Wanted to share this - despite the pic, a lot of this post is about expanding Holmes beyond 3rd level.

That is essentially the basic rulebook for the Rules Cyclopedia.

That is essentially the basic rulebook for the Rules Cyclopedia. Besides the rulebook, the 1991 set also came with nice fold-up paper minis and a poster map with 5' squares for the sample dungeon (Escape from Zanzer's Dungeon). I bought the contents of the set and sold the rulebook & use the minis as extras in our AD&D games. The modules that supported this set are the Thunder Rift line and each comes with the same minis & poster maps.

http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=52840 (List of Paper Minis from Early 90s D&D line)
http://jrients.blogspot.com/2013/06/brown-basic.html

Played LBB OD&D for the first time last night!

Played LBB OD&D for the first time last night! Our regular AD&D DM was unavailable so one member of our group ran an OD&D one-shot through Tegel Manor with mid level characters. He used just the 3 LBBs with Chainmail combat and JG Ready Ref sheets. We listened to time period appropriate music: Hawkwind, Genesis, Kraftwerk and Gentle Giant. The party met many strange and deadly encounters around, under and in the haunted manor. Fun.

The evolution of the Giant Rat.

The evolution of the Giant Rat.
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=61580&p=1375100#p1375100

What happens to all that slightly used equipment from all those deceased adventurers?

What happens to all that slightly used equipment from all those deceased adventurers? It gets sold to new adventurers in a bundle at a discount.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/06/equipment-packs-take-ii.html

Here is a new Holmes thread on Dragonsfoot

Here is  a new Holmes thread on Dragonsfoot
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=61558&sid=0b2f7a59f020269284d43637fb20ba10
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=61558&sid=0b2f7a59f020269284d43637fb20ba10

Interesting thread started on ENworld, not a board I usually read.

Interesting thread started on ENworld, not a board I usually read.

"What I'd like to do with this thread is basically a Let's Read of the advice explicitly aimed at new DMs back in the late 70s and early 80s. A lot of advice covered such topics as designing and stocking dungeons, the use of time, and retainers. I'm going to skip that, though, and focus on what this advice said about running the game, and the role of the DM. I'm going to look at the "Dungeon Mastering As A Fine Art" section of the Holmes Basic rules, the "How To Be An Effective Dungeon Master" sections of Mike Carr's B1 and Gary Gygax's B2, the "Dungeon Mastering As A Fine Art" sections of the Moldvay Basic rules and the Cook/Marsh Expert rules, and finally the Introduction of Mentzer's Basic Set Dungeon Masters Rulebook. Most of the time will be spent on B1, B2, Moldvay, and Cook/Marsh, as these are the places where the role of the DM is really explored in a concentrated manner."
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?337285-Basic-DMing-The-Advice-of-the-Times&p=6139928