We're delighted to announce that Old-School Essentials is now officially supported on the Fantasy Grounds Virtual Tabletop!
- The demo version of Fantasy Grounds and the basic Old-School Essentials ruleset can be downloaded completely free of charge!
- The complete Advanced Fantasy game is available for purchase, allowing you to drag and drop the full selection of classes, races, spells, equipment, monsters, and magic items into your games!
- Official Old-School Essentials adventure scenarios will also be available for purchase soon!
Try Out Old-School Essentials on Fantasy Grounds for Free!
It's easy to try out Old-School Essentials on Fantasy Grounds completely free of charge!
1. Download and Install Fantasy Grounds
Go to the Fantasy Grounds website and download the free demo version. The app is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Install the downloaded app. See this support page for installation instructions.
2. Register an Account at the Fantasy Grounds Forum
In order to access the free Old-School Essentials ruleset, you'll need to register a Fantasy Grounds account. You can do this at the Fantasy Grounds forum, using the Register button at the top right.
3. Get the Free Old-School Essentials Ruleset
The core game rules for running Old-School Essentials in Fantasy Grounds can be "purchased" free of charge here. (Note that a Fantasy Grounds account is required to view product pages. See step 2.)
4. (Optional) Get the Free Old-School Essentials SRD Content
A community-developed package of content from the Old-School Essentials SRD can be "purchased" free of charge here. This package includes classes, equipment, monsters, and spells that can be used in your games right away. (Note that a Fantasy Grounds account is required to view product pages. See step 2.)
5. Run Fantasy Grounds
Now run the Fantasy Grounds app and click "Check For Updates". This will download the modules that you "purchased" and install them in Fantasy Grounds.
Buy the Complete Game
Ready to jump into the complete game?
1. Download and Install Fantasy Grounds
Go to the Fantasy Grounds website and sign up for a subscription. The app is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Install the downloaded app. See this support page for installation instructions.
2. Get the Free Old-School Essentials Ruleset
The core game rules for running Old-School Essentials in Fantasy Grounds can be "purchased" free of charge here. (Note that a Fantasy Grounds account is required to view product pages. See step 2.)
3. Purchase the Advanced Fantasy Tomes
Purchase the Advanced Fantasy Player's Tome and Referee's Tome. The modules include the complete content of the two Tomes, including all illustrations, classes, races, spells, equipment, monsters, and magic items ready to drag and drop into your games! (Note that a Fantasy Grounds account is required to view product pages. See step 1.)
4. Run Fantasy Grounds
Now run the Fantasy Grounds app and click "Check For Updates". This will download the modules that you purchased and install them in Fantasy Grounds.
Need Help?
The friendly developers of the Old-School Essentials modules at Fantasy Grounds are really happy to help out with any questions or issues you might have! The best place to ask questions is in the #ose-fantasy-grounds channel in our Discord server. Don't be afraid to ask anything at all related to Old-School Essentials on Fantasy Grounds!
(Please don't post technical / support-related comments on this blog post as they probably won't be answered here!)
Introductory Videos
The developer of the Old-School Essentials Fantasy Grounds modules has also created a couple of short videos demonstrating the basics:
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>And the Fantasy Grounds Forum for support of the products states “Closed” without the ability to leave any sort of questions or comments.
Sorry for the confusion here! There is now a forum for OSE at Fantasy Grounds, rather than a single thread. You can discuss issues directly with the developer there:
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?130-Old-School-Essentials
The Reference Manual (Fantasy Grounds) for the Players Tome is ATROCIOUS. And the Fantasy Grounds Forum for support of the products states “Closed” without the ability to leave any sort of questions or comments. Did the person converting into Fantasy Grounds even know how to use it? No links. The listing of Character Classes are intermixed with Character Races and repeated multiple times. The Reference Manual in Players Tome is locked, so it can’t even be edited to add links or correction. The Referees Tome is unlocked and can at least be corrected. This product is a waste of money. I see the note here “Please note, comments need to be approved before they are published.” So I am sure nothing will happen with my comment here either.
>Is there a forecast for your material to go on sale on Steam? I love OSE, but here in Brazil the financial situation is not good, buying through forge is very expensive, 50 dollars is a very distant reality for me, on steam I buy in reais and I can pay in installments, then I can buy it, you can answer me please? Currently I only have the free stuff, but I want to buy everything from you because it’s all so good, so much fun! I wish your company success!
Hi Alexandre, I don’t believe we have any plans to publish any VTT material on Steam.
hello, good morning. How are you? hope so!
Is there a forecast for your material to go on sale on Steam? I love OSE, but here in Brazil the financial situation is not good, buying through forge is very expensive, 50 dollars is a very distant reality for me, on steam I buy in reais and I can pay in installments, then I can buy it, you can answer me please? Currently I only have the free stuff, but I want to buy everything from you because it’s all so good, so much fun! I wish your company success!
Glad for the video on Character creation because I was having a heck of a time figuring it out as a FGU newbie.