In which I muse about things that I think, once added to the charactersheet, make a significant contribution to the...

Originally shared by Wayne Rossi

In which I muse about things that I think, once added to the character sheet, make a significant contribution to the game.

The d120:

Saw this video linked on the Holmes FB Club.

Saw this video linked on the Holmes FB Club. Nice overview of the Holmes Set including B2. Warning: his voice is more soporific than Bob Ross painting a landscape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=196qyn5lhh0

A steal at $9.95 in late 70's dollars...

A steal at $9.95 in late 70's dollars...

So, the first game I'm signed up for at #ntrpgcon is Chris Kutalik's Misty Isles of Eld.

So, the first game I'm signed up for at #ntrpgcon is Chris Kutalik's Misty Isles of Eld. As it turns out, guess who else is signed up for this same game? Chris Holmes.

Having just finished running my Holmes/OD&D group through the original "Lost Caverns of Tsojconth" I felt compelled...

Having just finished running my Holmes/OD&D group through the original "Lost Caverns of Tsojconth" I felt compelled to make this classic more accessible.  Click on the link for a 16-page version of the Lost Caverns in the style of B1 "In Search of the Unknown"

This would serve as a great adventure for 6-8 PCs of levels 3-7.  All you need is a copy of your D&D rulebook edited by Holmes, as I have included sections describing new monsters and treasures (including the rules for intelligent swords from Greyhawk).

I borrowed text from the AD&D version to flesh out some of the room descriptions.  I also felt the need to come up with some wandering monster tables, but feel free to modify to suit your individual campaign.  Enjoy!
https://sites.google.com/site/holmesgrimoire/TsojconthforHolmes.pdf

Holmes' Blue Books, 1951 edition and 1977 edition.

Tony Rowe wrote:

Holmes' Blue Books, 1951 edition and 1977 edition.

Reminder: #ntrpgcon registration begins tonight, at midnight in the Texas time zone (Central Standard Time).

Reminder: #ntrpgcon registration begins tonight, at midnight in the Texas time zone (Central Standard Time). As mentioned previously, I'll be participating in a Holmes Reading/Seminar on Saturday morning at 9 AM with Chris Holmes and Allan Grohe (aka grodog). There's no direct link for the event, but if you go to the link below and search "Holmes", it should come up.

http://ntrpgcon.com/event-list

Why aren't computer RPGs (especially MMOs) as much FUN to play as old-time D&D?

Originally shared by Lewis Pulsipher

Why aren't computer RPGs (especially MMOs) as much FUN to play as old-time D&D?
Why aren't computer RPGs (especially MMOs)  as much FUN to play as old-time D&D? Lewis Pulsipher (Originally written Oct 2009) [This was originally completed in October 2009, but for various reasons has not seen the light of publication. Generally it still ...

An illustration from Holmes' first published story, "Beachhead on theMoon." (1951)

Tony Rowe wrote:

An illustration from Holmes' first published story, "Beachhead on the Moon." (1951)

Sidney Leland?

Tony Rowe wrote:

Sidney Leland?? This is J. Eric Holmes (not a doctor yet!) at the time of his first story, "Beachhead on the Moon," being published in the Feb. 1951 issue of Blue Book: Magazine for Adventurous Reading. I didn't realize that Holmes' father was a successful war story author (as Alec Hudson) AND a war hero whose clever ruse helped the American Navy turn the tide against the Japanese forces at Midway!

Zenopus note: see the J. Eric Holmes Photo Gallery for the photo originally included in this post.

Blimey, a whole school of them!

Michael Thomas wrote:

Blimey, a whole school of them! That silver belt isn't going to do much good there.

Originally shared by BLOND SHARK

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Love letter to a classic module...