January 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Drivethru still sells books by virulent fascist Greg Gillespie (the Barrowmaze guy) but if you make a game where you punch a republican that's bad
July 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Drivethru still sells books by virulent fascist Greg Gillespie (the Barrowmaze guy) but if you make a game where you punch a republican that's bad
Barrowmaze is a classic megadungeon for OSR play. It drops players into a sprawling crypt filled with undead, traps, and secrets. Exploration is deadly and slow and maybe too dense for my gaming group tastes.
#OSR #TTRPG #DungeonCrawl #Barrowmaze #RPG
#OSR #TTRPG #DungeonCrawl #Barrowmaze #RPG
August 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Barrowmaze is a classic megadungeon for OSR play. It drops players into a sprawling crypt filled with undead, traps, and secrets. Exploration is deadly and slow and maybe too dense for my gaming group tastes.
#OSR #TTRPG #DungeonCrawl #Barrowmaze #RPG
#OSR #TTRPG #DungeonCrawl #Barrowmaze #RPG
I've had a few people asking about the megadungeon Barrowmaze campaign I'm running. Here's a look behind the curtain! 👀
Here are some screenshots from #Owlbearrodeo. Buckle up, it's skelly slaying time 🛡
#osr #ttrpg #barrowmaze #OSE #oldschoolessentials
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Here are some screenshots from #Owlbearrodeo. Buckle up, it's skelly slaying time 🛡
#osr #ttrpg #barrowmaze #OSE #oldschoolessentials
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June 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I've had a few people asking about the megadungeon Barrowmaze campaign I'm running. Here's a look behind the curtain! 👀
Here are some screenshots from #Owlbearrodeo. Buckle up, it's skelly slaying time 🛡
#osr #ttrpg #barrowmaze #OSE #oldschoolessentials
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Here are some screenshots from #Owlbearrodeo. Buckle up, it's skelly slaying time 🛡
#osr #ttrpg #barrowmaze #OSE #oldschoolessentials
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About six months after wrapping it up, I think back on my attempt to run a Shadowdark Barrowmaze open-table game, what did I enjoy and what could I have done better?
open.substack.com/pub/reddiced...
#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #Shadowdark #Barrowmaze #OpenTable #WestMarches #TTRPG #RGP #OSR
open.substack.com/pub/reddiced...
#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #Shadowdark #Barrowmaze #OpenTable #WestMarches #TTRPG #RGP #OSR
Thoughts After Ending my Shadows Over the Barrowmaze Game
THE SIX MONTHS AFTER PERSPECTIVE
open.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
About six months after wrapping it up, I think back on my attempt to run a Shadowdark Barrowmaze open-table game, what did I enjoy and what could I have done better?
open.substack.com/pub/reddiced...
#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #Shadowdark #Barrowmaze #OpenTable #WestMarches #TTRPG #RGP #OSR
open.substack.com/pub/reddiced...
#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #Shadowdark #Barrowmaze #OpenTable #WestMarches #TTRPG #RGP #OSR
Ran a straight crawl through the Barrowmaze for some pals today, had some fun
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Ran a straight crawl through the Barrowmaze for some pals today, had some fun
#hobbystreakday499: New loot :P
#adnd1e #OSR #ADnD #DnD #adnd2e #darksun #barrowmaze #dragonslayerrpg #roleplayinggames #hobbystreak #wepaintminis #tabletopgaming #TTRPGs #boardgames #boardgamegeek
#adnd1e #OSR #ADnD #DnD #adnd2e #darksun #barrowmaze #dragonslayerrpg #roleplayinggames #hobbystreak #wepaintminis #tabletopgaming #TTRPGs #boardgames #boardgamegeek
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
A while ago I "personalized" the Barrowmaze area map. I might go back to this map, building up the North East. Toying with the idea, anyway. #ttrpg
March 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A while ago I "personalized" the Barrowmaze area map. I might go back to this map, building up the North East. Toying with the idea, anyway. #ttrpg
This is basically what I did when a player in a 5e Barrowmaze megadungeon campaign a few years back.
February 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
This is basically what I did when a player in a 5e Barrowmaze megadungeon campaign a few years back.
I love this, it captures the art vibe of original D&D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kysO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kysO...
Barrowmaze animated trailer original animation test 1
YouTube video by Ari Binus
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April 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I love this, it captures the art vibe of original D&D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kysO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kysO...
Had a blast when we played this with Barrowmaze back when Jon was still refining the rules. Really fun game!
January 20, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Had a blast when we played this with Barrowmaze back when Jon was still refining the rules. Really fun game!
