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CM4 "Earthshaker!" a high-level adventure (levels 18-22) centered around a gigantic, mobile automaton. It is compatible with Expert or Companion D&D, or Basic Fantasy RPG and other retroclones.

Chrysogon's Coterie is a supplement for the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game that features 288 non-player characters (NPCs) ranging from levels 1 to 9. The book is designed to be a resource for game masters (GMs) who want to populate their campaigns with interesting and memorable NPCs. The NPCs can also be used as pre-generated player characters with the GM's consent.

CM3: Sabre River is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is compatible with Expert or Companion D&D, or Basic Fantasy RPG and other retroclones.

A mysterious curse has hit a barony in the realm of Norwold: The waters of the Sabre River have been tainted, bringing death or evilness to all who drink from them. The player characters are charged to seek out the source of this curse, in the company of Cutter, a young boy who is strangely immune to the effects of the curse. In fact, Cutter plays a more vital role in the restoring of Sabre River than one would expect.

CM2: Death's Ride is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure module for characters levels 15-20. It is compatible with Expert or Companion D&D, or Basic Fantasy RPG and compatibles.

The adventure takes place in the Barony of Twolakes Vale, which has been overrun by undead creatures emanating from a gateway to the Sphere of Death. Players must investigate the barony, uncovering clues within Skullheim Castle and other locations, to locate and destroy the deathstone powering a deathcloud. The adventure features new monsters, magic items, and encounters, culminating in a confrontation with an unholy trio and the closing of the gateway. Detailed maps and statistics for monsters and non-player characters are provided.

BF3: Strongholds of Sorcery is a detailed module for a tabletop role-playing game, providing a comprehensive map and description of a castle overrun by madness. The text meticulously outlines numerous rooms, inhabitants (both human and monstrous), puzzles, and encounters, including detailed game statistics for characters and creatures. The Tower of Light presents a similar dungeon crawl scenario in a separate location, offering a different set of challenges and characters with equally specific game details. House of Coldarius offers another self-contained adventure involving a vampire and his minions within a gothic mansion.

B10: Night's Dark Terror is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game written by British game designers Jim Bambra, Graeme Morris, and Phil Gallagher. It was designed specifically for campaigns transitioning from the D&D Basic Set to the D&D Expert Set. It also works fine with modern retroclones like Basic Fantasy RPG. It is intended for player characters of level 2-4.

The player characters (PCs) journey from a farmstead into uncharted wilderness, where they encounter new hazards and contend with a secret society.

AB1: "Peril at the Rock" is a four-part Basic Fantasy RPG adventure module detailing a campaign played at a game convention. The first chapter focuses on a dungeon crawl within a strange tower built over a spatial rift unleashing Nazgorean monsters. Chapter two is a hex crawl across a wilderness map to locate a Hilltop Abbey possessing the magic needed to close the rift. Chapter three involves exploring the abbey, facing hivelings, and acquiring the miracle scroll. Finally, Chapter four returns the players to the tower for a final confrontation with the rift and remaining monsters after the eclipse opens it permanently.

Get it free at the Basic Fantasy RPG downloads page.

Released in 2020, it still has the Old-School vibe of a classic. This multi-module work contains twelve short adventures (150 pages of material) for lower to mid-level characters.

Get it free at the Basic Fantasy RPG website.

Initially released in 2013, it has the Old-School vibe of a classic. This multi-module work contains over 100 pages of adventures for lower to mid-level characters.

Get it free at the Basic Fantasy RPG website.

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Both Basic Fantasy RPG (BFRPG) and Old-School Essentials (OSE) are retroclones inspired by early Dungeons & Dragons, but they have distinct approaches and philosophies. Here are the major differences and reasons you might choose one over the other: