ages 18+ (Mature/Adult)Mechanics (System): Poly dice (Polymorph)Genres: Fantasy and Dark FantasyComplexity: Beginner

26 Classic Character Classes

Handbook of the Player is a player splatbook with all of the rules that you need for playing traditional OSR-style characters (like Clerics and Dwarves) in your MAZES games. It also features simple rules for SPELLBOOK based magic, Alignment, and Lineages for playing your favorite Old School adventures (including Original TSR modules etc.) using the Mazes ruleset.

With this little zine, you can play an classically available Character  - from the traditional ADVENTURING FIGHTER to the HAUGHTY ELF from the early Red Box days - to the NIMBLE ACROBAT of the Unearthed Era, and into the modern eras with DRACONIC SORCERERS and SINISTER WARLOCKS.  

All of the spell casting classes use a simplified "spellbook" system (as originally seen in RETURN TO DARK TOWER RPG) that captures the old-school feel for using these classes in your OSR campaigns. These spellbooks have cantrips, spells, and rituals that honor the traditional game, with maximum playability in mind. For maximum OSR compatibility there are rules for using ALIGNMENT as a system within Mazes.

Includes

  • Saddle stitch Zine 5.5 x 8.5in size, b/w with color cover
  • Approximately 40 pages 
  • Player facing information for creating random character creation & game play 
  • Includes 17 character classes, 9 lineages (as classes), 8 spellbooks, rules on Alignment, and more.