/r/osr/

r/osr

65k members
r/osr is a subreddit with 65k members. The community frequently discusses osr, looking for, rpg, art, and maps, and they frequently recommend/review vtt, modules, and movies, and the most common flair used is i made a thing, art, blog, review, and discussion.
This is a subreddit for news and discussion of Old School Renaissance topics. We primarily focus on D&D (LBB, 1st ed. AD&D, etc.) and the retroclones. Other Old School games (Traveller, Runequest, Tunnels & Trolls, et al) are of course open for discussion. This is *not* a place to rant about how (your least favorite edition) sucks! In fact, I hope discussion arises about how later editions do things right, and how to incorporate them into OSR-styled games.

Popular Topics in r/osr

#1

Osr

130 posts
#2

Looking For

53 posts
#3

Rpg

36 posts
#4

Art

34 posts
#5

Maps

22 posts
#6

Dungeon

17 posts
#7

Campaign

17 posts
#8

Adventure

15 posts
#9

Module

15 posts
#10

Character

15 posts

Products Discussed in r/osr

Vtt

28 reviews
#1
Owlbear Rodeo
3.7 from 9 reviews
#2
Foundry VTT
4.3 from 8 reviews
#3
Roll20
3.3 from 4 reviews

Modules

13 reviews
#1
Dungeons & Dragons
4.7 from 6 reviews
#2
Matt Finch
5.0 from 1 review
#3
DCC/MCC
5.0 from 1 review

Movies

11 reviews

Flair Used in r/osr

#1
I made a thing
: "Practicing maps"
48 posts
#2
art
: "Photo-bashing some strange sword and sorcery stuff"
26 posts
#3
Blog
: "The Five Boxes: BECMI and the High-Level Problem That D&D Never Solved"
7 posts
#4
review
: "Drew a hex map for my setting. Proud and wanted to share"
5 posts
#5
discussion
: "RPG Trader. New TTRPG marketplace launches."
4 posts
#6
map
: "My players' map of Temple of 1000 Swords. I found it really charming and thought you guys might get a kick out of it ;)"
3 posts
#7
play report
: "AD&D 1E Teen Tournament and Total Party Kill Today!"
2 posts
#8
WORLD BUILDING
: "You approach a... Gatehouse!"
2 posts
#9
MONSTERS!
: "What to do with Wights?"
2 posts
#10
actual play
: "3d6 Down the Line Amuse-bouche! Cairn 2e - Orestruck!"
2 posts

Member Growth in r/osr

Yearly
+17k members(34.6%)

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Last updated: June 14, 2026