ANIME MUSIC • Berserk (1997) • Kobold • Dragon Century (1988) • Goblin Slayer (2018 -) • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a VIDEO GAMES Dungeon? (2015) • Angband • Made in Abyss (2017) • Caves of Qud • Wizardry (1991) • Darkest Dungeon • Delver • Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup COMIC BOOKS & MANGA • Dungeon Master • Delicious in Dungeon (2014 -) • Dragon's Dogma • Fafhrd & the Gray Mouser (1990s) • Eye of the Beholder (series) • Goblin Slayer (2016 -) • The Forest • Made in Abyss (2016 -) • Heroes of the Monkey Tavern • The Realm (2017 -) • Legend of Grimrock I & II • Sword of Sorcery (1973) • Might & Magic • Nethack • Pixel Dungeon FILM & TELEVISION • Rogue • As Above, So Below (2014) • Wizardry (series) • Big Trouble in Little China (1986) • Vaporum • Conan the Barbarian (1982) • Conan the Destroyer (1984) Most games in the roguelike and dungeon crawler • The Descent (2005) genres will fit an OSR gaming style. Important • The Goonies (1985) features for these games usually include: • Krull (1983) 1. Resource management: Food, water, light • Lord of the Rings (2001) sources, etc. • 13 th Warrior (1999) 2. Limited magic use, if any. • Wizards (1977) 3. Dungeon and/or cave exploration. - Last Updated: 3-17-19 - THE ORIGINAL GAMES B/X Essentials/Old School Essentials A concise, multi-booklet breakdown of the original B/X ruleset. Recently merged into one Advanced Dungeons & Dragons book and renamed Old School Essentials. Also known as 1e. The original, expanded ruleset D&D. Considered OSR up to/including Labyrinth Lord 2e. Nearly identical to B/X, with minor changes. It’s Advanced Edition Companion expands the Dungeons and Dragons B/X rules into 1e territory with race/class separation The original, rules-light D&D. Arguably the and new classes. most emulated edition. Lamentations of the Flame Princess Gamma World Similar to B/X with an implied, weird-fantasy- A post-apocalyptic, science fantasy RPG horror setting of 1600s Europe. Uses ascending focusing on artifacts and mutations as opposed armor and a slot based encumbrance system. to treasure and magic. Compatible with AD&D using rules from the 1e Dungeon Master’s Mutant Future Guide. Essentially a mashup of the Gamma World and Labyrinth Lord rulesets. Aims for a gonzo, OD&D post-apocalyptic setting. The one that started it all. Known as the Little Brown Books (LBB) or 0e. Stars Without Number Arguably the most popular science-fiction Rules Cyclopedia retroclone. Resembles a merge of B/X and Collects every expanded B/X class and Traveller and uses an expanded skill system. supplement into a cohesive, one-book ruleset. Swords & Wizardry The White Box edition is mechanically similar POPULAR RETROCLONES to OD&D. It’s Complete edition expands the game into Rules Cyclopedia territory. Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of White Box Hyperborea Mechanically similar to OD&D but with a Similar to 1e with a focus on Robert E. cleaner layout and optional rules, such as a Howard’s setting. Contains no demihumans. Thief class and ascending armor. Adventure Conqueror King Similar to 1e and has expanded rules for This barely scratches the surface of retroclones domain-level play. Has race/class separation by available or the variety of themes. Others include including specialized racial classes. Silent Legions (Lovecraftian), Wolfpacks and Winter Snow (Neolithic), Ruinations (Post- Basic Fantasy RPG Apocalyptic), Dark Places & Demogorgons (80’s Bridges aspects of B/X and AD&D. Uses Horror), and more. ascending armor and has race/class separation. ‘FALSE OSR’ GAMES The Black Hack ‘False OSR’ refers to games that are loosely A rules-light system where nearly every roll is a affiliated with old-school gaming, whether by d20 under your attribute. gameplay or tone, but are too far removed mechanically or in rules-as-written to use with Dungeon Crawl Classics TSR-era D&D. Mashes B/X and 3e into an Appendix N inspired, gonzo fantasy system. Uses “funky dice” (d7, d16, etc) and random tables used during gameplay. Dungeon World / World of Dungeons A fantasy reskinning of the Apocalypse World RPG. Storygame focused. Into the Odd A rules-light system with focus on a Lovecraftian, weird-magic industrial world. Mutant Crawl Classics The Gamma World version of Dungeon Crawl Classics. Knave / Maze Rats Rules-light systems for quick play. Knave moves related skills to non-standard abilities to de- emphasize “dump stats.” Classes are defined by their equipment carried..