The latest third-party Old-School Essentials releases from Brad Kerr and more! Adventures, books, and Patreons!

New OSE Adventure - The Dream Shrine!

From the minds of Brad Kerr (of Wyvern Songs, Hideous Daylight, and more) and Skullfungus (Isle of Ixx, Down and Out in Dredgeburg), comes The Dream Shrine. As players wake up from slumber on a wooden platform atop a 300’ tall woolly mammoth traversing an orange desert, they must navigate a bizarre dreamscape and puzzle out its twisted logic to escape back to the waking world.

As if that tantalising scenario and teaser illustrations weren’t enough, the PDF also contains the bonus one-page adventure: Forest for the Trees. Isn’t that neat!

Latest Third-Party OSE Releases

Some of the hottest OSE Kickstarters of the year have now hit store shelves—or the virtual shelves of DriveThruRPG. Pick them up today and spice up your game with new scenarios, settings, and monsters!

Isle of Joy - A Psychedelic Sandbox Aventure

This David Lynch-inspired hex-crawl (no, really!) is designed to challenge characters of levels 5-7. Embark on this weird, psychedelic journey through a mystical island that warps through time, space, and psychic landscapes, offering a surreal experience with over a dozen keyed maps, new magic, monsters, and items.

Old School & Cool 5: The Siege

Behind the walls of a mysterious keep on the edge of reality, adventurers face a deadly, multi-dimensional siege. Packed with streamlined rules for mass combat, random tables, a fully detailed keep, siege equipment, and captivating new spells and magic items, this zine is filled with rich game content and stunning art. Whether your players are on the attack or defence, they’re in for a skull-crushing good time!

BX Advanced Bestiary, Vol. 2

Designed for use with Old-School Essentials, this monster manual provides expanded versions of creatures found in the standard OSE bestiary, including new sizes, special qualities, and subtypes for monsters like elementals and hydras. The second volume continues to cover monsters alphabetically, from Efreeti to Killer Bee, adding extra flavour and twists to classic creatures!

Patreon Spotlight

You know, carrying too much gold can really weigh you down if you need to suddenly retreat from an encounter. Why not use it to sponsor some of the most exciting creators of OSE-compatible third-party material and get exclusive goodies instead?

Here are two Patreons that deserve your attention:

Ultan's Door

Ben Laurence of Through Ultan’s Door, Downtime in Zyan, and the excellent Mazirian’s Garden blog has launched the Ultan's Door Patreon, designed to accelerate the production of future zine issues by funding layout, editing, and artwork.

Patrons gain exclusive access to never-before-published draft material of Dreamlands-inspired fantasy, starting with an exploration of the inverted White Jungle beneath Zyan. Higher-tier supporters will also receive a hand-assembled, Patreon-exclusive mini-zine, The Oneironaut.

In Places Deep

Miranda Elkins (writing) and Chris Huth (art/layout) are releasing dungeon levels, locales, monsters, treasures, character sheets, and other content for the horror-fantasy World of Nightwick and more whimsical Cuccanaga, with upcoming books planned for Kickstarter.

To support the creators and gain early access to book drafts, you can join the In Places Deep Patreon and get a sneak peek into one of the most intriguing OSE settings in development.