Old-School Essentials

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Elegant tabletop fantasy roleplaying from NECROTIC GNOME

Old-School Essentials

The ESSENTIALS rulebook, HOLE IN THE OAK, and more

Starter Pack - US$29.95

  • Old-School Essentials
  • The Hole in the Oak
  • Old-School Essentials Referee Screen
  • Classic Fantasy Rogues Gallery I

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED to start your own Old School Revival campaign using the slick and savvy OLD-SCHOOL ESSENTIALS retro-clone that makes it easy to run fantasy roleplaying adventures at your table
The DOLMENWOOD campaign setting is a creepy forest on the edges of civilization, steeped in occult energies, riddled with fungus, and haunted by fairies both wicked and kind
Twenty-one pregenerated player characters make it easy to get started playing your Old-School adventures

The Old-School Essentials tabletop fantasy roleplaying game, from colorfully named publisher Necrotic Gnome, is a modular B/X retro-clone that emphasizes clarity, layout, and ease of use at your table. This Old-School Essentials Starter Pack lets you get started with this highly regarded Old School Revival game. For just US$29.95 you get four titles (retail value $US$38.50) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks, including the comprehensive Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy Rules Tome, the introductory dungeon The Hole in the Oak, and the Referee's Screen, plus the Classic Fantasy Rogues Gallery I collection of ready-to-play pregenerated characters.

Starter Pack

Get all these titles (total retail value US$38.50) for just US$29.95:

Old-School Essentials

The critically acclaimed modular B/X retro-clone
  • Designer(s): Gavin Norman
  • Necrotic Gnome, 299 pages
  • Retail price US$20
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The Hole in the Oak

An expedition into the Mythic Underworld
  • Designer(s): Gavin Norman
  • Necrotic Gnome, 35 pages
  • Retail price US$8.50
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Old-School Essentials Referee Screen

A slick and attractive screen for Basic/Expert games
  • Designer(s): Gavin Norman, Peter Mullen
  • Necrotic Gnome, 10 pages
  • Retail price US$6
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Classic Fantasy Rogues Gallery I

21 illustrated ready-to-play characters
  • Designer(s): Gavin Norman
  • Necrotic Gnome, 27 pages
  • Retail price US$4
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