Carcass Crawler 5 — Out Now!

Good news, adventurers: Carcass Crawler Issue 5, the official Old-School Essentials zine, is now available in physical print and PDF from Exalted Funeral and DriveThruRPG!

This issue is packed with treasures to spice up your game, with a focus on freshwater adventures, 0-level characters, and new equipment:

• New Classes & Races – Transform into the shape-shifting changeling or scurry through shadows as the tunnel-dwelling ratling.
• Expanded Poisons – Rules for nine classic poison types plus eleven new ways to inject, ingest, or apply deadly substances.
• Weapon Materials – Forge weapons from silver, bone, bronze, and other materials, each with unique properties.
• Magic Sword Traits – Add personality and quirks to your classic +1 sword with random tables of magical traits.
• Cantrips – Minor spells perfect for apprentice magic-users and low-level adventurers.
• Level 0 Characters – Roll up “normal humans” with names and backgrounds for NPC retainers or funnel adventures.
• Freshwater Monsters – Eight fearsome river and lake creatures ready to surprise your party.
• Up Chaos River – A thrilling level 0 funnel adventure where villagers brave a chaos-tainted river to save their home.

Written by Gavin Norman, Chance Dudinack, and Brad Kerr, and featuring cover art by Jacob Fleming, Carcass Crawler 5 is a thing of beauty, and you’re only a few clicks away from holding it in your hands!

Still on the fence? Check out this in-depth video review by Jorphdan’s Jocular Junction before plunging into chaotic currents!

Carcass Crawler 6 – Brewing for November!

Strike the earth! We are getting deep in our cups and even deeper underground to develop Carcass Crawler Issue 6, the next instalment of the official Old-School Essentials zine, slated for release this November!

Feast your eyes on the hearty scene by Jacob Fleming that will grace the front cover:

Our team is crafting a fresh trove of old-school goodies for your games, including:

• New Classes – Two brand-new dwarf demihuman classes.
• Deities & Cults – Dwarven deities and unique spells for their clerics.
• Taverns & Inns – Ready-made establishments to slot into your adventures.
• Tavern Games – Rules for gambling and tests of strength, wits, and more.
• Dungeon Flora – Twenty bizarre plants and fungi for the Mythic Underworld.
• Dungeon Mounts – Four monstrous creatures perfect for subterranean rides.
• Elemental Monsters – Eight new elemental threats to challenge your party.
• Short Adventure – Explore a magical forge hidden beneath a tavern cellar.

Stay tuned as we forge ahead and watch this space for previews coming soon as Carcass Crawler 6 shapes up to be another essential addition to your OSE collection!

Adventure Anthology 2 on Fantasy Grounds

Fantasy Grounds users can now enjoy the second collection of short scenarios for OSE. Adventure Anthology 2 includes:

• Barrow of the Bone Blaggards (Lv 1–3) – Encounter skeleton bandits and buried  secrets in an ancient barrow.
• Shrine of the Oozing Serpent (Lv 1–3) – Slay a grease dragon lurking in a ruined gnomish forge-temple.
• Cathedral of the Crimson Death (Lv 4–6) – Infiltrate a plague-ridden church turned tyrannical in search of treasure—or justice.
• The Ravener’s Ghat (Lv 6–8) – Brave a cursed jungle ruin where a rakshasa overlord’s presence still lurks.

Get Adventure Anthology 2 on Fantasy Grounds (FG account required)