TRANSFORM YOUR CAMPAIGN with the first-ever Dolmenwood jousting rules available. This premium excerpt from Knights of the Wood: The Duke’s Tourney — Sans AI Edition provides everything you need to run unforgettable tournament adventures!

Master the Art of Knightly Combat

Experience the thrill of mounted lance competition with our comprehensive jousting rules designed specifically for OSR gameplay. Our mechanics feature unpredictable results, multiple success levels, and cinematic special effects. Beyond simple attack rolls, these Dolmenwood jousting rules capture the pageantry and deadly skill of medieval tournaments.

Complete Tournament Framework

Run professional tournaments with confidence using our detailed “How to Organize and Run a Tourney” guide. Whether running single-elimination brackets or open challenges, multiple tournament formats accommodate any campaign style or session length. Furthermore, these Dolmenwood jousting rules provide frameworks stress-tested by experienced Referees.

Rich NPC Gallery

Meet dozens of memorable knights—humans, longhorns, foreign knights from distant lands, and even elf knights—with vital statistics, heraldry descriptions, personals motivations, and secrets. Each opponent brings unique personality and challenge levels, from ambitious squires to legendary champions and mysterious foreign knights who add depth to your campaign.

High-quality Referee Resources

Streamline your game prep with comprehensive and easy-to-use our toolset. Opponent tables, printable round trackers, an NPC opponent cards eliminate mid-session fumbling. Additionally, out knight generators lets you create additional opponents on-the-fly. Generate knights on-the-fly for impromptu challenges or plan elaborate multi-day events, it’s up to you. Every resource is designed to keep the focus on storytelling while handling the mechanical complexity behind the scenes.

Perfect for Dolmenwood and Beyond

While crafted specifically for Dolmenwood’s enchanted medieval setting and its unique fairy-tale atmosphere, these rules integrate seamlessly with any OSR system including Old-School Essentials, Basic Fantasy RPG, Swords & Wizardry, and classic B/X D&D. The modular design allows easy adaptation to any fantasy campaign featuring knights, chivalry, and medieval themes.

Whether you’re running Duke Thespian’s legendary midsummer tournament at Castle Brackenwold or creating original knightly competitions for your homebrew setting, this essential supplement provides the mechanical depth and narrative richness to transform simple combat into epic tales of honor and glory.

This excerpt is part of the complete Knights of the Wood: The Duke’s Tourney — Sans AI Edition — perfect for trying the system before purchasing the full tournament supplement.

This is an unofficial Dolmenwood-compatible product, under the Dolmenwood 3rd-party License. © 2024 Necrotic Gnome. Dolmenwood® and all related characters and elements © 2024 Necrotic Gnome. All Rights Reserved.

Additional Product Details

Page Count: 16 pages
Publisher: Press Perilous
Author: Malcolm Wolter with Veli-Matti Pelkonen
Compatibility: Dolmenwood RPG, OSR systems, adaptable to other fantasy RPGs
Release Date: October 2025
Product Type: Digital supplement excerpt (PDF)
Parent Product: Knights of the Wood: The Duke’s Tourney — Sans AI Edition
AI-assisted Artwork? No