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Old School Essentials (OSE)

Here you will find resources related to Old School Essentials (OSE).

Please ensure you read this Resource Disclaimer.

Old School Essentials (OSE for short) is brought to you by Necrotic Gnome, which is a complete retelling of the classic 1980s Basic/Expert and Advanced 1st Edition rules.

I’ve had my eye on these for quite awhile. I’ve managed to acquire the Rules Tome versions of these, but waiting patiently for the Box Sets to be available again as well.

Core Rulebooks
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Old-School Essentials: Classic Fantasy Player’s Tome Hardcover OSE RPG, RPG Systems Necrotic Gnome
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Old-School Essentials: Classic Game Set Boxed Set, Hardcover OSE RPG, RPG Systems Necrotic Gnome
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Old-School Essentials: Advanced Expansion Set Boxed Set, Hardcover OSE RPG, RPG Systems Necrotic Gnome
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Old-School Essentials: Classic Fantasy Rules Tome Hardcover OSE RPG, RPG Systems Necrotic Gnome
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Old-School Essentials: Advanced Fantasy Player’s Tome Hardcover OSE RPG, RPG Systems Necrotic Gnome
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Old-School Essentials: Advanced Fantasy Referee’s Tome Hardcover OSE RPG, RPG Systems Necrotic Gnome
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