For Halloween, a new type of monster for Holmes Basic...

For Halloween, a new type of monster for Holmes Basic...
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/10/fearsome-monsters.html

A filmstrip you may remember seeing in elementary school around Halloween.

A filmstrip you may remember seeing in elementary school around Halloween.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWjGO-fTbg

DD Attack Matrix converted to Ascending AC

For Claytonian JP. Delving Deeper Attack Matrix converted to Ascending AC.

I blog about what I consider The Best Edition, I think you will agree.

I blog about what I consider The Best Edition, I think you will agree.
http://randomwizard.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-best-edition.html

2 Warps to Neptune on the Lovecraft article by Holmes/Kuntz in Dragon #12.

2 Warps to Neptune on the Lovecraft article by Holmes/Kuntz in Dragon #12. Holmes wrote most of this article, which I wrote about a few years ago: http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2011/11/dr-holmes-and-cthulhu-mythos-part-ii.html
http://2warpstoneptune.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/the-lovecraftian-mythos-in-dungeons-dragons-from-the-dragon-12-february-1978

Part 39, covering Wands and Staves.

Part 39, covering Wands and Staves. Holmes originally had a slightly scaled back Staff of Power in the Basic list. Good for taking on those high HD monsters in his Monster List.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/10/part-39-wand-produces-fire-ball-which.html

Fangorn's reinterpration of Sutherland's piece for the title page of Holmes Basic.

Fangorn's reinterpration of Sutherland's piece for the title page of Holmes Basic. From the UK version of the Basic rulebook.

Originally shared by Claytonian JP

UK Basic set artwork 
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=20401&start=28

Bill Owen of Judges Guild has just released a $5 Kindle version of hisbook about JG in the 1970s.

Bill Owen of Judges Guild has just released a $5 Kindle version of his book about JG in the 1970s. Even if like me you don't have a Kindle, you can read it directly on Amazon via their cloud reader.
http://www.amazon.com/Judges-Guilds-Bob-Bill-Cautionary-ebook/dp/B00OFJY7Z6

Couple of useful idea seeds in the short article "Warriors for Hire" by J.

Couple of useful idea seeds in the short article "Warriors for Hire" by J. Eric Holmes in Alarums & Excursions #11 - the "Expeditions Unlimited" mercenary agency for hiring men at arms (perfect to locate in Portown), and "Greyhead Tower", the name for a nearby dungeon: 
http://jasonzavoda-hallofthemountainking.blogspot.de/2012/04/j-eric-holmes-warriors-for-hire-from.html

The Great Stone Skull (aka Skull Mountain) was featured on the Old School FRP tumblr today.

The Great Stone Skull (aka Skull Mountain) was featured on the Old School FRP tumblr today. Artwork by Tom Wham.  #skullmountain
http://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/99591213726/oldschoolfrp-stone-mountain-and-the-great-stone

Here's a post by Sarah Darkmagic about the D&D article in Dynamite magazine in 1980.

Here's a post by Sarah Darkmagic about the D&D article in Dynamite magazine in 1980. The girl on the left is holding a Holmes rulebook, and there's a Holmes poster on the wall behind the girl on the right. I have a copy of the pdf that someone on ODD74 shared a while back. I'll post a link to it below for anyone else who would like to read it.
http://www.sarahdarkmagic.com/content/how-picture-girls-playing-dd-went-cool-awesome

Good analysis by Wayne Rossi: "This means that some monsters encountered in the Holmes edition of the game will be...

Good analysis by Wayne Rossi: "This means that some monsters encountered in the Holmes edition of the game will be "friendly" and involve some negotiation. If the referee chooses to ignore that, it's not the D&D game's fault; it told the players to roleplay, right there in the text."

[Actual Play] First OD&D/Holmes Campaign in 35 years

Originally shared by Doug Anderson

[Actual Play] First OD&D/Holmes Campaign in 35 years
"My big brothers told me you used to run a D&D club after school. They won't let me play with them. Can you bring back the club for me and my friends?" I told her that if she could find three friends who could consistently show up after school on Thursdays,...

Part 38, covering Rings. One change in Holmes' original list.

Part 38, covering Rings. One change in Holmes' original list.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/10/part-38-rings-can-be-used-by-anyone.html