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It's my Birthday! Suggest some great resources for Old School Essentials

Started by GhostNinja, April 10, 2023, 04:26:18 PM

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GhostNinja

#15
April 10, 2023, 09:38:51 PM
Quote from: saki on April 10, 2023, 06:00:30 PM
I also don't have much to add as I don't play a lot of OSE, but happy birthday anyways! You might want to try cannibalizing other similar systems' resources too, since a lot of OSR materials are broadly cross-compatible.

Thank you for the birthday wishes.  I will look into doing that.
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#17
April 10, 2023, 09:46:28 PM
Quote from: cavalier973 on April 10, 2023, 08:48:18 PM
Use the rules to make your own dungeons.

The Dolmenwood page on Necrotic Gnome has the setting preview and the calendar as free downloads. I second the recommendations to go ahead and purchase the Carcass Crawler magazines and the PDFs of the advanced fantasy books. You will be able to add things like hunting dogs/guard dogs, plus extra magic items.

I saw the Carcass Crawler magazines and I am really considering picking them up.  I can get them printed through Exalted Funeral.
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#18
April 10, 2023, 09:46:56 PM
Quote from: cavalier973 on April 10, 2023, 08:51:37 PM
Happy birthday, by the way!

https://youtu.be/iyAaSo5Dewk

Thank you.  That was very interesting to say the least :)
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#19
April 10, 2023, 09:49:13 PM
Quote from: Klytus on April 10, 2023, 09:17:13 PM
Happy birfday!

I highly recommend anything by Brad Kerr, particularly Wyvern Songs and Temple of 1000 Swords

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/406938/Wyvern-Songs
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/360211/Temple-of-1000-Swords

Ominous Crypt of the Blood Moss is pretty sweet as well.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/319604/Ominous-Crypt-of-the-Blood-Moss

Falkrest Abbey is pretty sweet too.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/409280/Falkrest-Abbey

Very cool.  Will check them out and thank you for the birthday wishes.
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#20
April 10, 2023, 09:49:48 PM
Quote from: FingerRod on April 10, 2023, 09:18:52 PM
N4 Treasure Hunt. It is the first funnel adventure I am aware of. Super modular and can springboard a campaign.

My favorite resources for RPGs, and it would work for OSE as well, are old CRPGs of the late 80's/early 90's. Quest for Glory I and II are outstanding. You have to build up all of the different NPCs and elements, stat out the monsters, but it is worth the effort. I ran a fantastic and dark version of QFG1.

And happy birthday!

Very cool and thank you.
Ghostninja

Tasty_Wind

#21
April 10, 2023, 09:58:46 PM
Depends; how much do you like OSE Advanced?

cavalier973

#22
April 11, 2023, 12:12:09 AM
Quote from: GhostNinja on April 10, 2023, 09:46:56 PM
Quote from: cavalier973 on April 10, 2023, 08:51:37 PM
Happy birthday, by the way!

https://youtu.be/iyAaSo5Dewk

Thank you.  That was very interesting to say the least :)

Check out his version of "Royals" and "Mad World". The guy has an amazing voice.

"Hole in the Oak" by Necrotic Gnome is pretty good. It has a mutagenic ogre that can cause PC's faces to deform if it breathes on them. The ogre is also fond of eating gnomes and Halflings.

SHARK

#23
April 11, 2023, 01:31:39 AM
Greetings!

Happy Birthday, GhostNinja!!!!!!!

I hope you have had a fantastic and enjoyable day!

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK
"It is the Marine Corps that will strip away the façade so easily confused with self. It is the Corps that will offer the pain needed to buy the truth. And at last, each will own the privilege of looking inside himself  to discover what truly resides there. Comfort is an illusion. A false security b

GhostNinja

#24
April 11, 2023, 08:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tasty_Wind on April 10, 2023, 09:58:46 PM
Depends; how much do you like OSE Advanced?

I have never looked at it.  How much different is it to the basic fantasy?  Do you use both or can advanced be used all by it self?

