Old school D&D session for the next generation of players...

A podcast with a cool name that I'd never heard of before.

A podcast with a cool name that I'd never heard of before. This installment covers the Basic Sets, including Holmes briefly. Decent overview, although with some errors in details though, like calling Holmes an "east-coast doctor" (ouch).
http://radiofreeborderlands.libsyn.com/episode-54-just-the-basics

How about these three from the title page?

Denis McCarthy wrote:

How about these three from the title page?

Races for a Holmes/Blueholme-based campaign by Joel Priddy on his blog, An Abominable Fancy.

Races for a Holmes/Blueholme-based campaign by Joel Priddy on his blog, An Abominable Fancy.

Originally shared by Joel Priddy

Scaffolds & Dragons: Races
I've been playing a lot with the kid, mostly by-the-book Holmes. I bough the kid his own copy of the  Blueholme Prentice Rules , which makes for a great introduction. It's clearly written, a nicely digestible amount for a kid to wrap his head around, and th...

OD&D Game report from Balticon by David Brawley

OD&D Game report from Balticon by David Brawley 

Originally shared by David Brawley

OD&D Actual Play: Goblins, Ogres, and a Dark Wizard!
Balticon this year offered me the chance to cross two things off of my to do list: meet Jensen in person, and play the Original D&D 3 little brown books (plus Greyhawk). The cast of characters is as follows: DM - Chort Corporal Cosima the Russian (Fighter 2...
http://towerofthearchmage.blogspot.com/2015/05/od-actual-play-goblins-ogres-and-dark.html

Inspired by a post by Jeff Rients, a look at some other 1970s D&D advice on how many figures can fight side-by-side...

Inspired by a post by Jeff Rients, a look at some other 1970s D&D advice on how many figures can fight side-by-side in a corridor.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2015/05/two-or-three-figures-fighting-side-by.html

For anyone here who didn't know about this. Follow my link in the comments for an OD&D/Holmes Balrog Reference Sheet.

For anyone here who didn't know about this. Follow my link in the comments for an OD&D/Holmes Balrog Reference Sheet.

Originally shared by Richard LeBlanc

On page 13 of the OD&D Monsters & Treasure book, is that illustration (appearing with the dragon information) supposed to be a gargoyle (which is described on the next page)?

Remember the Draw Your Own Floor Plan sheet in the back of B2?

Remember the Draw Your Own Floor Plan sheet in the back of B2? I've previously posted two of these maps from my youth, here's another one.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2015/05/draw-your-own-floor-plan-iii.html

Beyond the Door to Monster Mountain: An Introductory Adventure from the Zenopus Archives.

Beyond the Door to Monster Mountain: An Introductory Adventure from the Zenopus Archives. The Town is built against the base of a forbidding mountain. In the back of town is an old metal door fixed into the mountainside. Rumors say that beyond the door lies the Rat Room but further in the corridors are never quite the same...

I posted this adventure on the blog last year but now I've revised it using Holmes Basic stats and in a one-page dungeon format (downloadable pdf).
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2015/05/beyond-door-to-monster-mountain.html

Jeff Rients on the Giant Hogs of Greyhawk. I'll add that they were also found in Arneson's Blackmoor dungeon.

Jeff Rients on the Giant Hogs of Greyhawk. I'll add that they were also found in Arneson's Blackmoor dungeon.
http://jrients.blogspot.com/2015/05/we-need-more-giant-hogs.html

Playing Cards with built in d20s and d6s (with older style D&D in mind) :)

Playing Cards with built in d20s and d6s (with older style D&D in mind) :)

Originally shared by Billiam Babble

Sharing these on Facebook and G+ first. These are "microcard" versions of special playing cards I'm releasing through DriveThruCards and TheGameCrafter. These tiny versions print on four sheets of card. The designs combine geomorph tile art with dice randomisers (d20, d6 and d100). Print both sides and then cut the sheets up with scissors to make a tiny deck of cards.
Fairly rough and ready PDFs:

A4 paper size
http://inkedadventures.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IA_MapDiceMicroCards_Front_A4format.pdf
http://inkedadventures.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IA_MapDiceMicroCards_Back_A4format.pdf

Letter paper size
http://inkedadventures.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IA_MapDiceMicroCards_Front_LetterFormat.pdf
http://inkedadventures.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IA_MapDiceMicroCards_Back_LetterFormat.pdf

With the Avengers movie and all ten series of Red Dwarf now out of the way, work continues on the LBB and the...

With the Avengers movie and all ten series of Red Dwarf now out of the way, work continues on the LBB and the Reference Sheets 1-5!

After a bit of a delay due to RW busyness, here is Part 49, covering Rooms J-M of the Sample Dungeon.

After a bit of a delay due to RW busyness, here is Part 49, covering Rooms J-M of the Sample Dungeon. The biggest changes here were to the stats of the monsters in the rooms, which were generally weaker in Holmes' original version.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2015/05/part-49-will-drop-on-unwary-adventurers.html