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The Essential Old-School Fantasy RPG

Old-School Essentials is an award-winning role-playing game of fantastic adventure, monsters, and magic. Players delve into forbidden crypts and forsaken ruins, explore haunted forests and perilous mountain ranges, sail the high seas in search of lost lands, recover fabulous treasures, and unearth secrets of ancient magic. Light, easily modified rules put the focus of play on shared imagination, improvisation, and fun. Modern formatting and layout make the game easy to learn and a breeze to reference during play. Durable, deluxe quality, sewn-binding hardcover books are filled with evocative old-school art.

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Product Categories

Rules
Old-School Essentials comes in Classic Fantasy and Advanced Fantasy flavours. Advanced Fantasy =...

Rules
Accessories + Supplements
Take your game to the next level with these handy play accessories...

Accessories + Supplements
Adventures
In search of adventure? Check out the Old-School Essentials Official Adventure Scenarios....

Adventures
Dolmenwood

Dolmenwood
Zines
Carcass Crawler, the official Old-School Essentials zine. Each issue is packed with...

Zines

Free Downloads

Old-School Essentials Basic Rules

Old-School Essentials Basic Rules

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Old-School Essentials Purist Character Sheet

Old-School Essentials Purist Character Sheet

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Old-School Essentials Vagabond Character Sheet

Old-School Essentials Vagabond Character Sheet

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Old-School Essentials Underground Character Sheet

Old-School Essentials Underground Character Sheet

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Old-School Essentials Dungeon Time Tracker

Old-School Essentials Dungeon Time Tracker

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Tools and Resources

Online Rules Reference
The complete Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy game, online for free! Perfect for introducing new players to the game.
Online Rules Reference
Generator Tools
A set of online tools to quickly roll encounters, treasure hoards, magic items, NPCs, and more.
Generator Tools
Old-School Essentials Errata
A document listing any little errors fixed in each printing of the Old-School Essentials rule books and adventures.
Old-School Essentials Errata
Third-Party Products
A massive range of Old-School Essentials adventures, settings, and supplements published by other companies.
Third-Party Products
Third-Party License
Want to publish something for Old-School Essentials? We have a simple, free-to-use license.
Third-Party License

Coming Soon / In Development

COMING SOON: Old-School Essentials Classic Game Set

COMING SOON: Old-School Essentials Classic Game Set

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COMING SOON: Old-School Essentials Advanced Expansion Set

COMING SOON: Old-School Essentials Advanced Expansion Set

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COMING SOON: Carcass Crawler Issue 3

COMING SOON: Carcass Crawler Issue 3

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IN DEVELOPMENT: Dolmenwood Player's Book

IN DEVELOPMENT: Dolmenwood Player's Book

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IN DEVELOPMENT: Dolmenwood Campaign Book

IN DEVELOPMENT: Dolmenwood Campaign Book

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News and Announcements

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Another Update on Old-School Essentials and the...

February 27, 2023
Over the last 8 weeks there have been a lot of announcements across the RPG world about new games, revised games, new licenses, etc, triggered by Wizards of the Coast's...
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Another Update on Old-School Essentials and the...

February 27, 2023
Over the last 8 weeks there have been a lot of announcements across the RPG world about new games, revised games, new licenses, etc, triggered by Wizards of the Coast's...
6 comments
Dolmenwood Core Rules

February 16, 2023
Following yesterday's announcement about Dolmenwood being a standalone game, I wanted to give some more details about what that looks like from a rules standpoint, compared with B/X / OSE....
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Dolmenwood Core Rules

February 16, 2023
Following yesterday's announcement about Dolmenwood being a standalone game, I wanted to give some more details about what that looks like from a rules standpoint, compared with B/X / OSE....
73 comments
Dolmenwood Developments

February 15, 2023
It's been a very hectic last month, with leaked documents indicating Wizards of the Coast's intent to "deauthorize" the Open Game License, massive public outcry, and then their surprise release of...
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Dolmenwood Developments

February 15, 2023
It's been a very hectic last month, with leaked documents indicating Wizards of the Coast's intent to "deauthorize" the Open Game License, massive public outcry, and then their surprise release of...
17 comments
ZineQuest Projects for Old-School Essentials

January 18, 2023
Kickstarter's annual ZineQuest month is coming up in February! As we've done in past years, we're building up a list of Old-School Essentials ZineQuest projects to be highlighted in our...
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ZineQuest Projects for Old-School Essentials

January 18, 2023
Kickstarter's annual ZineQuest month is coming up in February! As we've done in past years, we're building up a list of Old-School Essentials ZineQuest projects to be highlighted in our...
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