Old School Gamers is built and run by one person. That fact shapes everything here, including where AI fits and where it does not.
The short version
- This is a free, non-commercial site. Nothing on it is for sale, and the AI-assisted parts are no exception. I am not charging anyone for AI-generated anything.
- AI is a tool that makes a one-person project possible. It is not the point of the project. The point is an open, useful reference and a set of free tools for old-school tabletop play.
- Where AI-generated content appears, it is labeled. The creature illustrations and tokens marked "AI-generated" are exactly that.
- That art is a placeholder, not a destination. It is there so a page is not blank while the real thing catches up: public-domain plates, commissioned work, or art contributed by people who care.
Why AI at all
The bestiary covers hundreds of creatures across several rule systems. One person cannot hand-draw or commission hundreds of illustrations, and a wall of blank entries serves nobody. So the gaps are filled with generated art, clearly marked, until something better replaces it. The optional NPC portrait and description helpers in the tools follow the same logic: conveniences for the solo GM, free, and off until you ask for them.
I would rather ship an honest placeholder than an empty page or a paywall.
What AI does not do here
- It does not write the stat blocks. Those come from real, attributed sources -- OSRIC and Basic Fantasy content under the Open Game License, credited on each creature page and in the Open Game License notices.
- It does not outrank people. Anything a human contributes takes precedence over a generated stand-in, and replaces it.
- It is never sold, upsold, or used to lock content behind a subscription.
This is meant to be community-built
The most important word on this page is "placeholder." The plan is for people to replace the generated art and the thin entries with something better:
- Add or improve a creature, its lore, or its stat blocks through the contribution guide.
- Have a public-domain plate, your own art, or a stronger illustration for a creature? Get in touch and I will put it in. A real plate beats a generated one every time, and the contributor gets full credit.
- Find something wrong? Tell me and I will fix it.
A generated image that gets replaced by a contributor's work is this site working as intended. If that is the kind of project you want to point your readers at, or help build, I would like to hear from you.