Reading through Holmes again it suggests using dexterity for initiative order, but then I noticed none of the...

Reading through Holmes again it suggests using dexterity for initiative order, but then I noticed none of the creatures in the monster section have that stat...what is the assumed dexterity per creature?

Holmes Basic was released the same year as Star Wars.

Holmes Basic was released the same year as Star Wars. Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford were probably the first actors that I knew by name.

Originally shared by James Spahn

Thanks, Carrie.
http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/
http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies

Interesting way of reframing the past. Though I'd then put the 1975 Warlock ahead of Holmes Basic #completewarlock

Interesting way of reframing the past. Though I'd then put the 1975 Warlock ahead of Holmes Basic #completewarlock

Originally shared by James V West

It just dawned on me that Holmes' 1977 Basic Set was the first retroclone.

Accidentally referred to a "plot elephant" today when talking about Howard's Tower of the Elephant

2011 interview with Will McLean, noted for his comic art in the Dragon and the the DMG ("Papers & Paychecks", for...

2011 interview with Will McLean, noted for his comic art in the Dragon and the the DMG ("Papers & Paychecks", for example). He passed away in Oct 2015.

Originally shared by Olde House Rules

An unsung hero of old-school art: Will McLean...
https://www.blackgate.com/2011/05/11/art-of-the-genre-an-inteview-with-will-mclean/

Scored a critical hit for Xmas!

Scored a critical hit for Xmas!

Just finished running U1 for my 9yo & his two cousins.

Just finished running U1 for my 9yo & his two cousins. They took control of the Sea Ghost after a desperate battle on the deck. This is a continuation of a campaign we started in the summer of 2015. They've finished the Zenopus & Mentzer Sample Dungeons, Quest for the Silver Sword, the Blizzard Pass group adventure and U1. I use BECMI with a Holmes influence; I often run combat by DEX. For Xmas, I gave my niece the BECMI Master Set books (she has the lower levels rulebooks already). She's been running her younger brother, his friend and the two dads thru Palace of the Silver Princess.