Season's greetings from Necrotic Gnome + Coming up in 2025!

Season's greetings from Necrotic Gnome + Coming up in 2025!

Dear Adventurers,

As 2024 comes to a close and the new year rolls in, we’re delighted to share what’s on the horizon for Necrotic Gnome. You can read our news post on the official website for a detailed breakdown, but here’s a quick preview of what’s to come:

Expanded Team
Writers Brad Kerr and Chance Dudinack have joined Necrotic Gnome founder Gavin Norman, allowing us to accelerate the release of exciting new content for OSE and Dolmenwood.

New OSE Material in Development

With the new team in place, we’re gearing up to bring you fresh fuel for fantasy adventure, including:

  • Dungeons of the Undermoon: An accessible campaign starter set for OSE with a two-level dungeon, regional setting, and detailed base town. Pre-generated characters and guides for old-school play will be included to help introduce new players to the game.
  • Adventure Anthology 3: Four short adventures from four authors, each with a distinct flavour.
  • Beneath the Radiant Dome: A deluxe hardcover revision of Gavin Norman’s classic science-fantasy adventure with art by Andrew Walter.
  • Carcass Crawler 5: Work has begun on the next issue, which features a river/lake adventure, monsters, level 0 character creation rules, new demihuman classes, and lots more.
  • Devils, Demons, Necromancy, and Undead: A pair of 128-page hardcovers delving into fiendish powers and the undead, including new classes, spells, items, arcane rituals, and hordes of monsters.

Dolmenwood Retail Launch
Manufacturing is underway, and retail release is expected in 2025 following Kickstarter fulfilment. Get ready for mossy adventures galore!

Keep an eye on our Coming Soon page and newsletter for further announcements and updates. Exciting times are ahead!

Carcass Crawler 4 Available to Order!

Carcass Crawler 4, the latest issue of the official Old-School Essentials zine, is now available to purchase from Exalted Funeral and DriveThruRPG. Don’t miss out on these great new classes, spells, and monsters for OSE!

CC4 also includes:

  • Noximander’s Cave, a complete adventure
  • Deities and cults with alternative cleric abilities
  • Expanded mechanics for spellbooks and potions. 
Carcass Crawler at Exalted Funeral (Print + PDF)
Carcass Crawler 4 at DriveThruRPG (PDF)

Howard Andrew Jones GoFundMe

We’d like to take a moment to spotlight Howard Andrew Jones, a dear friend of Necrotic Gnome. Jones is facing a challenging time and could use our help.

Howard contributed invaluable feedback on one of our early books, the B/X Warrior. He is also the author of the Hanuvar series—a gripping sword & sorcery saga set in an ancient Mediterranean-inspired world, which we highly recommend.

Now, Howard and his family need support as he faces the challenges of living with terminal brain cancer and accompanying medical bills. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been launched to assist them during this difficult time.

If you’ve enjoyed his writing or simply wish to lend a helping hand, we encourage you to donate or share the campaign. Thank you for anything you can do to help.

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