Here is a question for the community:

Here is a question for the community:

How much monetary treasure would you expect to carry out of the dungeon on the average while playing Holmes-scaled characters (1st to 3rd level; the system I am using goes up to 6th)? Where would you draw the line between "this was a bad haul", "this was OK", and "this was more than we expected"?

I have a hunch I may be a bit too tight-fisted, and would like to know how much do you think is too little and too much.

Let's assume a party of 3-4 PCs with an average of two followers each.

1981 TSR UK flier that I've never seen before. Uses the TSR Face Logo. Some fun quotes:

1981 TSR UK flier that I've never seen before. Uses the TSR Face Logo. Some fun quotes:

"Welcome to a world where the Fantastic is Fact"

"The game that begins where others end"

"The D&D game does not belong to this world because it is a game where the imagination reigns supreme".

Plus a usage of the term "Fighting Man" - generally not seen anymore by 1981.

Originally shared by Paul Vermeren

A promotional leaflet from TSR UK, circa 1981, that I find fascinating. "...success depends on how wholeheartedly you throw yourself into the role."

I really like TSR UK stuff.
https://classicdndartwork.tumblr.com/post/149886413476/scan-of-1981-dd-promotional-leaflet-from-tsr-uk

Please welcome Gabor Lux (aka Melan on forums), author of a number of adventures for Fight On!

Please welcome Gabor Lux (aka Melan on forums), author of a number of adventures for Fight On! and other publications, and who has a new blog, Beyond Fomalhaut.
http://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/

Monster Face Bookmark.

Monster Face Bookmark. Another one from the scanning backlog. This one was drawn in a blue ink pen I was using for a while.

Just thought I let you all know about a little project I've been working on.

Just thought I let you all know about a little project I've been working on. Been working with Hirst Arts dungeon pieces, and am putting together a 3d dungeon of Holme's Tower of Zenopus. Pics will follow!!

1979 D&D Article in Games Magazine

Tony Rowe wrote:

I tracked down this intro to D&D article by Jon Freeman in the September/October 1979 issue of GAMES magazine. Freeman wrote The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games (expanded from the earlier A Player's Guide to Table Games). The dungeon at the end of the article is designed by Freeman and Jeff Johnson, Freeman's co-creator of the Temple of Apshai computer game published by Epyx (also founded by Freeman). Freeman later teamed up with his wife, Anne Westfall, to found Free Fall Associates (Freeman + Westfall = Free Fall). With Paul Reiche III (GW1: Legion of Gold, Booty and the Beasts, The Necromican) they created the fantastic action/strategy game ARCHON in 1983.

Zenopus note: I added a bunch of links to the people/items mentioned in Tony's excellent summary

Info on Tridentcon

Info on Tridentcon

Originally shared by Zenopus Archives

If you are in the DC/Baltimore area, consider attending Tridentcon 3 on Columbus Day weekend (Oct 8-9) in Severna Park, MD. Organized by Erik Jensen this con has both old & new school games. I'll be running an OD&D game in the afternoon on Sat. There are also games by other G+ers Eric Hoffman James Spahn Noah Stevens Humza K Pearce Shea Charley Phipps Reynaldo Madriñan Larry Hollis. The full game schedule can be seen on Warhorn (link below). #tridentcon  
https://warhorn.net/events/tridentcon-2016/schedule/2016/10/08