80 Best OSR Blogs and Websites (Old School Renaissance)

1. The Glatisant

The best writing and videos from the Old-School D&D internet, all in once place. Subscribers are entered in my giveaways.
questingbeast.substack.com
Twitter Followers 37.7K Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 68 Get Email Contact

2. Dyson's Dodecahedron Blog

I'm Dyson. I've been gaming since 1979 in a variety of game systems, but most often playing Dungeons & Dragons. This is a general RPG blog, where I talked a lot about the games I've played and how I like to play them.
dysonlogos.blog
Twitter Followers 21K Frequency 3 posts / week Since Mar 2009 Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact

3. Tenkar's Tavern

A blog focused on OSR gaming, the Swords & Wizardry RPG, and all things Dungeons & Dragons. The blog is written by Christopher Stogdill and Tenkar. Tavern Chat is the accompanying Podcast.
tenkarstavern.com
Facebook Followers 956Twitter Followers 141 Frequency 1 post / day Since Jun 2008 Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

4. Grumpy Wizard Blog

Grumpy Wizard Blog offers essays on sword & sorcery fiction, classic adventure gaming, and heavy metal music.
grumpywizard.home.blog
Facebook Followers 40Twitter Followers 953Instagram Followers 634 Frequency 4 posts / month Domain Authority 91 Get Email Contact

5. Grognardia

James Maliszewski started roleplaying in the late Fall of 1979 when he opened up a copy of the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set edited by Dr. J. Eric Holmes originally purchased for his father. More than 40 years later, he's still playing. This blog is where James collects his memories and musings about roleplaying games and related nonsense, as well as articles about the history of the hobby from its earliest beginnings to the present day.
grognardia.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / week Domain Authority 47 Get Email Contact

6. The Other Side Blog

The Other Side Blog is a game design blog from Timothy S. Brannan. He is also a writer, he has authored The Witch for Swords & Wizardry White Box. In his blog, you can find his character-building techniques, his views on books, and various other topics that intrigue him.
theotherside.timsbrannan.com
Facebook Followers 526Twitter Followers 4KInstagram Followers 366 Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

7. Old School RPG Planet

Old School RPG Planet, as the name suggests is a blog that collects Old School RPG blog posts.
campaignwiki.org
Frequency 14 posts / day Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact

8. Fabled Lands

A site dedicated to gamebooks, role-playing games and interactive fiction, in particular the works of best-selling authors and award-winning game designers Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson.
fabledlands.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 1.4K Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 39 Get Email Contact

9. False Machine

falsemachine.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 1.1K Frequency 5 posts / quarter Domain Authority 39 Get Email Contact

10. Papers & Pencils

Papers & Pencils writes about dungeons, dragons, how the author runs his games, house rules, dungeon designs, dungeon moon, deadly dungeons, and more.
paperspencils.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

11. Prismatic Wasteland

Prismatic Wasteland is about monsters, mysteries, mosquitillos, borderland, hexcrawl, and more.
prismaticwasteland.com
Twitter Followers 2.8K Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 13 Get Email Contact

12. Traverse Fantasy

My name is Marcia and I like to blog about tabletop games and analyze cultural trends through a Marxist and Freudian lens because I'm bored. I just released a free retroclone of the original 1974 game, called 'Fantastic Medieval Campaigns'.
traversefantasy.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 2K Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 24 Get Email Contact

13. Jeffs Gameblog

Jeffs Gameblog is an extraordinary blog where the author tries things that are bizarre yet entertaining and blogs his experiences here. Also catch up on other articles about OSR, fantasy games, and more.
jrients.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / quarter Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact

14. Swords & Stitchery

Swords & Stitchery is a blog about sewing machine repairs, but mainly my hobbies include old school role-playing games, science fiction, films, horror, and general geekery.
swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / week Domain Authority 33 Get Email Contact