Looking for alternatives to Barrowmaze: found
this one dysonlogos.blog/maps/dysons-...
by @dysonlogos.bsky.social
this one dysonlogos.blog/maps/dysons-...
by @dysonlogos.bsky.social
Dyson’s Delve
(Last Updated: December 25th, 2010) Dyson’s Delve was started as a bunch of small dungeon level maps in my Moleskine reporter’s pad style notebook. Then I started stocking it and postin…
dysonlogos.blog
August 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Looking for alternatives to Barrowmaze: found
this one dysonlogos.blog/maps/dysons-...
by @dysonlogos.bsky.social
this one dysonlogos.blog/maps/dysons-...
by @dysonlogos.bsky.social
Yo en juegos de rol de mesa:
Primer juego: RuneQuest
Juego más reciente: Traveller
Juego más largo: Old School Essentials en #Barrowmaze
Juego favorito: La Llamada de Cthulhu
Mecánicas favoritas: Vs dificultad
Ambientación favorita: Fantasía/Ci-Fi
Arte favorito: Angus McBride
Primer juego: RuneQuest
Juego más reciente: Traveller
Juego más largo: Old School Essentials en #Barrowmaze
Juego favorito: La Llamada de Cthulhu
Mecánicas favoritas: Vs dificultad
Ambientación favorita: Fantasía/Ci-Fi
Arte favorito: Angus McBride
Yo en juegos de rol de mesa:
Primer juego: RuneQuest
Juego más reciente: Cyberpunk 2020
Juego más largo: Pathfinder
Juego favorito: La Llamada de Cthulhu 7
Mecánicas favoritas: Tiradas forzadas
Ambientación favorita: Londres Victoriano
Arte favorito: Tony DiTerlizzi en Planescape
Primer juego: RuneQuest
Juego más reciente: Cyberpunk 2020
Juego más largo: Pathfinder
Juego favorito: La Llamada de Cthulhu 7
Mecánicas favoritas: Tiradas forzadas
Ambientación favorita: Londres Victoriano
Arte favorito: Tony DiTerlizzi en Planescape
Yo en juegos de rol de mesa:
Primer juego: D&D Basico
Juego más reciente: EXHUME!
Juego más largo: D&D3
Juego favorito: D&D5
Mecánicas favoritas: La Regla de Oro
Ambientación favorita: #Nostracervo (¡Hay que ser egocentrista, es una ambientación propia!)
Arte favorito: Advanced D&D
Primer juego: D&D Basico
Juego más reciente: EXHUME!
Juego más largo: D&D3
Juego favorito: D&D5
Mecánicas favoritas: La Regla de Oro
Ambientación favorita: #Nostracervo (¡Hay que ser egocentrista, es una ambientación propia!)
Arte favorito: Advanced D&D
April 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Yo en juegos de rol de mesa:
Primer juego: RuneQuest
Juego más reciente: Traveller
Juego más largo: Old School Essentials en #Barrowmaze
Juego favorito: La Llamada de Cthulhu
Mecánicas favoritas: Vs dificultad
Ambientación favorita: Fantasía/Ci-Fi
Arte favorito: Angus McBride
Primer juego: RuneQuest
Juego más reciente: Traveller
Juego más largo: Old School Essentials en #Barrowmaze
Juego favorito: La Llamada de Cthulhu
Mecánicas favoritas: Vs dificultad
Ambientación favorita: Fantasía/Ci-Fi
Arte favorito: Angus McBride
Pile Undermountain on Arden Vul, turn the World's Largest Dungeon on its side and bury it 'neath Dragon Mountain, add Dwimmermount and Barrowmaze, then walk through every single room on every single level of those halls -
- and that's roughly as far as I went for a pun in this adventure.
- and that's roughly as far as I went for a pun in this adventure.
August 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Pile Undermountain on Arden Vul, turn the World's Largest Dungeon on its side and bury it 'neath Dragon Mountain, add Dwimmermount and Barrowmaze, then walk through every single room on every single level of those halls -
- and that's roughly as far as I went for a pun in this adventure.
- and that's roughly as far as I went for a pun in this adventure.
Just finished creating a map of the Duchy of Aerik (from Greg Gillespies excellent #Barrowmaze) for use in our Shadowdark open table game. Map created using #Wonderdraft and #mkhexgrid.
#RedDiceDiaries #Barrowmaze #OSR #DND #Shadowdark
#RedDiceDiaries #Barrowmaze #OSR #DND #Shadowdark
May 31, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Just finished creating a map of the Duchy of Aerik (from Greg Gillespies excellent #Barrowmaze) for use in our Shadowdark open table game. Map created using #Wonderdraft and #mkhexgrid.
#RedDiceDiaries #Barrowmaze #OSR #DND #Shadowdark
#RedDiceDiaries #Barrowmaze #OSR #DND #Shadowdark
#9 I buy RPG books cause I'm curious I guess. I wanted to know what makes a Mega Dungeon a Mega Dungeon and are they fun? So I bought this on a recommendation but haven't read through it yet. 😟
December 3, 2024 at 7:07 PM
#9 I buy RPG books cause I'm curious I guess. I wanted to know what makes a Mega Dungeon a Mega Dungeon and are they fun? So I bought this on a recommendation but haven't read through it yet. 😟
If Barrowmaze is a grim grave crawl, The Halls of Arden Vul is an entire campaign in a box. This megadungeon is huge, layered, and full of history. It’s not just rooms and traps, it’s a living world inside stone.
