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Old-School Renaissance Annotated Bibliography

This is an annotated bibliography for the so-called "old-school renaissance" of classic roleplaying games. It is not intended to be comprehensive, but only to collect a representative sampling of the most important and influential material. Even according to that standard, there are undoubtedly some glaring omissions. Think of this as a starting place.

Game rules

Essays and blog posts

Adventure design

Node-Based Scenario Design

Adventure modules

Caverns of Thracia D1-3 Depths of the Earth series Dark Tower G1-3 Giants series In Search of the Unknown (B1) The Isle of Dread (X1) Keep on the Borderlands (B2) The Lost City (B4) Night of the Walking Wet Tegel Manor Stonehell Village of Hommlet (T1)

Fiction

This annotated bibliography is © Paul Gorman 2010, and licensed under both the OGL 1a and the Creative Commons Attribution License—take your pick.