Tom Wham on Skull Mountain

FYI, Tom Wham recently mentioned that he drew the "Skull Mountain" dungeon in the Holmes rulebook. I'm going to email Tom & see if he has any other info/memories.  #skullmountain

http://knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12271

"Holmes can use some fixes, sure, but it seems far more open to imagination than any other edition, even more so...

"Holmes can use some fixes, sure, but it seems far more open to imagination than any other edition, even more so than OD&D."
-Justisaur in a post on DF
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1503473#p1503473

On TSR's low impact Percentile Dice in the 1970s. Thanks to Will Tijerina for the photo of the dice.

On TSR's low impact Percentile Dice in the 1970s. Thanks to Will Tijerina for the photo of the dice.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/05/tsr-percentile-dice-1970s.html

FYI, Penguin has a new inexpensive 'best of' Clark Ashton Smith, with annotations by Lovecraft scholar S.T.

FYI, Penguin has a new inexpensive 'best of' Clark Ashton Smith, with annotations by Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi. Smith was a favorite of Holmes, who requested a Smith poem for his memorial service.
http://www.amazon.com/Eidolon-Other-Fantasies-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143107380/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399551184&sr=8-1&keywords=clark+ashton+smith

Part 30, covering Nomads to Owl Bear. Nomads is yet another 'Man-type' cut from the manuscript.

Part 30, covering Nomads to Owl Bear. Nomads is yet another 'Man-type' cut from the manuscript.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/05/part-30-it-is-of-course-ochre-colored.html

Fight On #4 pdf free for limited time

Erik Tenkar wrote:

https://www.tenkarstavern.com/2014/05/fight-on-issue-4-free-in-pdf-limited.html

It's clear that Holmes intended melee weapons to get two blows per melee round in Holmes Basic.

It's clear that Holmes intended melee weapons to get two blows per melee round in Holmes Basic. But what about missile weapons? I interpreted it as 1 attack per round, but Simon B. (editor of Delving Deeper) thinks it may be 2 attacks per round. Read our discussion at the OD&D 74 forums, and join in with your thoughts.
http://odd74.proboards.com/thread/9940/rate-bow-fire-holmes?page=1&scrollTo=140267