XL1 Quest for the Heartstone was added to dndclassics.com on 5/27

XL1 Quest for the Heartstone was added to dndclassics.com on 5/27

Tidbit from the product history:
"The "Heartstone" adventure itself features a wilderness trek followed by a dungeon crawl - a fairly standard format for Expert D&D. The dungeon is somewhat unusual because it's a attractively designed three-dimensional delve set in a cliffside. Other 3D dungeons of this sort appeared at the same time in adventures like I6: "Ravenloft" (1983) and DL1: "Dragons of Despair" (1984), but they were never common, and "Heartstone" took advantage of vertical interconnections better than most."
http://www.dndclassics.com/product/17111/XL1-Quest-for-the-Heartstone-%28Expert%29?it=1&filters=0_0_44699

Maze of Peril new for $8.96 at Noble Knight.

Maze of Peril new for $8.96 at Noble Knight. 7 copies currently left. These are from the original printing in 1986. This is 10% off the usual price because NK is having their Spring Sale, which lasts two more days.
http://www.nobleknight.com/ProductDetail.asp_Q_ProductID_E_2147463148_A_InventoryID_E_2147957624_A_ProductLineID_E_2137426514_A_ManufacturerID_E_2145086152_A_CategoryID_E_16_A_GenreID_E_

An option for character creation.

An option for character creation.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/equipment-packs-for-holmes.html

Interesting thread started by Mr. Thorkhammer over on DF:

Interesting thread started by Mr. Thorkhammer over on DF:
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61317

From the Tombs of Akrasia blog:

From the Tombs of Akrasia blog:
"So I was reading this essay by one J. Eric Holmes (PBUH) on the topic of his Basic Set, when I came across this sentence:

[T]he “spell book” is ... a needless complication and can be dispensed with.

I don't know why it took me 20 years of being trapped in the spell book ghetto to realize this, but he's totally right..."

The start of a new series of blog posts.

The start of a new series of blog posts.
http://peoplethemwithmonsters.blogspot.com/2013/05/holmes-monsters-illustrated-bandit.html

Amazing post on the In the Cities blog. Ties into OD&D near the end.

Amazing post on the In the Cities blog. Ties into OD&D near the end.
http://in-the-cities.com/2013/05/22/the-outer-space-men-the-forgotten-history-of-the-rubbermanians/

Lego Wereshark

Lego Wereshark. #wereshark

Some reflections on a Holmes article and character options.

A Dragonsfoot member asks a question:

A Dragonsfoot member asks a question:
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=61204&sid=70d5b75b1e482529cc665fcb44926a40

Holmes Dice on the Old School FRP tumblr.

Holmes Dice on the Old School FRP tumblr.
http://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/50731728838/my-first-polyhedral-dice-were-the-5-that-came-in

Finally found a citation for a rare Holmes essay on D&D. Not the actual article yet, unfortunately.

Finally found a citation for a rare Holmes essay on D&D. Not the actual article yet, unfortunately.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/d-dangerous-for-your-health.html

Green Grabber illustrations by Jerry Boucher

Jerry Boucher made an illustration for the Green Grabber (new monster).

See it on his blog, Scribblings or Something:

https://jerryboucher.blogspot.com/2013/05/green-grabber.html

Reworked illustration and Sleepflower:

https://jerryboucher.blogspot.com/2013/05/green-grabber-rework.html

The infamous WG7 Castle Greyhawk is newly available in pdf from dndclassics.

The infamous WG7 Castle Greyhawk is newly available in pdf from dndclassics. Other recent releases include I3 Pharaoh, X1 Isle of Dread and WG4 Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun.
http://www.dndclassics.com/products_new.php

UK Holmes Custom Cover

Jeremy Deram wrote:

Recently learned about the early UK printings of Holmes with (way better) different art. Since it doesn't seem any are for sale, and even if they were, I probably couldn't justify whatever it'd go for, I decided to do some tinkering of my own.

