r/osr is a subreddit with 73k 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, discussion, and help.
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
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Osr
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Looking For
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Rpg
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Art
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Maps
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Dungeon
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Campaign
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Adventure
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Module
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Character
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Flair Used in r/osr
#1
I made a thing
: "Paper Miniatures Bands! [SELF-PROMO]"
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#2
art
: "Photo-bashing some 70s inspired sword and sorcery"
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#3
Blog
: "Why Original D&D Treasure is Superior"
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#4
discussion
: "I want to run a shorter length Mega Dungeon using 0 Edition D&D. What System or Dungeon/Adventures do you suggest?"
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HELP
: "Emergent Storytelling, Death and Hexes"
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map
: "The same dungeon, mapped different ways by my 6 players."
2 posts
#7
retroclone
: "(Self-promo) Just updated Hammers, my oops-all-clerics dungeoncrawler!"
2 posts
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variant rules
: "(Self-Promo) I did a big update for my Hexcrawling system"
2 posts
#9
actual play
: "My players’ maps of Tomb of the Serpent Kings"
2 posts
#10
game prep
: "I'm in love with obisidian, took some time to learn but now I was able to make a character sheet for a ttrpg I'm playing - Perils and Princesses. I'm really happy with the result!!"
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Last updated: November 5, 2026