As Above, So Below
A downloadable Adventure Game
This is a compiled reference document for playing picaresque adventure games in the old school tradition. These are the rules I use in my games and, as such, are written with the assumption that those playing are familiar with old school roleplaying games. It is intended for games focusing on delving the Dungeons of the Mythic Underworld and exploring the Wilds of the Borderlands. This game has grown out of my ongoing OSR hacking and is based primarily on Into the Odd, with ideas and mechanics inspired by Knave, Cairn, OSE, Troika, and the blogs of Luke Gearing, Necropraxis, Prismatic Wasteland, Gus L and I'm sure many more, the specifics of which I have mostly forgotten. This book would not have been possible without the help of my amazing wife, patient friends, and the wonderful folks on the NSR Discord server, especially Tam H. And Yochai Gal.
It contains procedures for quickly generating classless characters, Dungeon and Wilderness explorations, fast and deadly combat, and general adventuring.
You can also find an SRD with a character generator and an adventure at https://aasb.carrd.co
(Disclaimer: the game has changed a bit and the website has not been updated to reflect that. Apologies, it's on my to-do list.
Physical copies are now available at Ratti Incantati
Status | Released |
Category | Physical game |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (5 total ratings) |
Author | Harsh Realm Press LLC |
Genre | Role Playing |
Tags | cairn, Dungeons & Dragons, fallout, into-the-odd, mad-max, nsr, OSR, Post-apocalyptic, Tabletop role-playing game |
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Community Copies
These are free copies for those who cant afford to buy them. I'll add another two copies for every 1 sold.
Development log
- Finally!Jun 29, 2022
- Final Version?Jun 13, 2022
- Sorry for the delay!Apr 28, 2022
- Updated VersionMar 11, 2022
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As this game has no comments, I wanted to leave a review based on my recent purchase. As Above, So Below is a picaresque take on Into the Odd, combining inventory slots and other 'quality of life' improvements from Cairn with great formatting and well-sourced and placed public domain images. To me its easy to overuse public domain art, but here I feel it really elevates the work as the game channels that feel of early pulp fantasy which matches the art's tone. I was searching for a 'minimum viable' Into the Odd hack with Sword & Sorcery roots, and this fits the bill.
My only note of feedback, perhaps as a future supplement, is a list of spells formatted and designed for use with AB,SB. The rules as written mention using a level-less spell list of your choice, but I feel many such lists veer too far to the silly (such as growing a third arm or conjuring marbles) which does not quite fit the intended tone. It would be welcome to be able to hand my players a spell grimoire in a similar format to the great core rules.
In total, if you are looking for a well-formatted and clean RPG for playing classic OSR style adventures, As Above, So Below would be a great choice!