The Lumberlands – An OSR forest setting – Black Hack Conversion part I

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

There's a really entertaining little OSR zine called the Wampus County Travel Guide 1: Lumberlands (DriveThruRPG / itch.io) by Lost Pages games. It's a system-agnostic setting for any fantasy game, though it's clearly intended for some kind of OSR system. It's set in a vaguely North American forest setting, with influences from old lumberjack lore. … Continue reading The Lumberlands – An OSR forest setting – Black Hack Conversion part I

Squidfolk: a class for Old School Essentials

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ 2 Comments

There's about a day left in the OSE Class Jam over on itch. It's a 72-hour game jam where everyone creates a new class for Old School Essentials. The theme is Seaside Adventures I've created an aquatic, squid-headed race-as-class called the Squidfolk. They shoot ink clouds. https://ng76.itch.io/squidfolk

The Black Hack: Custom Template for Classes

August 20, 2020August 21, 2020 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

I've made an ODT (Open Document Text file) template to create custom classes to match the style found in the Black Hack Second Edition book. I've designed it in LibreOffice. You can add your own text and images. You can print it directly or export it to a PDF. BH2E_Template (ODT) You'll need the following … Continue reading The Black Hack: Custom Template for Classes

Noir Hack – New Classes: Reporter, Citizen, & Swell

May 22, 2020 ~ ng76 ~ 1 Comment

I've just tried running a one-shot of Noir Hack, the film noir version of the OSR RPG Black Hack. To prepare for my game, I created a few new classes. Reporter Ink-Slingers, Gossip Columnists, Muckrakers Starting HP: d8+4 HP Per Level/Resting: 1d8 Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: Any Attack Damage: 1d6 Armed /1d4 Unarmed or Improvising … Continue reading Noir Hack – New Classes: Reporter, Citizen, & Swell

Sword of Cepheus: The Janissary Career

May 13, 2020July 17, 2021 ~ ng76 ~ Leave a comment

I've been working on the Dispute, my own homebrew fantasy setting I've been creating with for use with the Sword of Cepheus, the fantasy RPG by Stellagama games. I think it's a good idea, if you're making your own world, to make your own custom careers to better match the themes and flavor of the … Continue reading Sword of Cepheus: The Janissary Career

Clockwork Poet Warriors

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019 ~ ng76 ~ 1 Comment

Clockwork Poet Warriors (Valor-Mechs) A class for The Black Hack - Second Edition An artifact of the ancient world, Valor-Mechs are hulking clockwork automatons in the shape of a man. No living wizard or artificer can build one, but ancient models are sometimes dug up in ruins and reactivated. They will have no memory of … Continue reading Clockwork Poet Warriors