The Player’s Companion extends the core rules by adding a series of new classes, the dwarven machinist and spelunker, the elven ranger, and some human classes – mystic (monk), shaman (druid), and priestess. I’ll come out and say it though, the thing that got me fired up with the book-love was the extensive list of …
If you run anything even marginally compatible with B/X, or based on the original through 2nd editions of the paternal game, you can take advantage of this book (Player’s Companon). There’s dozens of little $1 Labyrinth Lord classes or extended spellbooks spread around RPGNow – this is all of them, and more.
This book is a great addition to the ACKS system, as well as any OSR game, for much of the material in here could be easily ported to another game of choice. If you are running ACKS, this book will help tailor make the system to your world. If you are on the fence about …