15. The Ruins of Murkhill

I am Halenar Frosthelm, 66, a widower, a cancer survivor three times over, and now a heart attack survivor as well. I am a fan, ref, and player of OD&D, the Original Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game (RPG), published in 1974. Halenar Frosthelm - The Perilous Dreamer (Perilous Dreams, Perilous Worlds, Perilous Lands, Perilous Journeys, Perilous Seas & Oceans, Perilous Adventures, Perilous Heroes, Perilous Monsters, Perilous Realms and many more Perilous things since 1975).
originaldungeons-and-dragons.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 1.2K Frequency 30 posts / year Domain Authority 22 Get Email Contact

16. Blog of Holding

Blog of Holding is all about fantasy gaming, dungeons, and dragons. Find guides, books, articles, and more.
blogofholding.com
Frequency 1 post / quarter Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

17. Remixes and Revelations

Remixes and Revelations blog is hosted by Yami Bakura. She creates creepy artwork and writes about monsters, OSR, character class, and more.
remixesandrevelations.com
Frequency 4 posts / quarter Domain Authority 12 Get Email Contact

18. Monsters and Manuals

Creator of Yoon-Suin and other materials. Propounding my half-baked ideas on role-playing games. Jotting down and elaborating on ideas for campaigns, missions, and adventures. Talking about general industry-related matters. Putting a new twist on gaming.
monstersandmanuals.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / week Domain Authority 37 Get Email Contact

19. Methods & Madness

methodsetmadness.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / week Domain Authority 27 Get Email Contact

20. Roles, Rules, and Rolls

rolesrules.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 32 Get Email Contact

21. Mazirian's Garden

maziriansgarden.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / quarter Domain Authority 26 Get Email Contact

22. Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets

A blog that I contribute to every other day now, it was daily, full of spells, monsters, and miscellaneous about traditional gaming with a bit of commentary on the various influences that contribute to a game full of flavor. Since I run Swords & Wizardry and Labyrinth Lord there will be a focus on these games when it comes to game write-ups, but considering how easy conversions are between the simulacrum systems, anything contributed to the games can easily be used in BFRPG or any of the other retro-clones with very little effort.
ancientvaults.wordpress.com
Frequency 3 posts / week Domain Authority 29 Get Email Contact

23. Goblin Punch

goblinpunch.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

24. Bat in the Attic

Bat in the Attic is a blog on 30 years of gaming and Sandbox Fantasy. Hosted by Robert Conley.
batintheattic.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact

25. Northport

Northport is about adventures in designing a GURPS Dungeon Fantasy setting. You will find articles on game art, dungeon fantasy, RPG, NPC, OSR, GURPS, role-playing, and more.
gwythaintny.wordpress.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 23 Get Email Contact

26. Venger's Old School Gaming Blog

This blog is an eldritch melange of savagery, super-science, and sorcery!Are you a devotee of neo-OSR, paper and pencil, tabletop roleplaying games like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire: the Masquerade, Hollow Earth Expedition, The Mutant Epoch, Encounter Critical, WEG Star Wars, Dark Conspiracy, Marvel Super Heroes, Paranoia, and all the retro-awesomeness of the original fantasy RPG, then come aboard. Let this be your virtual
vengersatanis.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / month Domain Authority 35 Get Email Contact

27. Beyond Fomalhaut

Beyond Fomalhaut is dedicated to reviews of things that catch my fancy, reflections on game-related issues, plans that go nowhere, and whatever else comes up. The blog is written by Melan.
beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 30 Get Email Contact

28. Save vs. Total Party Kill

This is a blog about D&D. I started playing D&D when I was 12 or 13. A family friend ran a campaign for me, my brother, and my cousin using his copy of the Rules Cyclopedia. That was a million years ago. I recently got back into D&D. Wizards of the Coast announced D&D 4th Edition, which got one of my friends interested in running a game.
save.vs.totalpartykill.ca
Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 35 Get Email Contact

