Part 28, covering Hydra to Manticore.

Part 28, covering Hydra to Manticore. The biggest change here is that Holmes left out Wereboar & Weretiger but Gygax added them back. Unsurprisingly, the reference to Were-sharks is in the manuscript. #wereshark
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/04/part-28.html

An interesting early step in the history of D&D-based computer games that I'd never heard of before.

An interesting early step in the history of D&D-based computer games that I'd never heard of before. From 1977, the same year as Holmes Basic. Thanks to RFlowers on DF for posting a link to this.
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=65792
https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/?page_id=29385

My ink and watercolor homage to Holmes Basic artist Dave Trampier. #TrampTribute

Interesting suggestion to use the buried spaceship from the module S3 as The Cave of the Unknown in B2, naturally...

Interesting suggestion to use the buried spaceship from the module S3 as The Cave of the Unknown in B2, naturally connected to the rubble-filled "Area 51" in The Caves of Chaos.
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1491559#p1491559

Part 27, covering Griffons to Horses. Nothing terribly interesting in this section.

Part 27, covering Griffons to Horses. Nothing terribly interesting in this section.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/04/part-27-mules-can-often-be-taken-into.html

"There is a taxidermist-furrier in the town.

"There is a taxidermist-furrier in the town. You want to buy an owl-bear skin? The chances of his having one is 25% (a figure plucked out of the DM's scheming mind). I'll roll the dice. Eighteen! He's got a nice one. How much? Well, how about 300 gold pieces?" J. Eric Holmes, Fantasy Role Playing Games, 1981, Hippocrene Books

I couldn't help but think about that quote when I discovered this particular website.
http://taxidermicowlbear.weebly.com/

A question for Holmes fans: How do you do magic item identification?