Explore the nuances of AD&D 1e through the lens of a modern cavern crawl. This preview covers the tactical depth of turn-based exploration, the abstraction of combat rounds, and how classic roleplaying games handle skills without the need for complex modern lists.
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Tales of Argosa: Maze of Sunken Ruins
Explore the West, a Tales of Argosa setting blending sword and sorcery with coastal horror. Discover island locations like Doomfang Peak, a custom moon-phase calendar featuring magical “unseasons”, and a complete d20 wereshark statblock for your naval adventures.
Tales of Argosa: Islands and Unseasons
Explore the West, a Tales of Argosa setting blending sword and sorcery with coastal horror. Discover island locations like Doomfang Peak, a custom moon-phase calendar featuring magical “unseasons,” and a complete D20 wereshark statblock for your naval adventures.
Worldbuilding: Tales of Argosa Kingsport D20
A D20 fantasy RPG, Tales of Argosa combines fantasy with sword and sorcery, leavened with a touch of horror
Worldbuilding TOR: Over Hill and Under Hill
Discover the new starter set for The One Ring & Lord of the Rings RPG. See why starting at the Prancing Pony with new Player-heroes offers a great launch for any Middle-earth roleplaying games campaign.
Tales of Argosa: Crow’s Keep of The Midlands
Tales of Argosa is a ruleset for deadly fantasy D20 adventures and The Midlands Low Magic Sandbox Setting is a setting by the same author.
Tales of Argosa Rules and Cairn World Building
The Tenements are the remnants of a Mighty City that fell in a Great War against the Skorn.
Worldbuilding Outgunned: World of Killers
In a World of Killers, the player characters are assassins for life in a setting of violence and carefully arranged rules of conduct.
Worldbuilding Amazing Adventures: Lovecraft County
Amazing Adventures is a d20 game of modern adventure that uses familiar old school rules but keeps the roll high version of later editions.
Worldbuilding Amazing Adventures: Transylvania and the Necronomicon
This month continues building a 1930s world of player characters armed with guns and fist facing off against vampires. In Transylvania. To claim the Necronomicon.









