The Demons Cometh! Cover Reveals and Earlybird Deals!

Demonic Grimoire Cover(s) Reveal!

Dread sigils? Demonic hordes? What’s the best look for a forbidden tome of dark knowledge? Gaze, if you dare, upon the face of the Old-School Essentials Demonic Grimoire!

The standard edition Demonic Grimoire features imposing cover art by Ben Marra, with the forces of hell surrounding a bold hero, sure to intimidate and inspire your players.

Or perhaps you’d like to evoke a sense of occult mystery with the diabolically decadent premium leatherette version? Every circle, angle, and glyph on this cover has been expertly calibrated by our in-house demonologists and rendered with precision by artist Tim Molloy for maximum protection against corruption. Scratch or scuff this foil-finished beauty at your own peril!

Draw and Be Damned!

Alongside the Demonic Grimoire, we’ll be releasing an oversized deck of 60+ monster cards featuring every single infernal horror from the book. Perfect for “What the hell just stepped out of that portal?” moments!

Each card is designed for fast, table-friendly use:

• Front: Monster art and a brief description
• Back: Game stats and combat traits for quick reference
  

Early devotees can reserve a copy right now for a sweet $6.66, provided they later back a physical pledge tier when the campaign launches. For everyone else, the deck will still be available as an add-on during the OSE Month crowdfunding campaign for $20.

Less than 30 days to go!

We’re throwing open the gates of Hell on May 6, when you’ll be able to back the Demonic Grimoire and other fiendish supplements from third-party collaborators at crowdfunding prices and add a whole new dimension to your OSE game!

Follow OSE Month on Backerkit now to stay up to date on projects, teasers, early bird rewards, community events, and more!!

Final Playtesting Call for Demonic Grimoire!

As the hour draws near, we are entering the final phase of editing for the Demonic Grimoire! Playtesters, the dark lords command you to fill out your feedback forms (see the link on page 7 of the playtest PDF). There is no save against this!

Against the Horselord Wins Coveted Award!

Technically, ‘the Best’ from Bryce at tenfootpole.org counts as an award, right? It’s certainly hard to get, but the latest Quick Delve by our own Brad Kerr earned this rare accolade. 

If you’ve been on the fence about Against the Horselord, then check out the review for more of Bryce’s thoughts on this fun fortress raid against an ennobled equine enthusiast

Quest: Against the Bugs

A quick call to arms for our digitally inclined adventurers: if you spot issues in our Foundry VTT products or the Dolmenwood character generator, please let us know via our new official GitHub issue trackers. 

We’ve seen the occasional bug report floating around online, but unless they’re logged in the proper place, they’re much harder for us to track down and fix.

You can now report problems here:

OSE Foundry system

OSE premium Foundry modules

Dolmenwood character generator

If something looks wrong, breaks unexpectedly, or behaves like it’s possessed by a lesser demon, please file a report! Your feedback helps us keep these tools sharp, stable, and ready for adventure.

OSE Month Collaborators: Parallel Dimension Gaming, Gelatinous Cubism

Dark forces gather from across the lower planes as we approach OSE Month. Our own Demonic Grimoire will be accompanied by 16 sister projects from fellow travellers in the old-school RPG scene, including:

Parallel Dimension Gaming

Parallel Dimension Gaming is a team of indie RPG industry veterans with impeccable OSR chops. Zach Glazar, Jeff Harkness, Edwin Nagy, and Casey Christofferson have collectively had a hand in too many standout products to list in our humble newsletter, seriously. Some of our favourite OSR-oriented offerings from the PDG team include Whisper and Venom, Against Tsathogga, and, frankly, what we can already see in the free preview of their OSE Month entry.

Dimension Delver’s Guide to Demons & Devils is a diverse spread of short adventures, eldritch items, and fearsome monsters to add some extra sinister seasoning on top of the Demonic Grimoire. Moderation is a virtue, so throw that in the trash for Demon Month, and damn it all, back more projects!

Gelatinous Cubism

In the old country, they say there’s always room for pudding. All things blobby and oozey have been a part of the hobby since its primordial soup days, and the demon lord of slimes, oozes, jellies, and such must also have his due. In comes Jacob Fleming, probably a normal human and certainly not a sentient slime colony in a trenchcoat, via the aptly named Gelatinous Cubism Press.

Jacob has penned some cracking RPG modules and comics, including some you’ve no doubt seen recommended over and over again. In the In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe, anyone? Through the Valley of the Manticore? Of course, The Ooze, a modular pack of single-sheet zines themed around all things slimy, is going to be sick as hell!

Some of the latest adventures, tools, and other creations from the Old-School Essentials and Dolmenwood community:

• The Gaming Gang reviews The Ruined Abbey of St Clewyd for Dolmenwood.
• Titan of the Verdant Maw for OSE, levels 1-3: a PWYW science-fantasy hunt for a biomechanical behemoth in a warped jungle.
• The Night Circus, a fiendish fairground OSE adventure where demons plot backstage
• Way of the Warlock, including a new OSE warlock class, spells, items and a one-on-one adventure to boot!
• The Fairy-Master Class for Dolmenwood, a commander of mischievous sprites!
• Troubled Troll Grotto, a Dolmenwood cave adventure with freaky fungus galore and a head to spare.

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