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Good news for Foundry VTT users: there is now a fan-created Old-School Essentials module! Check out this video of the module in action. More Info View the full release notes and documentation here. Thanks To user U~man for their excellent work creating this module!

You know that shipping container full of Necrotic Gnome books that was on its way to the US? Well, I've got some great news today! First and foremost: It's Arrived! It arrived in the US last week, cleared customs, and arrived at the Exalted Funeral warehouse on Monday. Pre-Orders Are Being Shipped Out Now! For everyone who pre-ordered from Exalted Funeral, the really great news is that the pre-orders have now started shipping out! Not all parcels have been shipped yet, but they're expected to all be out by early next week. Be on the lookout for tracking codes soon. And once...

I'm very excited to be able to share the pre-launch page for the upcoming Advanced Fantasy Kickstarter! The launch date of the Kickstarter hasn't been announced yet, but you can sign up at the pre-launch page to be notified as soon as it's live! (It'll be in August, so very soon now!) What's All This About? Here's a little extract from the Kickstarter description: In April 2019, Necrotic Gnome Kickstarted Old-School Essentials — a role-playing game of magic, monsters, and adventure. Following the incredible success of that Kickstarter, Exalted Funeral and Necrotic Gnome are joining forces to produce a massively...

The Kickstarter pre-launch page is live now—sign up to be notified on launch! Following the announcement of the upcoming Advanced Fantasy Player's and Referee's Tomes, there have been a number of questions around exactly what content is in each of the books. One of the simplest and best ways of showing what's in each of the books is to give a preview of the tables of contents. So here we go! (Standard disclaimer: work in progress, not final, may contain errors, etc.) Advanced Fantasy Player's Tome Notes: Look at all of those classes! Races too! 4 complete spell lists, coming...

When Old-School Essentials books are in development, I put a lot of effort into quality control. With the invaluable aid of dozens of proofreaders, the books are in a very polished state by the time they go to print. Nonetheless, the odd little mistake inevitably slips through even the most hermetic of proofreading nets. As errata is reported, I do two things: Fix it in the source document of the book(s) in question. This ensures that the next time the book is printed, the errata will already be fixed. Add it to the list of reported errata. You can view the...