29. Akratic Wizardry

A blog wherein I scribble about various role-playing games (Mythras, Middle-earth Role-playing, Adventures in Middle-Earth, Against the Darkmaster, Classic Dungeons and Dragons, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, Into the Unknown, Crypts and Things, Swords and Wizardry, Call of Cthulhu, etc.) and RPG settings (Greyhawk, Middle-earth, Cthulhu Mythos, Lyonesse, Young Kingdoms, etc.). I also write about fantasy and science-fiction films, novels, art, TV shows, and the like.
akraticwizardry.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 33 Get Email Contact

30. Rise Up Comus

Rise Up Comus is about fantasy gaming, dungeons, and dragons, wizardry, and more.
riseupcomus.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 24 Get Email Contact

31. Trollsmyth

Trollsmyth reviews of genre-related movies, books, and art. Although the blog is mostly focused on personal thoughts and critique of RPGs, science fiction & fantasy.
trollsmyth.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 32 Get Email Contact

32. Coins and Scrolls

coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 38 Get Email Contact

33. Playing at the World

I am Jon Peterson. I am an author investigating the history of war games and role-playing games. Read my finding on Playing at the World.
playingattheworld.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 43 Get Email Contact

34. Age of Dusk

A former YDIS shock trooper with a checkered past, as of March 2018, Prince officially joined the gentry of the OSR by teaming up with The Merciless Merchants and writing a kickass adventure. Explore OSR, reviews, play reports, setting material, fear, book talk, merciless annihilation, and more.
princeofnothingblogs.wordpress.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact

35. Havard's Blackmoor Blog

This is a blog dedicated to Dave Arneson's Blackmoor. The World of Mystara will also most likely appear here given the fondness of the author towards that fantastic setting.
blackmoormystara.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 29 Get Email Contact

36. Aeons & Augauries

aeonsnaugauries.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact

37. OSR Grimoire

A historical exploration of the Dungeons & Dragons game. Dive deep into adventures and campaign settings from the early days of Dungeons & Dragons covering vast, intercrossing storylines, amazingly written characters, magical moves, and whatnot. Check out OSR Grimoire for more updates.
osrgrimoire.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / week Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

38. An Abominable Fancy

An Abominable Fancy is a blog by Joel Priddy which is about role-playing games.
abominablefancy.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

39. Whose Measure God Could Not Take

Whose Measure God Could Not Take yields uncertainty and unyielding bronze.
whosemeasure.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / month Domain Authority 19 Get Email Contact

40. DIY & Dragons

DIY & Dragons is written by Anne. The blog is all about Dungeons and dragons, it also gives you ideas about doing it yourselves.
diyanddragons.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 22 Get Email Contact

41. Gundobad Games

The author is an ancient historian by day. Suave gaming geek by night! Gundobad Games is about discussing history, Role Playing Games, Wargames...etc.
gundobadgames.blogspot.com
Frequency 4 posts / month Domain Authority 23 Get Email Contact

42. Raven God Games

I am a freelance cartographer, writer, and game designer who has been involved with role-playing games for more than 30 years. I am the writer and creator of Eldritch Tales: Lovecraftian White Box Roleplaying and Reaver RPG and have produced material for Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea, AFS Magazine, Delving Deeper, Swords & Wizardry, and Tunnel Goons.
ravengodgames.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 172 Frequency 1 post / quarter Domain Authority 21 Get Email Contact

43. Applied Phantasticality

Applied Phantasticality is a site devoted to fantasy and science fantasy role-playing games. Mainly Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG and Dungeons & Dragons (esp. OD&D and B/X D&D). It is authored by Gordon Cooper. His interests are AD&D 1st Edition, AFMG, All for Me Grog RPG, Aquabats, archery, art, astronomy, Backswords & Bucklers, bagpipes, Basic/Expert D&D, Basic Role-Playing, BBC, bebop, bicycles, bicycling, big band, birdwatching, blues, board games, books, and much more.
appliedphantasticality.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / month Domain Authority 15 Get Email Contact

