Matthew J. Finch is an American writer, award-winning[1] tabletop role-playing game designer, and artist, best known for his contributions to the Old School Renaissance movement.
In 2006, Finch co-created OSRIC, the first Old-School Renaissance or Old School Revival retro-clone[2] of a previously published roleplaying game, first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D).
OSRIC is highly regarded as a cornerstone of the OSR movement, making it easier for new players and publishers to access and build upon classic RPG material.
[5] Finch wrote the Swords and Wizardry Complete Rulebook, OSRIC, Old-School Primer[6] and other works, and is the founder of Mythmere Games.
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