I recently mentioned that I'll be running the first part of the Gen Con X tournament at Gary Con this year, a town...

I recently mentioned that I'll be running the first part of the Gen Con X tournament at Gary Con this year, a town adventure in which the PCs need to locate the key to a long-dead wizard's tower. While not strictly Holmes, the tournament used OD&D+Greyhawk and was held the year the Holmes Basic Set was released at Gen Con.

So far, I've requested a 4-hour time slot on Thursday, from 10am-2pm, but I'm not sure where it will end up. I'd also like to run it a second time, probably during an evening time slot. I'll be using the original 4th level pre-gens, and perhaps run the other two rounds in subsequent years, using the same characters. Should be a lot of fun!

Wayne just got a copy of the 1975 Warlock. Includes a few pics ofpages. #completewarlock

Wayne just got a copy of the 1975 Warlock. Includes a few pics of pages. #completewarlock

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Dungeons & Beavers in my mailbox today.

Xenomorphs for Holmes Basic

Tristan Tanner wrote:

I already did the kruthiks, which were essentially xenomorph expys, so why not the real deal? Alien only came out a couple of years after the blue book, I imagine there may have been an alien or two stalking the underworld...

https://bogeymanscave.blogspot.com/2018/09/xenomorphs-for-holmes-basic.html

Found a Cthulhu-head mug for my HYPERBOREAN coffee.

Found a Cthulhu-head mug for my HYPERBOREAN coffee.

Just wanted to give this it's due in this community.

Just wanted to give this it's due in this community. I'm uncertain it's been specifically pointed out here in this group. This is apparently a Holmes 'supplement' for Holmes-style Middle-Earth campaigning. I apologize I do not know the source/author.
I do know it's good stuff. Great starting point at the VERY least. Fun.
http://swordplusone.com/Drums.pdf

Lizardmen PCs for Holmes Basic

I turned my comments from the previous post to a write-up of Lizardmen PCs for Holmes. Of note, Holmes had lizardmen guards in town in two different stories in Tales of Peril.

http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2018/09/lizardmen-pcs-for-holmes-basic.html
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2018/09/lizardmen-pcs-for-holmes-basic.html

What's next? Another book, of course!