Last of the monsters!
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2014/07/part-33-their-appearance-is-as-spectral.html
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Dyson's DCC-ified Mad Hermit Tree. Fantastic illustrations, killer bees!
Dyson's DCC-ified Mad Hermit Tree. Fantastic illustrations, killer bees!
http://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/tuesday-map-the-hollow-tree-some-dcc-toys
http://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/tuesday-map-the-hollow-tree-some-dcc-toys
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Dyson Logos scanned all of the art from TSR's Monster Cards Set 1 (1981), by Roslof (RIP), Dee, Otus, Willingham,...
Dyson Logos scanned all of the art from TSR's Monster Cards Set 1 (1981), by Roslof (RIP), Dee, Otus, Willingham, Laforce & Holloway. The art is of a piece with TSR module covers of the era - I love the vivid colors. Well worth checking out if you have never seen them before.
http://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/add-monster-cards-set-1
http://rpgcharacters.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/add-monster-cards-set-1
Wayne Rossi featured my reference sheets in his new community. Join up if you like lots of free RPG Tables & Charts.
Wayne Rossi featured my reference sheets in his new community. Join up if you like lots of free RPG Tables & Charts.
Originally shared by Wayne Rossi
Zach H does some great stuff - this contains excellent "Holmesian Random Names" (a brilliant name generator) and "One Hit Point Monsters." Additionally, his Monster Reference Sheet is designed to let you roll up new creatures using the Holmes monsters as ingredients. Check it out!
https://sites.google.com/site/zenopusarchives/home/holmes-ref
Originally shared by Wayne Rossi
Zach H does some great stuff - this contains excellent "Holmesian Random Names" (a brilliant name generator) and "One Hit Point Monsters." Additionally, his Monster Reference Sheet is designed to let you roll up new creatures using the Holmes monsters as ingredients. Check it out!
https://sites.google.com/site/zenopusarchives/home/holmes-ref
Monday, July 7, 2014
This may be the first time I've linked to a YouTube video here:
This may be the first time I've linked to a YouTube video here:
"A neutral territory live role-playing game using an old game, Holmes D&D. These are the rules. I DM and four players play one of each race/class type. A non-player hosts the game on his/her YT channel. A one-off proving the system doesn't matter for great role-playing and we are all created equal so let's have some fun and close some gaps/arguments."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWL4Qo5hgyg
"A neutral territory live role-playing game using an old game, Holmes D&D. These are the rules. I DM and four players play one of each race/class type. A non-player hosts the game on his/her YT channel. A one-off proving the system doesn't matter for great role-playing and we are all created equal so let's have some fun and close some gaps/arguments."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWL4Qo5hgyg
Is anyone aware of an attempt at re-doing the typeset of the Holmes edition?
Is anyone aware of an attempt at re-doing the typeset of the Holmes edition? I dig reading this stuff from time to time, but as far as the actual book goes, the typesetting makes my OCD-ness cringe.
Paleologos on DF corrects a common misconception about Jean Wells original version of B3 (the orange-cover free pdf...
Paleologos on DF corrects a common misconception about Jean Wells original version of B3 (the orange-cover free pdf version):
"Actually - I'm running it now and I think the original B3 is quite a blast. I need to correct a common misconception, though. There are no missing stairways on the original map. I think the source of confusion is John Rateliff's review:
John D. Rateliff wrote:
"The area map was deleted, along with all the accompanying wilderness encounters. Several areas of the castle are redrawn, adding or deleting rooms, while the entire Tower Level vanishes from the revised version. More significantly, Moldvay fixes a significant flaw in the original, explaining how the princess got upstairs in her own castle by adding a main staircase (area 22 in the "green cover" edition)."
There are actually TWO ways between the two main levels in Wells' version - a stairway in the southeast corner (shows up on maps of both levels) and a trap door in a tower to the west. There are also stairs to a separate tower.
Moldvay didn't add a main staircase in area 22 of the green cover version - he added a stairway to the outside. I have no idea what Rateliff was thinking, but he was totally confused and his error regarding the absence of stairways shows up all over the internet.
Always remember to check your sources..."
From here:
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1528791#p1528791
"Actually - I'm running it now and I think the original B3 is quite a blast. I need to correct a common misconception, though. There are no missing stairways on the original map. I think the source of confusion is John Rateliff's review:
John D. Rateliff wrote:
"The area map was deleted, along with all the accompanying wilderness encounters. Several areas of the castle are redrawn, adding or deleting rooms, while the entire Tower Level vanishes from the revised version. More significantly, Moldvay fixes a significant flaw in the original, explaining how the princess got upstairs in her own castle by adding a main staircase (area 22 in the "green cover" edition)."
There are actually TWO ways between the two main levels in Wells' version - a stairway in the southeast corner (shows up on maps of both levels) and a trap door in a tower to the west. There are also stairs to a separate tower.
Moldvay didn't add a main staircase in area 22 of the green cover version - he added a stairway to the outside. I have no idea what Rateliff was thinking, but he was totally confused and his error regarding the absence of stairways shows up all over the internet.
Always remember to check your sources..."
From here:
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1528791#p1528791
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