In Development
  • OSE
  • 1st-level
  • teaching
  • new-referee

Wreck of the Widow's Fortune

A starting adventure with advice and referee-focused notes — written specifically for referees new to running old-school adventures.

  • 1st-level adventure for Old-School Essentials
  • 15–20 keyed locations with full running commentary
  • Annotated with notes and suggestions for referees new to old-school adventures
Levels
Level 1
Pages
30
System
Old-School Essentials
  • PDF
  • Softcover + PDF

What it is

  • The first release from Sentient Sword Press.
  • A 1st-level adventure for Old-School Essentials.
  • Built from the ground up to teach modern techniques on old-school refereeing. The entire adventure is annotated with design notes and commentary intended to take the mystery out of how and why things are written this way.

Who it’s for

  • Referees new to the OSR who want examples instead of theory.
  • Veterans of 5e curious about how old-school play differs at the table.
  • Anyone who’s read the rules and wants to see them in motion.

What’s inside (planned)

  • A scenario that that gets referees and players straight into their first old-school adventure.
  • 15–20 keyed locations with running commentary.
  • A short reading list at the back — what to read if you want to keep going.

Status

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