Our recent (and surprisingly successful!) Kickstarter for The Drowned Valley of Gorth saw the debut of our new approach to adventure design. Here’s how it works… What Does “System Neutral” Mean? “System-neutral” means you can play the content using our…
Category: OSR
Lots of folks think adventure design is hard. It certainly can be, if you let it. Here’s a little secret: It’s really easy. Even for people who write adventures intended for publication, it’s nowhere near as hard as folks make…
Player vs Character Skill Something’s been itching at me for ages. Just this morning a Facebook comment helped me scratch it. People often ask “What’s the difference between Old School (or OSR) gaming and modern gaming?” The differences are many…
…other than Spears & Spells, of course. If you know me, you know I’ve been playing RPGs since what are now Old School Renaissance (OSR) games were just … games. While I adore modern gaming, every so often I need…
The recent OGL panic has seen a ton of players abandon Fifth Edition and try other games. Many of those games are from the Old School Renaissance, or OSR. The trouble is the look like D&D and use the same dice as D&D, but they’re not at all like Fifth Edition, no sirree.