A look at the 1975 Warlock Spell Point system for OD&D. #completewarlock

A look at the 1975 Warlock Spell Point system for OD&D. #completewarlock
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-warlock-od-spell-point-system.html

The perennial topic, which I read with renewed interest after evaluating the original 1974 thief (see my most recent...

The perennial topic, which I read with renewed interest after evaluating the original 1974 thief (see my most recent blog post).
http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=73029&p=1720294#p1720294

Mike Mornard on M.A.R. Barker's immense Tekumel/Empire of the Petal Throne megadungeon:

Mike Mornard on M.A.R. Barker's immense Tekumel/Empire of the Petal Throne megadungeon:
"One of the tools placed at our disposal was the underworld that [Barker] had placed under his starting city, Jakalla. I had explored parts of this, but had never seen the entire map until now. Phil used a 17 x 22 sheet of TEN SQUARE TO THE INCH graph paper, with each square equaling ten feet (just like in original D&D). Think about it… that is enormous. Over a quarter mile on the short side, and nearly half a mile on the long side, and all of it full to the brim with interesting stuff and horrible doom. For instance, in the southwest sector is a maze. And when I say a maze, I mean a TRUE maze; one way in, one way out, false turnings, dead ends, the whole nine yards. It’s about 900 by 900 feet. That’s three football fields."
https://wmusswtwbf.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/garycon-2015-part-3

An interview with Leonard Patt, who wrote the "Rules for Middle-Earth" that influenced the Fantasy Supplement of...

An interview with Leonard Patt, who wrote the "Rules for Middle-Earth" that influenced the Fantasy Supplement of Chainmail.

Here's another bit of inspirational art for Dr Holmes' wereshark.

Piper wrote:

Here's another bit of inspirational art for Dr Holmes' wereshark.

I wrote a little about the original version of Gygax's Thief class and how it differs from the Greyhawk version.

I wrote a little about the original version of Gygax's Thief class and how it differs from the Greyhawk version. Bonus: a Thieves Reference Sheet collating the info from the original article into a one-page sheet.
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-d6-hd-od-thief.html

An OD&D printing history lesson - with visual aids!

An OD&D printing history lesson - with visual aids!

Originally shared by Jon Peterson

Back in 2014, I expressed my intention to celebrate the birthday of Dungeons & Dragons on the last Sunday of January: since it happened to be January 26th, that is commonly given as the anniversary. But in 2016, it falls on the final day of the month, and to honor the occasion, today I'm inaugurating a new Playing at the World video series.

This first episode is focused on the original Dungeons & Dragons boxed set; I am joined today by my friend and fellow collector Bill Meinhardt, who graciously provides his hospitality, expertise, and amazing collectibles. Even if you're not in the market for the physical boxes, you can still experience the game, as Wizards recently released PDFs of their eighth printing of the original Dungeons & Dragons books - on January 26th, it turns out.
https://youtu.be/sQlA6oAyLXg