More info on the 'New Basic':

More info on the 'New Basic':
Q:Will adventures be focused more toward the basic rules, or is the assumption that they are built for people with access to the books?

A:Our goal is to make Basic D&D contain everything you need to play, or run, the major campaigns we launch, such as Tyranny of Dragons. That means that any game material referenced in those adventures will typically either be in Basic D&D, or in the adventure itself.
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dndqa/20140530

Part 31, covering Pegasus through Rust Monster.

Part 31, covering Pegasus through Rust Monster. The last of the deleted 'monsters' is in this section: Pirates. Arrrrr!
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/05/part-31-this-inoffensive-looking-little.html

Stratochamp's Holmes sets

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Another Holmes play report from Super Galactic Dreadnought:

A Discussion on OSR Gaming about Evil Cleric spells in Holmes and OD&D.

A Discussion on OSR Gaming about Evil Cleric spells in Holmes and OD&D. Evil Clerics can only cast the reversed versions.
http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=52126#p52126

Tom Wham advertisement in Dragon #9

A rare "dungeon" by Tom Wham, from an advertisement in Dragon #9, July 1977 - the same month Holmes Basic was first sold at Origins 77. The ad doesn't mention the Basic Set but does mention the Monster & Treasure Assortment and the Polyhedra and Percentile Dice Sets.
http://oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/post/87104957760/tom-whams-far-out-dungeon-map-in-an-ad-for-the