The Dolmenwood Player’s Book has Landed in PDF

Jul 2, 2025

The eagerly anticipated Dolmenwood fantasy roleplaying game has arrived digitally from Necrotic Gnome and the place to start is with the Player’s Book. The volume includes all the character creation aspects required, a look at the fairy tale inspired game world, and streamlined rules derived from classic B/X D&D. The 192 page PDF can be had at DriveThruRPG for $15.00.

About the book:

The complete player’s guide to the beguiling realm of Dolmenwood—a moss-clad forest on the borders of Fairy, rife with intrigue, secrets, and magic. Step then, bold and foolhardy adventurer, into the tangled Wood and beware, for little here is as it seems.

Dolmenwood is a weird fairy tale adventure game, conjuring the wonder, horror, whimsy, and strangeness of British folklore.

This 192 page PDF includes the following:

An introduction to the intrigues and mysteries of Dolmenwood.
6 Kindreds: goat-headed breggles, starry-eyed elves, tricksome grimalkin cat-fairies, everyday humans, fungus-riddled mosslings, and bat-faced woodgrues.
9 Classes: bard, cleric, enchanter, fighter, friar, hunter, knight, magician, and thief.
4 kinds of magic: mighty arcane workings, fairy glamours and runes, holy prayers to the saints, and the odd knacks of mosslings.
Flavourful equipment with lists of adventuring gear, arms, mounts, hounds, tavern fare, beverages, pipeleafs, fungi, and herbs.
Complete game rules, including easy-to-follow procedures for travel, camping, foraging, dungeon delving, encounters, combat, and downtime.
Dolmenwood uses a streamlined rules system derived from the 1980s Basic/Expert D&D rules. Players of all editions of Dungeons & Dragons will find the Dolmenwood rules very familiar.

Contains adult themes and elements of horror. May not be suitable for children.

Core book 1 of 3. Referees also need the Dolmenwood Campaign Book and the Dolmenwood Monster Book.

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