Green Grabber, a new plant monster, based on the green "Tentacles" and "Flower Stalks" in Holmes' Sample Dungeon...

Green Grabber, a new plant monster, based on the green "Tentacles" and "Flower Stalks" in Holmes' Sample Dungeon (The Eye of Arzaz) in his FRPG book (1981).
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/green-grabber-new-monster.html

Awesome!   So glad to be here!

Please welcome Jeff Talanian (aka Ghul).

Please welcome Jeff Talanian (aka Ghul). He is the designer of the Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea RPG, and earlier co-authored Castle Zagyg: The Upper Works with Gary Gygax.
http://www.swordsmen-and-sorcerers.com/

Review of Mazes & Perils, a Holmes clone from last year, from The Other Side blog (Tim Brannan).

For the Harryhausen Memorial Blogfest today:

For the Harryhausen Memorial Blogfest today:
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/holmes-harryhausen-tribute.html

Dragontooth Miniatures in The Armory Buyer's Guide

Tony Rowe wrote:

Dragontooth Miniatures catalog pages from "The Armory's Buyers Guide to Fantasy Miniatures Vol. 1." These illustrations should help in identifying some of Holmes' Crocodylians, Frogmen, Caimen, Fishmen, Sharkmen, Amphibeans and Lizard Men.

Sorry about the gutter shadow on the images... this is a thick, sturdy book.

Tritonite Deep Sea Marine = Sharkman

Tritonite Deep Sea Marine = Sharkman. From the Dragontooth Amphibians line, ~1978. Holmes' original #wereshark story (Dark Water, A&E, 1976) predates this figure but it would serve well as one.

http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:Dragontooth_-_Amphibeans11.jpg

ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Holmes' Saurians

http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/holmes-saurians.html

ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Holmes' Little Metal People, Take II

http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/holmes-little-metal-people-take-ii.html

ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Holmes' Little Metal People

http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/holmes-little-metal-people.html

A review of Maze of Peril by Polar Bear Dreams and Stranger Things blog.

Billy started another thread on the Acaeum with more about the J.

Billy started another thread on the Acaeum with more about the J. Eric Holmes collection, inc a picture. 200 lbs of minis!
http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13627

Just saw this on the acaeum about a Homes Basic manuscript.

Just saw this on the acaeum about a Homes Basic manuscript.

http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13624&view=unread#unread
http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13624&view=unread#unread

Lawrence Watt-Evans is the author of numerous fantasy novels, inc the Ethshar series that started with the...

Lawrence Watt-Evans is the author of numerous fantasy novels, inc the Ethshar series that started with the Misenchanted Sword in 1985 and is now up to twelve novels, with the newest due in June. I'm on his email news list which recently linked an interview with the following tidbit about being an OD&D DM in the mid-70s:

"JCW: There is something I have been dying to know: You’re a fantasy author who started out in the `70s. Did you ever play Dungeons & Dragons?

LWE: Oh, yes, I played D&D in college. Back when the first edition was new — the three booklets in the box. We tended to ignore the official rules and make our own, though. I wound up as my group’s dungeon master; three of our eight players flunked out because they spent their time playing instead of studying. Our dungeon was a mysterious ruin outside the border town of Skelleth (from The Lure of the Basilisk), if that rings any bells.

I should probably make it clear — that was 1975-1977. I wrote the first draft of what would eventually become The Lure of the Basilisk in 1974. The game was based on the story, never the other way around."

(The Lure of the Basilisk was published in 1980)
http://jcwigriff.com/2013/04/30/interview-lawrence-watt-evans/

B/X BLACKRAZOR: Holmesian Brevity

http://bxblackrazor.blogspot.com/2013/05/holmesian-brevity.html

"If no one gets out alive, the Dungeons have won" #dungeonboardgame

"If no one gets out alive, the Dungeons have won" #dungeonboardgame
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-dungeons-of-pasha-cada.html

#dungeonboardgame

#dungeonboardgame
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/05/character-levels-for-dungeon.html