[Meta] The OSR Onion, by Rowan

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The OSR Onion by Rowan (The Dododecahedron)

Narrated by Grace

Episode Links:

• The Principia Apocrypha
• Bastionland: The ICI Doctrine: Information, Choice, Impact
• All Dead Generations: 7 Maxims of the OSR
• New School Revolution: Basic OSR Principles
• lumpley games: Powered by the Apocalypse, part 1
• lumpley games: Powered by the Apocalypse, Part 7: Q&A Round 2
• Idiomdrottning: Blorb Principles
• Hack & Slash: On How an Illusion Can Rob Your Game of Fun
• Mazirian’s Garden: Pleasures of the OSR: Secrecy and Discovery
• All Dead Generations: PROCEDURALISM
• Old School Primer
• Jay Dragon: Systems of Relation
• DIY & dragons: Landmark, Hidden, Secret
• The Alexandrian: Three Clue Rule
• Mindstorm Press: Pocket-Sized Powder Kegs
• Sam Sorensen: 1d20 Diegetic Rules, 1d20 Hypo-Diegetic Rules
• The Rule Book: The Building Blocks of Games