#OSR #TTRPG #Megadungeon #ArdenVul #RPG
#OSR #TTRPG #Megadungeon #ArdenVul #RPG
August 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If Barrowmaze is a grim grave crawl, The Halls of Arden Vul is an entire campaign in a box. This megadungeon is huge, layered, and full of history. It’s not just rooms and traps, it’s a living world inside stone.
#OSR #TTRPG #Megadungeon #ArdenVul #RPG
#OSR #TTRPG #Megadungeon #ArdenVul #RPG
For those looking for some #OSR inspired settings
Check out Barrowmaze: The Northern Reaches Campaign Setting and Map by Greg Gillespie on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/843...
Check out Barrowmaze: The Northern Reaches Campaign Setting and Map by Greg Gillespie on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/843...
Barrowmaze: The Northern Reaches Campaign Setting and Map
The Campaign Setting and full color map that inspired Barrowmaze, Archaia, HighFell, and Dwarrowdeep Megadungeons
www.kickstarter.com
August 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
For those looking for some #OSR inspired settings
Check out Barrowmaze: The Northern Reaches Campaign Setting and Map by Greg Gillespie on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/843...
Check out Barrowmaze: The Northern Reaches Campaign Setting and Map by Greg Gillespie on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/843...
Art by Zhu Bajie that appeared in the 5th edition release of the Barrowmaze megadungeon. I love this piece. The knot in the rat's tail is a nice touch.
#ttrpg #dnd #barrowmaze #megadungeon
#ttrpg #dnd #barrowmaze #megadungeon
October 30, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Art by Zhu Bajie that appeared in the 5th edition release of the Barrowmaze megadungeon. I love this piece. The knot in the rat's tail is a nice touch.
#ttrpg #dnd #barrowmaze #megadungeon
#ttrpg #dnd #barrowmaze #megadungeon
Pues me estoy leyendo el #Dragonslayer, del autor de #Barrowmaze y, mae mía, solo es apto para culoduros del #OSR. Eso sí, parece compacto y funcional; me está gustando más que el OSE.
February 19, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Pues me estoy leyendo el #Dragonslayer, del autor de #Barrowmaze y, mae mía, solo es apto para culoduros del #OSR. Eso sí, parece compacto y funcional; me está gustando más que el OSE.
Barrowmaze 5E, session 5 - lots of carnivorous giant flies and ghouls today!
August 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Barrowmaze 5E, session 5 - lots of carnivorous giant flies and ghouls today!
My shortest one is Crystal Crypt of Zhool, only four rooms.
deadcyclops.blogspot.com/2020/03/crys...
deadcyclops.blogspot.com/2020/03/crys...
Crystal Crypt Of Zhool
Crystal Crypt Of Zhool is a free mid-level Barrowmoor crypt for use with Barrowmaze or as a small set-piece in your campaign or hexcra...
deadcyclops.blogspot.com
August 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
My shortest one is Crystal Crypt of Zhool, only four rooms.
deadcyclops.blogspot.com/2020/03/crys...
deadcyclops.blogspot.com/2020/03/crys...
However. I did partake in some “solo” gaming.
- did a very fun run of @evilgoblin.wedding’s Van Hynd wolf adventure!
- did a fair amount of DROP OAV into DCC #1, #2, Barrowmaze
- started @sivads-sanctum.bsky.social’s sierra verde
- used @lukegearing.bsky.social’s wolves to test Strat 4
- did a very fun run of @evilgoblin.wedding’s Van Hynd wolf adventure!
- did a fair amount of DROP OAV into DCC #1, #2, Barrowmaze
- started @sivads-sanctum.bsky.social’s sierra verde
- used @lukegearing.bsky.social’s wolves to test Strat 4
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
However. I did partake in some “solo” gaming.
- did a very fun run of @evilgoblin.wedding’s Van Hynd wolf adventure!
- did a fair amount of DROP OAV into DCC #1, #2, Barrowmaze
- started @sivads-sanctum.bsky.social’s sierra verde
- used @lukegearing.bsky.social’s wolves to test Strat 4
- did a very fun run of @evilgoblin.wedding’s Van Hynd wolf adventure!
- did a fair amount of DROP OAV into DCC #1, #2, Barrowmaze
- started @sivads-sanctum.bsky.social’s sierra verde
- used @lukegearing.bsky.social’s wolves to test Strat 4
Para los conocedores de Barrowmaze y Stonehell. ¿Cuál de los dos pega más en el setting de Aventuras en la Marca del Este y donde lo ubicarías?
December 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Para los conocedores de Barrowmaze y Stonehell. ¿Cuál de los dos pega más en el setting de Aventuras en la Marca del Este y donde lo ubicarías?