Where I change some things and add others to X1 The Isle of Dread during the holiday doldrums. Hopefully useful to anybody planning on running this classic D&D adventure module.
https://overthehillgaming.blogspot.com/2025/12/lost-world-island-life-part-2.html
#blog #oldschoolessentials #ose #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #theisleofdread #ttrpg
Blog - the gates of Castle #Xyntillan beckon (#OSR)
TL;DR: finally (third year of messing around with it), I've finished adding Castle Xyntillan onto #Roll20 so the potential now exists for a drop in casual #DnD game going forward. I've learned a fair bit on building dynamic lighting doing this!
I decided that the #OldSchoolEssentials #ttrpg was the best fit for me for this.
https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-gates-of-castle-xyntillan-beckon-osr.html
Morale: The Rule That Makes Monsters Human? https://onemanandhisdice.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/morale-the-rule-that-makes-monsters-human/ #B/X, #ClassicD&D, #DnD, #Fantasy, #GameDesign, #Gaming, #Morale, #OldSchoolEssentials, #OneManAndHisDice, #OSR, #OSROctober2025, #RPG, #RulingsNotRules, #TabletopRPG, #TTRPG
The Tomb of the Serpent Kings: The Dungeon That Kills Your Assumptions https://onemanandhisdice.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/the-tomb-of-the-serpent-kings-the-dungeon-that-kills-your-assumptions/ #AdventureModules, #DungeonDesign, #IndieRPG, #OldSchoolEssentials, #OneManAndHisDice, #OSR, #OSROctober2025, #RPGDesign, #TombOfTheSerpentKings, #TTRPG
Publisher Necrotic Gnome has recently announced that a major update is coming to the Old-School Essentials TTRPG in 2026. We take a look at what to expect. https://ttrpgfans.com/old-school-essentials-update/ #ose #oldschoolessentials #necroticgnome #osr #oldschoolrevival #ttrpg #TTRPGCommunity #RPG #RPGCommunity #rpggames
Why is it in #DndD style games that the characters with the highest INT and WIS are the ones that inevitably do the most stupid things?
The adventuring continued last night with the first combat for our group.
The 'smart wise' fighter decides to smash a flaming torch into a flask of oil they are holding. Not just burning themselves, but also the Magic User and my Elf, plus the ex-enemy I had just cast Charm Person on.
Everyone else, friends and enemies, just looked on in confusion.
The Ghosts of Zoazanna Mountain is Out in Print from Space Penguin Ink
The Saintly Hollows, our follow-up to the ENNIE Award-winning The Valley of Flowers, is now on Kickstarter. Check it out if you like:
⚔️ #OSR style play in mythic settings
✨ The stranger side of Arthuriana
🧌 Weird (Little) (Medieval) Guys
🛡️ Giant mechanical knights who are also dungeons
Thank you.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/626169339/wildendrem-volume-two-the-saintly-hollows?ref=6zsfv4
Just finished my first proper face to face #ttrpg session in over a decade.
A completely new crew starting off an #OldSchoolEssentials campaign in the #DnD Known World.
Think I was beginning to get in the groove again towards the end of the session, as the party started to gel a bit.
I'm setting up an OD&D campaign for my kids and their friends. Since it's their first time playing D&D I'm leaving them complete freedom while making the characters, as long as they fit the rules. This has already yielded an uncharismatic elven muscle-mommy and a lawful thief with a battle axe. This is gonna be fun.
Blog - First Impressions of #Dolmenwood.
TL;DR: very much an initial skim rather than anything in depth. Overall this looks fantastic, and has been built as a stand-alone #ttrpg on an #OldSchoolEssentials chassis.
https://delta-pavonis.blogspot.com/2025/09/first-impressions-dolmenwood-initial.html
Laidback DM Starter Pack Bundle - $10 for 5 #OneShot, #maps, #posters, bookmarks - start playing #DnD #5e, #OSR or #Dragonbane #adventures!
Click or cut and paste this URL:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/13989/laidback-dm/category/39997/laidback-dm-bundles
#dnd #5e #shadowdark#DungeonsAndDragons #ADnD #ose #oldschool #OldSchoolEssentials
Check out my Overview of the Painted Wastelands!
https://youtu.be/XZW7FMN0Vfk?si=G6vA5YRbMq7rE0cW
#ttrpg #ose #oldschoolessentials #paintedwastelands #dnd #osr #nsr
To clarify, it's not going to be 'DnD' I'll be playing if thing pan out, but the #OldSchoolEssentials #RPG . Which, in my ancient opinion, appears to be more DnD than official DnD.
#OSE
Più o meno se avessi voglia di riapprociarmi su #DnD #DungeonsandDragons preferirei anche provare #OldSchoolEssentials, ma D&D 5e penso vada bene per il suo stile moderno, solo che il peccato è che (lo dico per l'ennesima volta che) non ho compagnia per giocarci.
Ma non andrò a comprare l'edizione del 2024, no, col cazzo, Wizards. Non ho la minima idea di cosa sia cambiato ma no, grazie. Sicuramente rimarrò sull'edizione del 2014 al 100%
Rule #5: "No Digital Rolls for Stats"
This is because multi-dice rolls (e.g. 3d6) produce a bell-curve probability, but if you use an app that generates a random number between 3-18, it has a linear probability.
VIDEO: 20 Table Rules I’ve Used to Keep My D&D Games Fun
#dnd #fantasy #ttrpg #OSR #5eDnD #OldSchoolEssentials #tablerules
Which version of D&D or 3rd party D&D clone requires the fewest table rules and mods before you feel it's ready for play?
#dnd #fantasy #ttrpg #OSR #5eDnD #OldSchoolEssentials #starterset #basicdnd #WotC
ARTICLE: Is Basic D&D Perfect? No. Is it better? Maybe.
https://ruckerworks.com/2025/08/is-basic-dd-perfect-no-better-maybe/
#dnd #fantasy #ttrpg #OSR #5eDnD #OldSchoolEssentials #starterset #basicdnd #WotC
