OSE Deities – Arva

Introduction In support of my campaign world for Old-School Essentials, I have been creating a set of deities that rule over the world of The Dungeon of the Gods. This week the focus is on the deity Arva. Arva (The Light) Alignment: LawPortfolio: Healing, Sun, Light, Sanity, Spring, Weather, FertilityFollowers: Farmers, Herders, Carers of the

OSE Monster – Eye Pod

Introduction The idea for this creature came to me while watching some anime, but then I just let my creative juices flow with it. Eye Pod A large green plant structure that resembles an enormous pea pod ranging in length from 4’ to 6’ in length with a large baleful eyeball that paralyzes the weak.  

Thirst & Euphoria

I created a one-page role-playing game revolving around vampires, which seemed seasonally appropriate with October coming. Perhaps the biggest source of inspiration for the theme was the movie Only Lovers Left Alive, which had an interesting take on the vampire concept. For the mechanics, it was inspired by the one-page role-playing game Lasers & Feelings.

OSE Deities – Gabija

Introduction In support of my campaign world for Old-School Essentials, I have been creating a set of deities that rule over the world of The Dungeon of the Gods. This week the focus is on the deity Gabija. Gabija (Mother Fire) Alignment: NeutralPortfolio: Fire, Protection, HearthFollowers: Elementalists, HomemakersSymbol: A stylized flameFavored Weapon: A staff Gabija

Review – OSR Advanced Player Options

Introduction The Third Kingdom Games did a crowd funding campaign for an Old-School Essentials resource book chock full of different player options. WARNING: There are a few photographs in this post. I do the best that I can, but I don’t claim to be a photographer. Construction I like the artwork of the cover. It

DotG – Calendar

Introduction I’ve been working on the calendar for my campaign. I’m posting what I’ve got here and I’m requesting feedback prior to sharing this with my gaming table. Calendar The calendar for the world is based upon the solstices and equinoxes. There are 91 days between each celestial event, and people count upward from the

OSE Monster – Rocklin

Introduction Here are a few more of the more creative creatures that I’ve created for my games. Rocklin This man-sized, humanoid creature has extruded from the rockface, wielding a sword of the same stone, and possesses glowing red, gem-like eyes.  AC 4 [15], HD 1+1** (5 hp), Att 1 x weapon (1d8), THAC0 18 [+1],

Review – Modern Necessities: Professional Edition

Introduction The Scrying Dutchman did a Kickstarter for an Old-School Essentials resource book to support using the OSE ruleset in a modern setting of your choosing. I backed, because being able to tell stories in other time periods with the same base ruleset is always useful. WARNING: There are a few photographs in this post.

DotG – The Wooden Pig District #2

Introduction It has been about 2-1/2 years since I last posted regarding the city that resides above the Dungeon of the Gods. In that time, I’ve given the dungeon a proper name (Elderdelve) and have documented the first two floors and planned out another ten (still need to flesh them out). The last post on

OSE Deities – Nehalennia

Introduction In support of my campaign world for Old-School Essentials, I have been creating a set of deities that rule over the world of The Dungeon of the Gods. This week the focus is on the deity Nehalennia, and a post that I’ve been working on for weeks. Nehalennia (Bringer of Plenty) Alignment: LawPortfolio: Shipping,