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Old School Revival

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Old School Revival - Classic Rules Table Top Role-playing and the OSR Hobby

Rules- The community is to tiny, we can be really rules light at this point.

  1. Don't be a jerk.

  2. Everyone is welcome.

  3. Try to stay kind of on topic.

New to OSR?

Here are three widely tested systems which offer free PDF rulebooks.

Basic Fantasy Created to be compatible with 3/3.5e, this is fully fleshed out OSE goodness written to be more approachable. Uses ascending armor class. Print options are sold at near cost and are very very inexpensive.

Old School Essentials Basic OSE is the most popular reproduction of the original B/X set. Uses descending armor class. With several different iterations at several different prices, this PDF is free and covers the basics. Enough to get a game going.

White Box : Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game A spiritual successor to Swords & Sorcery White Box. This is the complete OSR experience. Uses descending armor class, but contains alternate status for ascending. Like Basic Fantasy, the print version is under five bucks on amazon.

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Is there any interest in DCC one-shots using non-OSR aesthetics? (self.osr)
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I've started running DCC recently, and I am honestly having the time of my life with it. All the issues I had with 5e have vanished up in smoke.

While I do enjoy running premade adventures, I also like creating my own structured one shots that follow a more structured narrative. However, not being an artist, I primarily rely on dungeondraft and maybe even AI art to create my adventures. Is there any interest in this sort of aesthetic if I were to share my adventures? Most of the time, it feels like a big part of the OSR draw is that it keeps to its roots not only in terms of mechanics but also the way it presents itself visually?

Looking to hear some opinions. :)

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[–] TigerClawTV 2 points 2 years ago

100% I have always wanted to try DCC. I even have a copy of the big chonky book. However, I have three kids and timing is super super delicate.