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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 9165722" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Sure, I can list a couple. I'm not as <em>deep</em> in the indie/OSR scene as others, especially when it comes to published adventures (Ben Milton at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@QuestingBeast" target="_blank">Questing Beast </a>reviews some really interesting designs) so apologies if I'm missing glaringly obvious ones...</p><p></p><p>These are the indie/OSR books I was using in my Dungeon23 before I got slammed by real life...</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1612489783147.pdf" target="_blank">Actual Dungeon Mastering</a> (Lungfungus)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17447/dungeon-builder-s-guidebook-2e" target="_blank">AD&D Dungeon Builder's Guidebook</a> (Bruce Cordell)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220089/be-awesome-at-dungeon-design-augmented-edition" target="_blank">Be Awesome at Dungeon Design</a> (Raging Swan Press)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/202407/castle-oldskull-the-classic-dungeon-design-guide" target="_blank">Castle Oldskull</a> (Kent David Kelly)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz5yuiuc894" target="_blank">DM Johnny's Puzzle System</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/level-up-dungeon-delvers-guide-a5e?variant=42835319652546" target="_blank">Level Up: Dungeon Delver's Guide</a> (Paul Hughes; ENPublishing)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/157011/Freebooters-on-the-Frontier" target="_blank">Freebooters on the Frontier</a> (Jason Lutes) & <a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/407161/The-Perilous-Wilds--Revised-Edition" target="_blank">The Perilous Wilds </a>(Jason Lutes)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1367/50/1367508742810.pdf" target="_blank">Old School Encounter References</a> (Scot Hoover)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/78409/The-Dungeon-Alphabet" target="_blank">The Dungeon Alphabet</a> (Michael Curtis; Goodman Games)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/421868/The-Monster-Overhaul" target="_blank">The Monster Overhaul</a> (Skerples)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/396154/tome-of-adventure-design-revised" target="_blank">Tome of Adventure Design</a> (Matt Finch)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/269764/Tricks-Empty-Rooms-and-Basic-Trap-Design" target="_blank">Tricks, Traps, and Empty Rooms</a> (Courtney Campbell)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/348809/worlds-without-number-free-edition" target="_blank">World Without Number</a> (Kevin Crawford)</li> </ul><p>Some of my favorite OSR/indie RPGs that I've played in the last year include...</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Beyond the Wall (Flatland Games)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Blades in the Dark (Evil Hat)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cairn (Yochai Gal)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tiny Dungeon (Gallant Knight Games)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mage Against the Machine (Shaun Barger)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Slugblaster (Mikey Hamm)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vaesen (Free League)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Old School Essentials (Gavin Norman) & Dolmenwood (Gavin Norman)</li> </ul><p>EDIT: I'm soon going to be running <em>Freebooters on the Frontier 2e </em>(<a href="https://dungeonworld.gplusarchive.online/2019/02/09/freebooters-2e-playtest-rules-update/" target="_blank">link to playtest files</a>), and really looking forward to it – it's built off Dungeon World / Powered by the Apocalypse, but with much more Old School D&D in the rules/moves and the tone, touches of weird adjective+noun magic inspired by Dungeon Crawl Classics (still got to get those books and play DCC), and lots of procedural GM stuff from Judges' Guild Ready Ref Sheets & Wilderlands of High Fantasy.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Also, though I'm not that into Shadowdark, Kelsey Dionne is a great adventure writer and even in her 5e <a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/product/215629/The-Secrets-of-Skyhorn-Lighthouse" target="_blank">Secrets of Skyhorn Lighthouse</a> there are some fun indie/OSR things that are worth checking out. Kelsey is one of my favorite RPG bloggers to listen to - she's on YouTube @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheArcaneLibrary" target="_blank">The Arcane Library</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 9165722, member: 20323"] Sure, I can list a couple. I'm not as [I]deep[/I] in the indie/OSR scene as others, especially when it comes to published adventures (Ben Milton at [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@QuestingBeast']Questing Beast [/URL]reviews some really interesting designs) so apologies if I'm missing glaringly obvious ones... These are the indie/OSR books I was using in my Dungeon23 before I got slammed by real life... [LIST] [*][URL='https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1612489783147.pdf']Actual Dungeon Mastering[/URL] (Lungfungus) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17447/dungeon-builder-s-guidebook-2e']AD&D Dungeon Builder's Guidebook[/URL] (Bruce Cordell) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/220089/be-awesome-at-dungeon-design-augmented-edition']Be Awesome at Dungeon Design[/URL] (Raging Swan Press) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/202407/castle-oldskull-the-classic-dungeon-design-guide']Castle Oldskull[/URL] (Kent David Kelly) [*][URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz5yuiuc894']DM Johnny's Puzzle System[/URL] [*][URL='https://enpublishingrpg.com/products/level-up-dungeon-delvers-guide-a5e?variant=42835319652546']Level Up: Dungeon Delver's Guide[/URL] (Paul Hughes; ENPublishing) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/157011/Freebooters-on-the-Frontier']Freebooters on the Frontier[/URL] (Jason Lutes) & [URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/407161/The-Perilous-Wilds--Revised-Edition']The Perilous Wilds [/URL](Jason Lutes) [*][URL='https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tg/image/1367/50/1367508742810.pdf']Old School Encounter References[/URL] (Scot Hoover) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/78409/The-Dungeon-Alphabet']The Dungeon Alphabet[/URL] (Michael Curtis; Goodman Games) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/421868/The-Monster-Overhaul']The Monster Overhaul[/URL] (Skerples) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/396154/tome-of-adventure-design-revised']Tome of Adventure Design[/URL] (Matt Finch) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/269764/Tricks-Empty-Rooms-and-Basic-Trap-Design']Tricks, Traps, and Empty Rooms[/URL] (Courtney Campbell) [*][URL='https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/348809/worlds-without-number-free-edition']World Without Number[/URL] (Kevin Crawford) [/LIST] Some of my favorite OSR/indie RPGs that I've played in the last year include... [LIST] [*]Beyond the Wall (Flatland Games) [*]Blades in the Dark (Evil Hat) [*]Cairn (Yochai Gal) [*]Tiny Dungeon (Gallant Knight Games) [*]Mage Against the Machine (Shaun Barger) [*]Slugblaster (Mikey Hamm) [*]Vaesen (Free League) [*]Old School Essentials (Gavin Norman) & Dolmenwood (Gavin Norman) [/LIST] EDIT: I'm soon going to be running [I]Freebooters on the Frontier 2e [/I]([URL='https://dungeonworld.gplusarchive.online/2019/02/09/freebooters-2e-playtest-rules-update/']link to playtest files[/URL]), and really looking forward to it – it's built off Dungeon World / Powered by the Apocalypse, but with much more Old School D&D in the rules/moves and the tone, touches of weird adjective+noun magic inspired by Dungeon Crawl Classics (still got to get those books and play DCC), and lots of procedural GM stuff from Judges' Guild Ready Ref Sheets & Wilderlands of High Fantasy. EDIT: Also, though I'm not that into Shadowdark, Kelsey Dionne is a great adventure writer and even in her 5e [URL='https://www.dmsguild.com/product/215629/The-Secrets-of-Skyhorn-Lighthouse']Secrets of Skyhorn Lighthouse[/URL] there are some fun indie/OSR things that are worth checking out. Kelsey is one of my favorite RPG bloggers to listen to - she's on YouTube @ [URL='https://www.youtube.com/@TheArcaneLibrary']The Arcane Library[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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