Carcass Crawler is a Critical Hit!
As we continue to develop new OSE products with an expanded team and exciting plans for the future, seeing the positive reception from community members, content creators, and others has been immensely gratifying.
One product line with a special place in our hearts is the Carcass Crawler zine—a mix of classes, spells, adventures, and other expansions to Old-School Essentials with contributions from some of the OSR’s best and brightest.
If you haven’t gotten your hands on Carcass Crawler 4 yet, check out these detailed video reviews for a peek at what’s inside!
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CC4 is out now in print and PDF!
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Crawling Soon to a Dungeon Near You
And the hits don’t stop! Here’s what’s crawling down the pipeline:
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Carcass Crawler 5, which focuses on river adventures and more new spells, items, and classes is heading out to the printers soon, and on track for our expected launch around June.
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Carcass Crawler 6 has just started development, gathering more goodies for your OSE table. What this space for further news!
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Gary's Appendix Omnibus on Kickstarter!
As proud as we are of Carcass Crawler, OSE fans are spoiled with a wealth of wonderful zines to support the hobby. Now, the beloved Gary’s Appendix series—filled with OSR articles, GM tools, and expanded content for Old-School Essentials—has been compiled into a 264-page hardcover omnibus!
Featuring issues #1–6 with a fresh layout and full-colour graphics, this formidable tome offers a treasure trove of gaming wisdom and creativity inspired by the spirit of the original AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide.
Highlights include:
- 34 articles of GM advice, mechanics, world-building tools, and OSR essays.
- Expanded bestiary featuring 39 monster entries, packed with lore, ideas, and encounter hooks.
- Oversized format for easier reading and reference.
- Issue #7 and other goodies available as separate add-ons.
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Discover the latest adventures, supplements, and crowdfunding campaigns from third-party Old-School Essentials publishers.
Check out:
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Essential Enemies 10: Temples of Greed, a monster manual zine detailing 9 challenging foes statted for OSE.
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Eye of the Watcher, an adventure for 1st-level characters exploring the dark secrets of a technologically advanced fallen empire.
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Delver Issue 17, the latest zine featuring a ready-to-run adventure and other GM resources.
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The Orc, class options for playing these fierce humanoids in OSE.
Finally, congratulations to Jesse Gerrior’s Temple of the Beggar King for winning a coveted ‘The Best’ rating from tenfootpole!
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A magic-eating monster encounter to confound arcane adventurers.
Dweomerworm
These small (6″) transdimensional parasites burrow through parallel worlds, seeking magical energy. Although permanently invisible, they can be damaged by magical weapons or spells by individuals who can perceive them.
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AC 8 [11], HD 1* (4hp), Att 1 × bite (attach), THAC0 19 [0], MV 120′ (40′), SV D13 W14 P13 B16 S15 (Magic-user 1), ML 10, AL Neutral, XP 25, NA 1d6 (1d6), TT None.
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Attach: On a successful attack, the dweomerworm attaches to the victim. The victim must henceforth save vs spells for each spell they attempt to cast (inc. from a magical device such as a wand, ring, etc.) or have it consumed by the dweomerworm instead. An individual carrying dweomerworms has a 50% chance of resisting spells cast at them or dispelling ongoing magical effects with which they come into contact.
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Magical hunger: Dweomerworms attack the highest-level spellcaster present. When attached, they always move to attack whoever most recently cast a spell, regardless of caster level.
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Purge: When no spellcasting occurs for 8 hours, they depart, burrowing deeper into realms unseen. A dispel magic or anti-magic shell destroys them.
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