44. Dice Goblin Blog

I'm Lars, a Dungeon Master for multiple campaigns for about 4 years now. My interests and inspiration has evolved all over the place during that time: From 5e to PbtA to OSR and beyond. On this blog, I'll share my ideas about being a DM with the world, and hopefully add something useful to your personal DM toolbox!
dicegoblin.blog
Twitter Followers 186 Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 10 Get Email Contact

45. The Wandering Gamist

The Wandering Gamist is written by Jedavis. He believes in every game there is a journey. Read his blog for articles o OSR, games, fantasy, dungeons and dragons, and more.
wanderinggamist.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / month Domain Authority 27 Get Email Contact

46. Pits Perilous

Pits Perilous is an old schoolery blog. They write about old-school games without dice, fantasy games, OSR, and more.
pitsperilous.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 27 Get Email Contact

47. Alone in the Labyrinth

Alone in the Labyrinth is a blog about pen-and-paper RPGs, sandbox campaigning, storytelling, and world-building.
aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 17 Get Email Contact

48. I Cast Light

I Cast Light is a blog written by Warren D. He describes the blog as 'In the D&D BASIC rules, a blinded creature may not attack.'
icastlight.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / week Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

49. Goodberry Monthly

Goodberry Monthly is authored by Martin O. He has been blogging since 2015. He is in the science industry. In this blog, he writes about games, death, exploration, and more.
goodberrymonthly.blogspot.com
Frequency 6 posts / year Domain Authority 14 Get Email Contact

50. Engine of Oracles » OSR

Find posts about OSR written by Daniel James Hanley. The Engine of Oracles is a blog about gaming and is not meant as a vehicle for any particular political or religious beliefs.
engineoforacles.wordpress.com
Facebook Followers 183 Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 25 Get Email Contact

51. Axian Spice

I am Giuseppe Rotondo. I'm a husband and father of two, and I work as a teacher, usually tutoring teenage students with special needs. I also work as a freelance RPG translator (English to Italian) and content creator and designer. In this blog I write about RPGs I like, play, and create.
axianspice.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

52. Numbers Aren't Real

Numbers Aren't Real is written by G. R. Michael. He is a software engineer. He is a religious person and his favorite book is The Bible. In his blog, he writes about Games, fantasy, OSR, and more.
as-they-must.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 16 Get Email Contact

53. Pretendo Games

Pretendo Games is written by Jason. It is about games, dungeons, dragons, fantasy, and more.
pretendo.games
Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 13 Get Email Contact

54. The Hapless Henchman

The Hapless Henchman is a blog written by Noah. The blog contains articles about dragons and dungeon crawling in a kitchen-sink style.
noahms456.blogspot.com
Frequency 5 posts / year Domain Authority 26 Get Email Contact

55. The Nothic's Eye

The Nothic's Eye is a blog dedicated to role-playing, OSR, planescape, D&D, and more.
nothicseye.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / month Domain Authority 19 Get Email Contact

56. Solo Dungeon Crawler

Solo Dungeon Crawler is the home of old school solo Dungeons and Dragons campaigns, how to play DnD solo and all other solo DnD needs, such as solo D&D actual play and tutorials. You will also find information on the D&D BECMI rules and old school DnD history. If you want to learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons solo and you love Basic D&D or old school revival/old school renaissance (OSR) table top RPG rules then this blog is for you.
solodungeoncrawler.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 513 Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 2 Get Email Contact

57. Vorpal Mace

Vorpal Mace is written by Tamas Illes. He is a humble fan of classic fantasy literature and old-school RPGs - both the tabletop and digital kind. The blog contains articles about games, OSR, RPG, and more. According to the author this blog is a gate to another world.
vorpalmace.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 31 Get Email Contact

