# \#osr **URL:** https://forums.hexed.press/tag/osr/5.md [Latest](https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.hexed.press/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.hexed.press/tags.md) --- ## [Shining a bit of light on foreshadowing](https://forums.hexed.press/t/shining-a-bit-of-light-on-foreshadowing/1036)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/shining-a-bit-of-light-on-foreshadowing/1036 "2026-10-12T19:34:59Z")
Foreshadowing-- what it is, what does it do, and how to use it within the other tools and procedures of OSR-style play. Become a patron to watch this video ad-free! --- ## [Under the Anti-Sun (A Micro-Setting)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/under-the-anti-sun-a-micro-setting/1023)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/under-the-anti-sun-a-micro-setting/1023 "2026-08-12T13:38:29Z")
I’m doing the thing! I got inspired, thinking about Dark Sun, so I decided to try to put that to work and make a thing! I’ve set up a project for it on Itch and it’s called, Under the Anti-Sun. I’m trying my hand at i… --- ## [It's a Good Night for a DARK SUN!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/its-a-good-night-for-a-dark-sun/1022)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/its-a-good-night-for-a-dark-sun/1022 "2026-08-10T13:46:00Z")
Let’s check out some Dark Sun from AD&D 2E! :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Buy Dark Sun at DTRPG --- ## [Free RPG Day: "From Here to There" by Third Kingdom Games](https://forums.hexed.press/t/free-rpg-day-from-here-to-there-by-third-kingdom-games/1016)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/free-rpg-day-from-here-to-there-by-third-kingdom-games/1016 "2026-06-27T16:49:50Z")
This is a hexcrawl, a setting-agnostic sandbox that can be added to any adventure involving overland travel, or that can be run as a self-contained mini-campaign. It is set in a temperate, forested valley,… --- ## [Let's read "A Familiar Tower," from Directsun, Sam Sorensen, & Skullboy](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lets-read-a-familiar-tower-from-directsun-sam-sorensen-skullboy/1015)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lets-read-a-familiar-tower-from-directsun-sam-sorensen-skullboy/1015 "2026-06-14T16:11:03Z")
It’s towers all the way down! Buy “A Familiar Tower” at DTRPG How about becoming a patron to help support the channel? :grin: --- ## [A feast for CROWS? MCDM tries its hand at the OSR?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/a-feast-for-crows-mcdm-tries-its-hand-at-the-osr/1001)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/a-feast-for-crows-mcdm-tries-its-hand-at-the-osr/1001 "2026-06-02T16:26:05Z")
Read the CROWS announcement on Patreon. --- ## [Are We Recreating Segments from AD&D?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-we-recreating-segments-from-ad-d/1013)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-we-recreating-segments-from-ad-d/1013 "2026-05-13T16:47:35Z")
I go down a bit of a rabbit hole about segments in 1e AD&D. --- ## [Perchance to Sleep](https://forums.hexed.press/t/perchance-to-sleep/1011)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/perchance-to-sleep/1011 "2026-04-29T21:28:04Z")
What if every class benefited differently from taking a long rest? Sleep On It Every class gains a unique benefit by taking a period of sleep or long rest. Communion Cleric-types can ask a single question of their di… --- ## [OSRIC Wilderness Procedures Shoot-Out](https://forums.hexed.press/t/osric-wilderness-procedures-shoot-out/1009)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/osric-wilderness-procedures-shoot-out/1009 "2026-04-08T18:29:02Z")
Is that really all there is to OSRIC’s wilderness adventure rules? :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron --- ## [How I learned to stop worrying and love fixed challenge difficulty ratings](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-fixed-challenge-difficulty-ratings/1008)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-fixed-challenge-difficulty-ratings/1008 "2026-04-05T15:54:20Z")
The One Ring has given me an appreciation for fixed challenge difficulty ratings and I had a bit of an epiphany. :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron --- ## [The Hexposition Notebook, Issue No. 1](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hexposition-notebook-issue-no-1/1005)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hexposition-notebook-issue-no-1/1005 "2026-03-22T19:23:06Z")
Fresh off the presses! 36 rules-agnostic pages of mechanics, tables, hex-flowers, and other tools, to use in your fantasy role-playing campaign, including: Character Perks Wilderness Travel Camping Hunting & Foraging … --- ## [Refactoring Fighters](https://forums.hexed.press/t/refactoring-fighters/1004)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2026, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/refactoring-fighters/1004 "2026-03-14T18:16:41Z")
I’ve been thinking about this a lot and have started and stopped many attempts over the past year or so. I figured it might help me to just get some ideas out somewhere. Caveats starting from b/x I’m not … --- ## [TTRPG Community Round-Up from 01/30](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ttrpg-community-round-up-from-01-30/1002)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ttrpg-community-round-up-from-01-30/1002 "2026-02-09T15:02:12Z")
Let’s see what’s going on in Reddit! :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron! --- ## [How Old School D&D Balanced Encounters](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-old-school-d-d-balanced-encounters/998)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-old-school-d-d-balanced-encounters/998 "2026-01-21T14:45:51Z")
I keep seeing this myth perpetrated about OSR and the deliberate lack of encounter balancing. I take a look at the old school D&D editions from which the OSR sprung to poke a hole or two in this myth and s… --- ## [The Pool of the Hydra](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-pool-of-the-hydra/994)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-pool-of-the-hydra/994 "2025-12-31T16:30:23Z")
