In my search for intermediate-level adventures to continue my Holmes-based OD&D campaign, I came across the Gen Con X tournament dungeon, originally published by Judges Guild.
There's something about this adventure that's very "Holmesian" - the dungeon in particular. Gen Con X was right around the time that the Holmes Basic Set came out, so that's probably no coincidence.
Interestingly, there's a set of tournament rules included, in which it's stated that a dagger strikes 2 times per round! The tournament was played in 1977, so a connection to the rule in Holmes seems quite likely.
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Thanks for posting this - loved dreading it!
ReplyDeleteI think I loved dreading it too... ...I remember seeing this very JG module in stores all those years ago, but I just giggled at the title and started browsing the TSR modules. Now that I'm relatively grown up, I think I could read this one without all the childish giggles and actually get something D&D out of it. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Holmsian Tournament rules is of the greatest interest to me.
I found that the name loses all other connotations after reading it 100+ times. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd probably make all the city encounters & locations part of my Portown campaign anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed - they are all very Portownesque - a great trove of material
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