New Adventure Anthology Coming Soon! Exclusive New Content For OSE!

New Adventure Anthology Coming Soon! Exclusive New Content For OSE!

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In Development: Adventure Anthology 3 

We’ve been thrilled at the reception of the Adventure Anthology series for Old-School Essentials and are excited to reveal the cover for Adventure Anthology 3! The art by DC Stow offers a tantalising taste of things to come—are you prepared to challenge the chocolate construct?

Like the previous installments, AA3 will feature a quartet of digestible adventures designed for various character levels.

Adventures are already written and are undergoing editing and playtesting. Keep your eyes peeled for teasers and previews of the content, which will include:

  • Shadows and Flesh by Noah Green

  • Milk by Vasili Kaliman

  • Against the Horselord by Brad Kerr

  • The Grotesques’ Grotto by Amelia Luke

Buy Adventure Anthology 1

Buy Adventure Anthology 2

BX Options: Alternate Magicks

This supplement offers an array of options to expand spellcasting in OSE and other B/X-inspired systems, including:

  • High-level spells: 24 cleric and druid spells (up to 7th level) and 60 high-level magic-user and illusionist spells (up to 9th level).
  • 8 new spellcasting classes: Sorcerer, grey elf, enchanter, and more.
  • 4 casting frameworks: Go beyond Vancian magic with different magic power systems. 

Alternate Magicks also contains rules for cantrip generation, divine rites, faith-based magic, research, spell components rules, anti-magic, custom classes, and other tools—a worthy tome for any referee seeking more arcane options for their game.
Buy it on DriveThruRPG

Strange Tales of the Painted Wastelands

The first expansion for Tim Molloy and Chris Willett’s dreamlike Painted Wastelands setting is coming soon to Kickstarter!

The zine, written by John Leibee, introduces a collection of bizarre new locations that referees can drop seamlessly into their campaigns. Visit the dimensional tourist trap of Tzuris Point, refuel at the Orbit and Go, or spend a peculiar night at the Marooner’s Campground, each teeming with strange NPCs and uncanny encounters.
Sign up for the Kickstarter

For more new products and Kickstarters from third-party OSE creators, check out:

Adventures aren’t the only great things coming from the OSE community. Streamline record-keeping with automated calculation using this Advanced Fantasy Character Record Sheet and Experience Point Calculator courtesy of William O’Braidislee.

Do you have any Dolmenwood or OSE creations that you’d like to see featured in the newsletter? Send them to 3pp@necroticgnome.com.

The vast hoard of the Necrotic Gnome contains countless curiosities, only a few of which have been featured in published works. In this new newsletter feature, we are opening the vaults to provide our valued subscribers with new magic items for their old-school games.

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Mace +3, Manticore

Grotesquely decorated, wicked spikes.

Spike attack: 6 times per day, a spike can be loosed as a missile weapon for 1d6 damage (5’–10’ / 11’–20’ / 21’–30’). Used spikes re-grow after 24 hours. 

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Wand of the Pale Eye

Tipped by a milky, ever-seeking eyeball.

Several effects can be invoked, treated as gaze attacks from the wand’s eye. Each affects a single target, which can save versus wands to resist.

Effects: Charm person, per the magic-user spell (1 charge). Paralysis for 6 turns (2 charges). Petrification (3 charges).

Vulnerabilities: Mirrors can reflect attacks. The wand is disabled by blindness or darkness effects.

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And that’s not all! From new monsters to uncertain allies and adventure ideas, we’re excited to share more gameable titbits in regular newsletter segments going forward. Watch this space!.
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