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The Azorynian Post
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OSR guy. https://azorynianpost.substack.com/
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The False Temple: OSR Sandbox and Mega Dungeon finally released!

Comes with a fully fleshed out town full of rumors, factions and quests, a 600 square mile area with points of interest, and a 4-level, 130+ room mega dungeon.

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The False Temple: OSR Sandbox and Mega Dungeon - The Azorynian Post | DriveThruRPG
Designed for use with the most popular Old School RPG systems, this module designed for PCs levels 4-7 is jam-packed full of adventure and exploration. The peaceful, prosperous lakeside town of Swanca...
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May 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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I just finished reading the Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb, and was inspired to turn Wit magic into something you could use at the table!
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#osr #rpg #dnd #ttrpg #ose
Wit Magic from The Farseer Trilogy, Adapted to the OSR
The First in a series of posts about bringing fantasy novels to the OSR
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March 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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New post from "The Azorynian Post"!
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An XP System That Reinforces Engagement With the Game
A while back, I was wracking my brain to think of another way to give XP....
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March 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Five days left: The False Temple - an OSR mini-megadungeon! (And sandbox)
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#OSR #TTRPG #RPG #DND #D&D #OSE
The False Temple: An OSR mini-mega dungeon
From the Azorynian Post, a 100+ room, multi-level lair of an evil, demented demigod. Designed for parties of levels 4-7.
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March 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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My 6 year old showed me what he made this morning, and asked me to run it for him, his brother, and his mother. Proud moment!
#dnd #D&D #osr #ttrpg #rpg #dad
March 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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What are your favorite “high verisimilitude” magic systems for RPGs? Vancian casting is a great for resource management, but can really take you out of the fiction.

I've posted multiple alternatives to Vancian casting on my blog, but I want to hear what other systems people have thought of!
#osr
March 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Live on Kickstarter! The False Temple! A small megadungeon/sandbox module for levels 4-7!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/azo...
#OSR #D&D #TTRPG #OSE #RPG
The False Temple: An OSR mini-mega dungeon
From the Azorynian Post, a 100+ room, multi-level lair of an evil, demented demigod. Designed for parties of levels 4-7.
www.kickstarter.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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New Kickstarter Alert! The False Temple, an OSR (not so) mini megadungeon!
A module including a town full of NPCs, a region with POIs, dungeon factions, 150+ rooms, 3+ levels!
Complete and ready to run.
Follow now, launch is in about a week!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/azo...

#OSR #TTRPG #DnD #RPG
Coming soon: The False Temple: An OSR mini-mega dungeon
From the Azorynian Post, a 100+ room, multi-level lair of an evil, demented demigod. Designed for parties of levels 4-7.
www.kickstarter.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The Importance of “Points of Light” in OSR Settings
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The Importance of “Points of Light” in OSR Settings
And, Why They’re Important for OSR games.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Question for OSR people:

Would you kickstart and OSR game whose main premise is a fully rebuilt magic system that is fully BX compatible?

If no, would you fund if it came with a massive, high quality, highly usable adventure set (hexcrawl) and a complete setting gazetteer?

I'm working on (1/2)
February 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Random NPCs can be tough. Use these tables w/ 3d6 to generate it:

Voice
1 Posh
2-3 Neutral
4 Foreign harsh
5 Poor
6 Foreign fancy

Speech oddity
1-2 None
3 Overused (like, um, etc)
4 Slow/fast
5 big words but wrong
6 Hand talker

Attitude
1 Nervous
2 Shy
3 Kind
4 Rude
5 Helpful
6 Dismissive
January 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Made a big dungeon, put a lot of creativity into this. It's completely free. The PDF google drive link is in the post.
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#osr #dnd #D&D #ttrpg #rpg #dungeon
Dakar's Dungeon - A FREE 90+ room, 4 Level Dungeon for PCs lvl 4-6ish
As a part of a “blog post secret Santa”, I received a prompt to write about a dungeon with a resident god as the main focus.
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January 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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The first post about my home setting. This post details the creation of the world, the pantheon, and some brief historical background. More to come in the future!
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#osr #ttrpg #rpg #dnd #d&d
Azorynia - Fantasy RPG setting
This post is mostly the pantheon and creation story.
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January 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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What are some cool folkloric creatures you wish were in the "Monsters" section of your favorite RPG? I'm currently building out the monster section of Old Castle, and want to add a bit of ancient folklore to the bestiary! I already have a few, but I'd like some more!

#osr #rpg #ttrpg #monster
January 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Second Part of Session 2 is up!

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#osr #ttrpg
Old Castle: Brandonsford Play Report, Session 2 (Part 2)
This is a recap of the second session of a play-through of The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford, using the system I am developing, called Old Castle.
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January 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Session 2 of the Black Worm of Brandsonsford using my rules system Old Castle is up! Part 1 of 2
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#OSR #ttrpg #rpg
Old Castle: Brandonsford Play Report, Session 2 (Part 1)
I don't know how my players keep making all the right choices, but I like it.
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December 31, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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I made an OSR class inspired by the Witcher, for my upcoming game, Old Castle!
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#OSR #Witcher #DnD #D&D
Spellsword - A New Class for OSR Games
I’m a big Witcher fan.
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December 31, 2024 at 5:06 AM
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Received a “Secret Santa” blog post prompt to write about “a dungeon with a resident god as the main focus.”

I’ve done a bit of work on it, but now that I’m back in town from Christmas vacation, I’ll be able to finish it up rather quickly.

#osr #ttrpg #blog #d&d
December 30, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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Session 1 play report using the system I'm writing (called Old Castle) is up!
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Old Castle: Brandonsford Play Report, Session 1
This is a recap of the first session of a play-through of The
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December 17, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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For the game I'm working on, I created an encumbrance system. It's slot-based, but a bit more realistic than most without getting in the way.
Check it out!
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A Simple But Realistic Encumbrance System
Let's keep the slots, but lets make all this gear and movement make sense.
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December 7, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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If you are interested in playing solo RPGs but want to be a GM instead of a player, take a look at Triple-O, from @capacle.bsky.social. It's simple and slick.
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#soloRPG #D&D
Triple-O by Cezar Capacle
One-page character emulator. Play solo as the GM!
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December 7, 2024 at 1:14 AM
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I created a unified saving throw for my game, and explained the reason why, and how I use it!
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The Case For A Unified Saving Throw
The whole argument is that it's less annoying to deal with in real life, but let me explain myself real quick.
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December 5, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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I significantly prefer advantage/disadvantage over the +-4 suggested by B/X D&D, because of the excitement and tension it has, even though the statistical impact is nearly the same. Here's my explanation:
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What do you think?
Advantage/Disadvantage is better than +- 4
It's really not that big a deal, but it is to me.
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December 3, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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Here are some hunting and fishing mechanics I developed to add some variety and decision making to your game!
Will your players sacrifice travel for sustenance?
#osr #ttrpg #dnd #D&D #hexcrawl

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Simple Hunting, Foraging, Trapping, and Fishing Mechanics for Wilderness Exploration
While designing Wilderness exploration rules for my OSR game (which I hope to kickstart soon), I was thinking of ways to allow characters to hunt, gather and fish.
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December 2, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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I am working on an OSR game currently, along with a massive hex crawl. Many of the links I post are tidbits of rules and the rationale behind them, posted on my substack.

Here's one about why I decided to use a unified saving throw instead of the classic 5 saves.
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The Case For A Unified Saving Throw
The whole argument is that it's less annoying to deal with in real life, but let me explain myself real quick.
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December 1, 2024 at 5:03 PM