I am new to everything OSR so I am trying to learn as much as I can but I only know a little at this point.
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#25
April 11, 2023, 09:00:11 AM
Quote from: cavalier973 on April 11, 2023, 12:12:09 AM
Check out his version of "Royals" and "Mad World". The guy has an amazing voice.

Thank you.  Will do.

Quote from: cavalier973 on April 11, 2023, 12:12:09 AM
"Hole in the Oak" by Necrotic Gnome is pretty good. It has a mutagenic ogre that can cause PC's faces to deform if it breathes on them. The ogre is also fond of eating gnomes and Halflings.

I am already looking at this and I think this might be the first adventure I run.
Ghostninja

GhostNinja

#26
April 11, 2023, 09:00:34 AM
Quote from: SHARK on April 11, 2023, 01:31:39 AM
Greetings!

Happy Birthday, GhostNinja!!!!!!!

I hope you have had a fantastic and enjoyable day!

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

It was.  Thank you so much for the well wishes.
Ghostninja

rgalex

#27
April 11, 2023, 01:01:58 PM
If you are interested in hexcrawls at all I would suggest looking at the Hot Springs Island books. 

The core book is The Dark of Hot Springs Island.  It gives you all the setting info for the island, NPC groups, how all the hexes interact with each other, etc.  The whole thing is system neutral.  The book does a great job of helping populate hexes and giving the whole island a sense of being a living breathing thing and not just stock encounters waiting for the PCs to stumble across.

The second book, A Field Guide to Hot Springs Island, is an in-setting journal.  It's filled with entries made by an NPC researching the area.  PCs can use this as a guide of places they want to search out, help with translating strange languages they come across and a handbook to some of the unique flora and fauna they may run into.  If I'm remembering correctly it also has a map for the PCs to use with some places marked and others left blank for them to fill in themselves.

GhostNinja

#28
April 11, 2023, 01:51:50 PM
Quote from: rgalex on April 11, 2023, 01:01:58 PM
If you are interested in hexcrawls at all I would suggest looking at the Hot Springs Island books. 

The core book is The Dark of Hot Springs Island.  It gives you all the setting info for the island, NPC groups, how all the hexes interact with each other, etc.  The whole thing is system neutral.  The book does a great job of helping populate hexes and giving the whole island a sense of being a living breathing thing and not just stock encounters waiting for the PCs to stumble across.

The second book, A Field Guide to Hot Springs Island, is an in-setting journal.  It's filled with entries made by an NPC researching the area.  PCs can use this as a guide of places they want to search out, help with translating strange languages they come across and a handbook to some of the unique flora and fauna they may run into.  If I'm remembering correctly it also has a map for the PCs to use with some places marked and others left blank for them to fill in themselves.

Thank you.  I will check them out.
Ghostninja

Svenhelgrim

#29
April 11, 2023, 02:32:36 PM
Quote from: GhostNinja on April 11, 2023, 08:54:36 AM
Quote from: Tasty_Wind on April 10, 2023, 09:58:46 PM
Depends; how much do you like OSE Advanced?

I have never looked at it.  How much different is it to the basic fantasy?  Do you use both or can advanced be used all by it self?

I am new to everything OSR so I am trying to learn as much as I can but I only know a little at this point.

It's the same exact rules as the Classic Fantasy Tome. Except there are some more options, such as:

Magic-Users can learn more spells per level and can swap spells, but can still only cast up to their level limits. Optional rules for learning spells based on Intelligence score.

Addition of the Druid, Bard, and Illusionist with new spells for a different flavor of cleric and M-U.

More playable races as well as race-classes such as Drow, Duergar, Gnomes, Half-Orcs and Svirfneblin. 

Magic Items from AD&D 1e.

Many, many more monsters.

I actually bought the Advanced tomes first, then I went back and bought the Classic fantasy tome, one as a gift to a friend and so I ordered one for myself too. The price may be a little daunting ($40 for each book) but they are durable hardbacks.  I am very happy with them.




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