OSR New edition of OSE in 2026

[Nikosandros]

How good are the new introductory materials? OSE is a fantastic retroclone... and not so good new players' book.

There are several short examples and they help make the rules clearer. Also, the organization is much improved, with initial overviews of the main rules elements and several indices. All that said, this is not meant as an introductory product. Necrotic Gnome is working on a starter set which should fulfill that role:

OSR Thread 'OSE Starter Set: Dungeons of the Undermoon'

Aug 25, 2025

Necrotic Gnome has been mentioning Dungeons of the Undermoon for a while, but I paid attention to it only with the latest development update email.

It is a boxed set with three books: players, referees (with a base town) and adventure + bestiary. It covers levels 1 - 3 (I wonder if they'll later release an Expert Set... )

The books are in layout and the set is supposed to come out next year. I'm mostly interested in the town and adventure, but I'm curious about how they'll present the rules for beginners.

• Nikosandros
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[SpellObjectEnthusiast]

I did not attend Lucca Comics & Games, but last week Need Games put the new edition out for general sale and I bought my copy, which arrived today (with included PDFs).

As mentioned previously, this is more of a revision than a new edition and the FAQs on Necrotic Gnome website are quite exhaustive, but if someone should have further questions, I'll be happy to answer them, as time allows.

Oh nice I hadn't seen the FAQ. This is super helpful

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

How good are the new introductory materials? OSE is a fantastic retroclone... and not so good new players' book.

They have an OSR A-Team working on their introductory boxed set. It stands every chance of being excellent.