PAS,you do get to choose one of the 'master series' tutorials for free as well,did you get this.
The only problem with Bryce as with poser is the renderer is a donkey and takes forever,I once did a three minute fly thu' anim featuring the Silver Surfer using Bryce,never again.
It is good for single renders tho'.I got version2 for free with computer arts magazine way back in 99 or 2000,dont remember for sure.There's a pc and mac version.
The strange thing about it is the file and edit menus only appear when you hover the cursor over the top of the screen,it took me ages to realise that.