A downloadable game

Now in Playtesting!

This game is an attempt to blend OSR playstyle with the cozy fantasy setting and genre restrictions. To achieve that, I'm working with the following pillars:

Exploration and Mystery Adventures

Player Creativity > Game Mechanics (+ Good Game Mechanics)

Fright and Bother, Not Violence and Horror

Non-lethal High Lethality

Dynamic Inventory

Cozy Rewards

Legacy Characters and Completion

3d6 Down-the-Line Character Creation


COSR includes:
1. a set of guidelines for playing OSR in a cosier manner
2. a 1-page set of rules for cosier OSR-style play 
3. a set of instructions on crafting challenges for both the characters and players
4. d8 tables of d12 Treasures suitable for cosier campaigns.

Each of these units should be able to be used separately from the others. The rules can easily be ignored and replaced with one's preferred OSR ruleset. The guidelines can be ignored and the rules used to run deadly and decidedly un-cozy adventures. The Treasures should be usable in any OSR game, especially if you want to generate specifically non-weapon and low-power items. The challenge-craft instructions might be beneficial for anyone to read... or completely bogus and off-the-mark. You tell me!

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COSR - Playtest - Jan 2024.pdf 1.5 MB
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COSR Character Sheets - Playtest - Jan 2024.pdf 43 kB

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Just wanted to make a comment saying I'm super excited with what you're going to be doing with this! I'm thinking I'll have to play it with my family - they are less into the violence and combat and more into the exploration, so I think this will be just perfect!

Thank you! I'm really trying my hardest to make it a good game for folks like that. I appreciate the encouragement!