Game Title: Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy Referee’s Tome
Publisher: Necrotic Gnome
Author: Gavin Norman
Artists: John Bingham, Jerry Boucher, Michael Clarke, Thomas Denmark, Pauliina Hannuniemi, Jon Hodgson, David Hoskins, Huargo, Chris Huth, Tom Kilian, Mark Kosobucki, Emma Lazauski, Mark Lyons, Chris Malec, William McAusland, Penny Melgarejo, Peter Mullen, Juan Ochoa, Stefan Poag, Sean Poppe, Spaghetti Quester, Rachel Quinlan, Matthew Ray, Luka Rejec, Peter Saga, Frank Scacalossi, James Shields, Del Teigeler, and Andrew Walter
Year: 2021
Genre: A modern presentation of Basic and Expert boxed sets for Dungeons and Dragons, with the inclusion of much of the RPG goodness from AD&D 1E, focused on the Game Master
Pages: 246 pages
MSRP: $40.00 for the A5 sized hardcover through Exalted Funeral here in the U.S. or $15.00 for the PDF alone at DriveThruRPG
I take on the Referee’s Tome for Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy, from Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral. Is this a fantastic companion to the player’s Tome to bring Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fueled adventure to the Old School Essentials B/X skeleton? Or it this a case of been there, seen that for the umpteenth time? You’re going to find out!
2:06 Diving into the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy Referee’s Tome
12:19 Final thoughts and review score
17:22 Wrapping up
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