It’s the end of the year and I managed to do one last, albeit small and insignificant thing, before the clock strikes twelve: an entry to the Onegeon Game Jam. Pool of the Hydra A fifty-headed hydra lives in the p… --- ## [Interesting Things in Classic Rules Sets - Chainmail](https://forums.hexed.press/t/interesting-things-in-classic-rules-sets-chainmail/991)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/interesting-things-in-classic-rules-sets-chainmail/991 "2025-12-23T15:55:19Z")
I decided to go through some classic rule sets, to re-familiarize myself with them, as well as find interesting things that can serve as inspiration. First up: Chainmail 3rd Edition A familiar quote, but funny to find … --- ## [Solo Play Report - The Temple of Psaan (1980)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-temple-of-psaan-1980/987)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-temple-of-psaan-1980/987 "2025-12-11T22:15:55Z")
A solo playthrough of „The Temple of Psaan“ from The Beholder Issue 11 (1980). Can be found here: Explore: Beneath & Beyond: Original Scenarios Resurrected III: The Temple of Psaan (1980, Andrew Ravenscroft) Continuing… --- ## [Attack Declaration System](https://forums.hexed.press/t/attack-declaration-system/986)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/attack-declaration-system/986 "2025-12-08T21:04:16Z")
Attack declaration similarly to how spell declaration works =\> At the start of the round, damage interrupts Using BX-ish rules in regards to phased combat, but skipping Morale checks for the sake of testing Combat: In… --- ## [Learn from my mistakes of running Isle of Dread as a One-Shot](https://forums.hexed.press/t/learn-from-my-mistakes-of-running-isle-of-dread-as-a-one-shot/982)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/learn-from-my-mistakes-of-running-isle-of-dread-as-a-one-shot/982 "2025-11-19T20:45:18Z")
Don’t make the same mistakes I made when running a hexcrawl adventure as a one-shot! :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron! :open\_book: Read the transcript! --- ## [Hexed Press Reads Bill Hoyt's Blackmoor Campaign Notes!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-bill-hoyts-blackmoor-campaign-notes/732)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/hexed-press-reads-bill-hoyts-blackmoor-campaign-notes/732 "2025-11-19T15:54:27Z")
In 1974, Bill Hoyt, part of the original Blackmoor Bunch, started playing Dungeons & Dragons, which he’d got at Gary Gygax’s house. Soon after, he began his own campaign. These are rare maps and campaign… --- ## [Are Hirelings OP?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-hirelings-op/981)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-hirelings-op/981 "2025-11-17T15:26:20Z")
Are hirelings and retainers OP in OSR D&D TTRPGs? :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron! :open\_book: Read the transcript. --- ## [Creating Narrative Campaigns in the OSR](https://forums.hexed.press/t/creating-narrative-campaigns-in-the-osr/975)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/creating-narrative-campaigns-in-the-osr/975 "2025-10-08T12:54:02Z")
Has somebody told you the OSR can’t do narrative campaigns? Think again! :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/hexedpress :open\_book: Read the t… --- ## [Rust Monsters? What about a Rust-Grue?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rust-monsters-what-about-a-rust-grue/971)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rust-monsters-what-about-a-rust-grue/971 "2025-09-11T13:47:59Z")
A Rust-Grue? --- ## [AD&D Appendix A - Dungeon Generator Experiment](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ad-d-appendix-a-dungeon-generator-experiment/962)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ad-d-appendix-a-dungeon-generator-experiment/962 "2025-08-21T18:34:36Z")
My idea was using the Dungeon Generator from Appendix A to create the layout of a village or city. For that I generated a short dungeon and used that as a base to layout a village. Here’s what came out of that: Dungeo… --- ## [Player Guide for my upcoming B/X campaign](https://forums.hexed.press/t/player-guide-for-my-upcoming-b-x-campaign/957)
**Author:** [@Heroes\_Homebrew](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Heroes_Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/player-guide-for-my-upcoming-b-x-campaign/957 "2025-07-22T21:02:20Z")
I used B/X as a basis but wanted to build on it in some mechanical and non-mechanical ways to make it a game unique to my table. I’ve added boons and banes to be rolled randomly prior to choosing class, skill (or more ap… --- ## [Dungeon Level Detailing Procedure](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955 "2025-07-18T21:37:22Z")
Use this procedure when you want to detail a dungeon level from scratch or expand on existing material. If you want to create an entire dungeon, simply apply the procedure for each level. Theme You likely already have… --- ## [Are irredeemably evil creatures necessary for D&D?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-irredeemably-evil-creatures-necessary-for-d-d/954)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/are-irredeemably-evil-creatures-necessary-for-d-d/954 "2025-07-17T20:46:54Z")
Do we need evil creatures as morally acceptable fodder for our TTRPG games? :open\_book: Read the Prismatic Wastelands blog post, “Killing Creatures”. Read the video transcript. --- ## [Solo Play Report - The Halls of Testing (1977)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951 "2025-07-15T18:43:50Z")
A solo playthrough of „The Halls of Testing“ from White Dwarf Issue 4 (1977), using the barbarian class detailed there. Can be found here: Explore: Beneath & Beyond: Original Scenarios Resurrected II: The Complete Barba… --- ## [Megadungeon Random Level Connections](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939 "2025-07-02T19:19:16Z")
Croco posted this on the Discord but I thought it would be better served here, where we’ve got more robust text formatting. Here’s their original post: A probably terrible, strange way to plan a megadungeon (especia… --- ## [Ditch the dungeon in your next D&D game?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ditch-the-dungeon-in-your-next-d-d-game/945)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ditch-the-dungeon-in-your-next-d-d-game/945 "2025-06-20T16:35:42Z")
Can you ditch the dungeon and still play an old school D&D game? :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron Whether it’s OD&D, B/X, BECMI, or one of their clones, like Old Sc… [Next page](https://forums.hexed.press/tag/osr/5.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=osr)