CC7 Contents, Character Card Deck, and More! The Latest OSE and Dolmenwood News.

CC7 Contents, Character Card Deck, and More! The Latest OSE and Dolmenwood News.

Necrotic Gnome

Carcass Crawler 7 Contents Reveal!

The next issue of Carcass Crawler, the official Old-School Essentials zine, creeps ever closer. Carcass Crawler #7 explores arcane magic and occult necromancy, delivering a bonanza of game options, including:

  • Dhampir class and race
  • Alternative, non-Vancian spellcasting systems
  • Wizardly grimoires and enchanted garments
  • Quick creation methods for generating high-level characters.
  • Advice on making rulings at the table
  • Optional roll-high ability checks
  • 9 new undead horrors
  • Sins of the Fishwife, a creepy seaside mini-adventure steeped in necromantic intrigue

Eager to plumb arcane secrets and brave the briny abominations? Watch this space for release news!

Korean OSE Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding has started for the official Korean translation of Old-School Essentials! Publishing partner Story & Game (이야기와 놀이) is seeking to raise 9,500,000 won to bring this classic fantasy role-playing game to the Korean market. Back the campaign if you’d like to aid our plans of world domination!

Carcass Crawler 6 Hits Foundry

Strike the earth and pass the ale! The sixth issue of Carcass Crawler is now fully implemented on Foundry VTT, bringing dwarven craft, dungeon oddities, and elemental chaos straight to your virtual table.

Inside you’ll find two new dwarf classes (brewmaster and runesmith), divine support for dwarf cults, ready-to-drop taverns and tavern games, bizarre dungeon flora, subterranean mounts, and elemental monsters. The module also includes Brad Kerr’s short adventure The Tavern of Elemental Evil, a mid-level delve into a malfunctioning magical forge hidden beneath an unsuspecting inn.

Fans of our vertically-challenged, constitutionally-blessed beard bearers will love this one.

Buy CC6 on Foundry

OSE Rogues Gallery Card Deck

Portable and perfect for quick pre-gen PCs, rivals, or retainers, Rogues Gallery I, our collection of 21 1st-level OSE characters, is now available as a POD deck of tarot-sized cards! Character descriptions have also been updated with tidbits of lore from the setting of the OSE Starter Set, making these fledgling adventurers ideal for first-timers exploring the Dungeons of the Undermoon.

Be ever ready to roll with this roster of roustabouts at your fingertips, all illustrated by the fabulous Sam Mameli (aka Skullboy).

Get the cards

Empire of Bones

Agamemnon Press is back with Empire of Bones, a massive sequel to the award-winning Painted Wastelands. Designed for OSE play and delivered in Agamemnon Press’s signature psychedelic style, this jumbo hexcrawl throws adventurers into the necromantic realm of the Lands of Dust, where the Unholy City of Zeb, ruled by a necromantic elite, looms over an ash-grey wilderness of decaying ruins, forgotten treasures, and undead terrors.

Backers can expect a campaign-sized adventure plus a trove of thematic extras, including:
  • A giant hexcrawl adventure spanning the Unholy City of Zeb and the Lands of Dust
  • Multiple dungeons and faction-rich urban exploration
  • A cursed Deck of Dead Things for necromantic divination
  • Limited-edition book and collectible add-on
  • Optional bundles of previous Painted Wastelands titles

If this intrigues you, there’s a free preview that gives a taste of the darkness to come before pledging.

Back the Kickstarter

OSE Month Collaborators: Knight Owl Publishing & Flaming Hand

This May, OSE Month 2026 brings together some of the biggest names in the old-school RPG community for a demon-charged crowdfunding spectacle, led by our own Demonic Grimoire. Here are more of the creators ready to unleash infernal chaos:

Knight Owl Publishing

Portland-based purveyors of weird fantasy Knight Owl Publishing are the masterminds behind the Old School and Cool zine, as well as some juicy OSR offerings like Invasion of the Tuber Dudes, The Chaos Gods Came to Meatlandia, and The Unicorn Cookbook. Anyone else getting hungry?

Well, I am—for bargains, and I don’t care to read the fine print. That’s why we can’t wait to browse the Emporium of the Damned, a bizarre bazaar where fiends and lost souls trade in power and peril. Buyer beware, for this catalogue contains a trove of tempting yet treacherous treasures, nefarious NPCs, pernicious patrons, and delights that only a devil can offer. Are you ready to strike a deal with the damned?

Follow Emporium of the Damned on Backerkit

Flaming Hand

Born from the union of Max Moon Games and Blazing Worlds, Flaming Hand is a collection of artists and writers specialising in high-quality, distinctive products (music, art, games, apparel) with striking art and esoteric themes. Back catalogue highlights include solo RPG Twelve Years at Sea and Tarot adventure creation kit Dungeon Divinations.

Flaming Hand’s OSE Month offering is The Black Spire Pact, a pair of gamebooks that pit player versus player in a diabolical battle of wits. Partner with a frenemy in the roles of the demon lord Marax and his nemesis, the arch-sorcerer Voth, in a choose-your-own adventure challenge using the OSE system. The competing characters are complemented by contrasting art styles, pitting Arik Roper against Skinner.

Follow The Black Spire Pact on Backerkit

Here’s a roundup of the latest adventures, videos, and creations from the Old-School Essentials and Dolmenwood third-party community:

We’re always happy to discover new works by third-party creators. Check out our third-party licenses for guidance and resources.

Want your project featured in a future newsletter? Send the details (and a copy, if possible) to 3pp@necroticgnome.com
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