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Dolmenwood Campaign Book

Dolmenwood Campaign Book by Necrotic Gnome

by Necrotic Gnome

Shares rank 3 of 4 tabletop RPGs by recommenders

Recommended as beautifully made and well done, with plenty of material for the game master and worth reading even without playing Dolmenwood.

Recommended as beautifully made and well done, with plenty of material for the game master and worth reading even without playing Dolmenwood.

3 people gave an opinion

recommend it
3
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

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  • Beautiful and well made

    “it's beautiful AND incredibly well done. even if you don't plan to ever play dolmenwood: read through the campaign setting!”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Dolmenwood: Fantasy RPG built around the acclaimed Old-School Essentials rules”
  • Lots of information for the GM

    “The Dolmenwood campaign provides a lot of information for the DM, too.”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Dolmenwood: Fantasy RPG built around the acclaimed Old-School Essentials rules”
  • Worth reading without playing

    “it's beautiful AND incredibly well done. even if you don't plan to ever play dolmenwood: read through the campaign setting!”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Dolmenwood: Fantasy RPG built around the acclaimed Old-School Essentials rules”
  • Recommenders own and rate it

    “the Dolmenwood campaign book is great and I own it”

    Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Dolmenwood: Fantasy RPG built around the acclaimed Old-School Essentials rules”

Other tabletop RPGs people recommend

The three most recommended other tabletop RPGs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Dolmenwood Campaign Book by Necrotic Gnome compared with 3 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Dolmenwoodby Gavin Norman80100%1——
Old-School Essentialsby Gavin Norman6275%2——
Dolmenwood Campaign Bookby Necrotic GnomeThis page30100%1——
GURPSby Shawn A. Fisher30100%3——
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What people said

All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“The Dolmenwood campaign provides a lot of information for the DM, too.”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Dolmenwood: Fantasy RPG built around the acclaimed Old-School Essentials rules”

“the Dolmenwood campaign book is great and I own it”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Dolmenwood: Fantasy RPG built around the acclaimed Old-School Essentials rules”

“it's beautiful AND incredibly well done. even if you don't plan to ever play dolmenwood: read through the campaign setting!”

RecommendsComment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Dolmenwood: Fantasy RPG built around the acclaimed Old-School Essentials rules”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.