58. Liche's Libram

Liche's Libram is a blog focused on extruded fantasy games, OSR, wizards, glog, thieves, cults, tlon, and more. Some of the data is well organized and easy to understand.
licheslibram.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 16 Get Email Contact

59. Tales of the Lunar Lands

Tales of the Lunar Lands is a blog discussing tabletop musings and more. Here you will find catchy articles on games, dungeons and dragons, art, and more.
tales-of-the-lunar-lands.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 11 Get Email Contact

60. All Dead Generations

'[RPGs] make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past. The [dungeons] of all dead generations weigh like a nightmare on the [games] of the living.'
alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 15 Get Email Contact

61. The Elder Sküll

The Elder Sküll focuses on being a blog dedicated to that harrowing and cruel master, gaming.
elderskull.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 19 Get Email Contact

62. Tabletop Curiosity Cabinet

Where I ramble about tabletop stuff from a DIY, rules lite perspective.
tabletopcuriositycabinet.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

63. A Rust Monster Ate My Sword

A blog about games and gamers, and various and sundry geek-related ephemera and paraphernalia.
arustmonsteratemysword.com
Twitter Followers 61 Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 9 Get Email Contact

64. A Knight at the Opera

A Knight at the Opera is written by two friends. It's all about dungeons, dragons, OSR, fantasy games, the good and bad aspects, and more.
knightattheopera.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 6 Get Email Contact

65. Smoldering Wizard

I'm Doug, a guy who grew up gaming with the old classics - mainly Holmes Basic and AD&D 1e. The Old-School Renaissance got me back into gaming online and with my family over a decade ago; now I enjoy playing lots of old-school games - originals, clones, and unique games alike. I'm Merias on a few internet forums.
smolderingwizard.wordpress.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 5 Get Email Contact

66. Necropraxis

This is a blog primarily about traditional fantasy roleplaying games, with occasional digressions about other media relevant to tabletop roleplaying.
necropraxis.com
Domain Authority 32 Get Email Contact

67. Delta's D&D Hotspot

deltasdnd.blogspot.com
Twitter Followers 701 Frequency 14 posts / year Domain Authority 36 Get Email Contact

68. Ten Foot Polemic

tenfootpolemic.blogspot.com
Frequency 2 posts / year Domain Authority 25 Get Email Contact

69. Echoes from the Geekcave

geekechoes.blogspot.com
Frequency 4 posts / year Domain Authority 24 Get Email Contact

70. Halfling's Luck

Halfling's Luck is authored by James M. Spahn. This is a blog for table-top RPG discussions over a Pint and a Pipe!
halflingsluck.blogspot.com
Domain Authority 32 Get Email Contact

71. Bardiches & Bathhouses

Bardiches & Bathhouses the blog is musing on fantasy and historical gaming. You will find interesting articles about wizards, fantasy, art, and more.
bardichesandbathhouses.blogspot.com
Domain Authority 22 Get Email Contact

72. The Wasted Lands

Discuss and study classic editions of Dungeons & Dragons, including Advanced AD&D, B/X D&D, original OD&D, BECMI, and other old-school and OSR RPGs.
wastedlandsfantasy.blogspot.com
Facebook Followers 225 Frequency 6 posts / year Domain Authority 21 Get Email Contact

73. Bones of Contention

Bones of Contention defines itself as Skeleton Crew of Reviewers. The blog is contributed by many authors. The blog is about gaming, fantasy, OSR, and more.
bonesofcontention.blogspot.com
Frequency 6 posts / year Domain Authority 25 Get Email Contact

74. Melancholies and Mirth

Melancholies and Mirth is an OSR blog about thinking that requires underworld exploration!
melancholiesandmirth.blogspot.com
Frequency 3 posts / year Domain Authority 21 Get Email Contact

75. Shoalmont Games

Shoalmont Games is about running OSR, 5e, and Mini games. Find captivating articles about minigames with pictures and tables for better understanding.
shoalmontgames.com
Frequency 12 posts / year Domain Authority 10 Get Email Contact

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