Lost & Astray by Alessandro Piroddi

Lost & Astray : Living Life one ten-foot pole at a time is a grognardpunk game of vintage fantasy adventuring without the nostalgic baggage.
Players are a motley crew of adventurers that begin play already stranded in the middle of a dangerous delve while trying to survive, escape and snatch treasures. Oh, and don’t forget about the quest that brought you here to begin with!
L&A offers the “old school” style of procedural exploration and delving, merciless lethality and fiction-first problem solving, but through modern mechanics that make the game accessible and effortless to learn and play.
What’s there for new players?

• No need for a veteran GM
• No need for familiarity with “old school” culture, traditions and rules
• No need for pre-game work and preparation, just pick the game up and play
• Clear and simple game procedures with a learn-by-playing approach
• Adventurer death is not Player game-over
• Adventurer death is a complete loss, with “progress” saved in rogueLite fashion

What’s there for veteran players?

• Old School play with a ton of quality of life improvements
• Creative problem solving, not number crunching
• Story emerges from open-ended play, not from a pre-written script
• XP come from survival, then treasure hunting, then questing
• Inventory logistics are central but not fiddly
• Drawing maps is useful and fun
• Backwards compatible with most D&D material