What is this Old School Renaissance OSR Thing? Learn Everything About it Here and Join in the Fun!

Hello everybody! I’m Joethelawyer, and I wanted to thank you for checking out this video.

Here's a link I referenced in the video to everything I talked about. It was too big for the space allowed here! :) My apologies. The damn web page screwed up the beautiful outline format and I have no clue how to make it look nice again. The info is all there though. It will be updated with all of your comments.

https://www.analogmancave.com/post/links-page-for-the-video-what-is-this-old-school-renaissance-osr-thing-learn-everything-about-it

Here are all the Chapters

1. Introduction 00:00
2. Old School Games 37:49
3. Message Boards 57:00
4. Blogs and Google Plus 1:04:44
5. OSR Games 1:21:58
6. Adventure Modules 1:42:18
7. Settings 2:04:29
8. Zines 2:19:45
9. Conventions 2:27:19
10. OSR Resources Everyone Must Have! 2:36:51
11. History of the Hobby 3:03:34
12. Movies and TV Shows 3:13:20
13. How to Get Into the OSR, Final Thoughts, and Thank You! 3:22:31

Many of you got into D&D for the first time via Matt Mercer’s Critical Roll, or Stranger Things, or the Big Bang Theory. Chances are you started with 5e, the latest version of D&D. It’s a fine game. You probably watched YouTube videos from Matt Colville or the Dungeon Dudes and learned more about the game you love. But now you’re going through your first edition change. You may be looking to try something new. You may have heard of the OSR, or the Old School Renaissance, and wondered what it is, and how to get into it. This video is here to help you out.

First thing you’ll notice is that its long. I’m writing this before I record it, but I estimate it’s going to be at least three hours. You may be asking “OMG! How can you expect us to watch that long?” First, you don’t need to watch. Unless you want to see all the great old school B&W art that is. I won’t be showing anything. Just talking, like a podcast. Everything I talk about I will have a link to, so you don’t need to worry about remembering anything or taking notes. There are hundreds of links. So just sit back and enjoy.

Second, I’ll break it up into chapters, so you can digest it one chunk at a time, in the shower, in the car ride to and from work, wherever. Take your time. Dive in. The water’s fine, and the OSR is a damn friendly place, despite what you may have heard. Plus, if Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, and Chris Williamson can do long form shows, why can’t someone in the D&D community? Seems there may be a need for something like this. The average D&D player is pretty damn smart, and if we can play a game we love for four hours, I figure we can listen to an old dude talk about the game we love for a couple hours. And I’m anything but boring. 😊

Last thing I ask is that if you like this video, please give it a thumbs up, comment, and share it around to your friends who may also be interested. The more you do that, the more YouTube thinks it’s a good video, and the more they will share it out. If this thing can help the OSR grow, I’ll be a happy guy.

Ok, let’s get into it.

If you liked this video, here are links to two of my most popular videos which give even more in depth advice for DM's moving into the OSR.

How to Run Your First OSR Campaign
https://youtu.be/bWRPXFJ8Bl8?si=U-K2NbU7L9LcLutC

How to Help 5e Players Adjust to Your OSR Style Old School Game
https://youtu.be/1Jm_9WOo45g?si=tAfiX2C2RX441Cc9

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