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title: links
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* [dnd retroclones](http://taxidermicowlbear.weebly.com/dd-retroclones.html)

### blogs

* [grognardia](http://grognardia.blogspot.com)
* [bastionland](https://www.bastionland.com)
* [coins and scrolls](https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com)
* [prismatic wasteland](https://www.prismaticwasteland.com)
* [grave robbers guide](http://graverobbersguide.blogspot.com)

### basics

* [quick primer for old school](https://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=11911) a quick introduction to playing original d&d
* [ose basic rules](https://necroticgnome.com/collections/free-downloads/products/old-school-essentials-basic-rules) free basic rules for old-school essentials (ose)
* [dnd 5e basic rules](https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules) free basic rules for players
* [dnd 5e dm basic rules](https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop/dm-basic-rules) free basic rules for dungeon masters

### advice

* [sage advice](https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/sac/sage-advice-compendium) Q&A about dnd 5e rules
* [Using the OGL](http://osrnews.blogspot.com/p/using-ogl.html) Using the OGL

### publishers

* [necrotic gnome](https://necroticgnome.com) produces old-school essentials (ose)

### other articles

* [old scousers house rules](https://oldscouserroleplaying.com/2020/12/24/my-old-school-essentials/) for ose
* [Random table of the week house rules](https://randomtableoftheweek.wordpress.com/2022/01/04/some-house-rules-for-old-school-essentials/) for ose

### dice

* [anydice](https://anydice.com) great for calculating dice odds

### other tools

* [encounter adj for lost mines of phandelver](https://haluz.org/lmop/index.php) recompute encounters for different quantities of PCs
* [random X generator](https://donjon.bin.sh/) lots of tools to generate names, items, maps, locations etc
* [one page dungeon](https://watabou.itch.io/one-page-dungeon) a random generated dungeon with some hooks to items within
* [randon map generator](https://watabou.itch.io/perilous-shores) random generated may with location names
* [generators for ose](https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/generators/)
* [rimspace planet generator](https://anodyneprintware.com/planets/) for [mothership] and similar

### srds

* [bfrpg srd](https://www.basicfantasy.org/srd/)
* [ose srd](https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/srd/index.php/Main_Page)
* [list of rpg srds](https://www.dicegeeks.com/rpg-srds/)

### errata

* [5e errata](https://thinkdm.org/5e-errata/)
* [ose errata](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dzQnig4CNET8-1yLJgOfYdssc70oUp5rGfGUZuBZBQE/edit)

[mothership]: https://www.mothershiprpg.com