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Post by Zenopus on Jun 14, 2011 19:32:41 GMT -6
Man, all this stuff is FANTASTIC! Z, Be Thou Exalted! Thank you, glad you like it! Here's another Holmes Basic adventure, the Maze of Nuromen, by J.B. over at The Forbidden Mazes of the Jennerak. I saw that dungeon in the other forum, but thanks for the reminder. I've added his blog to the Blogs page now, with links to three of his posts (Nuromen dungeon, Avamere outdoor campaign map, Totenkopf dungeon): Da BlogsMaze of Nuromen is a brillant adventure. My group is going through it right now. It could be for any game system really since the designer hasn't listed any critter stats. Highly recommended. And his maps are very artistic. |
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Post by Zenopus on Jun 26, 2011 8:21:26 GMT -6
Revised both of the above sections yesterday. The Artists page has some info on artists for Holmes' Dragon magazine stories & articles. The Roslof page has many more entries, thanks to misterspock on the Acaeum. |
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Post by Zenopus on Jun 26, 2011 22:47:49 GMT -6
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Post by bluskreem on Jul 11, 2011 15:32:34 GMT -6
Have you checked out "Fire in the Jungle"? I was thinking it might warent a listing in the "Modules, Scenarios and Settings" section. I've been meaning to suggest it for a while now, but I wasn't sure if it would be apprpriate as it's generic Basic D&D, rather then Holmes specific as far as I can tell. The monster listings in the setting use a hybrid of BX and Holmes (listing both Dex Scores, and Morale,) and the sample dungeon uses Holmesian Alphabetic dungeon keying, so it seem rather Holmes friendly.
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Post by Zenopus on Jul 11, 2011 20:29:21 GMT -6
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Post by bluskreem on Jul 12, 2011 20:30:53 GMT -6
Yup, that's it.
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Post by Zenopus on Sept 12, 2011 8:44:44 GMT -6
I now have a blog associated with the website. I plan to post updates (and other tidbits) to the website on the blog, so you can follow the blog to tell when there's an update rather than just checking the site. zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/ |
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Post by foxroe on Sept 12, 2011 12:19:09 GMT -6
Holy Crap!  Thanks, dude. I had almost completely forgotten I did that. It was actually just sort of a thought experiment -- what sort of changes/additions would make SW:WB feel a bit more like Holmes. Thanks for linking to it. And great site, BTW! Karma +1 to you, my good sir! |
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Post by Zenopus on Sept 12, 2011 20:12:29 GMT -6
You're welcome, foxroe. When someone puts effort into a Holmes-related project, it should be remembered.
That also reminds me I should note the 4th printing of Swords & Wizardry on that page also, since it has a "Blue Book" option for order of events in combat.
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Otto Harkaman
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Post by Otto Harkaman on Aug 3, 2012 9:33:34 GMT -6
Great informative website Zenopus!
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Post by Zenopus on Aug 4, 2012 8:06:37 GMT -6
Thanks, Otto, I'm glad you like it! Did you start with Holmes Basic?
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Otto Harkaman
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Post by Otto Harkaman on Aug 4, 2012 9:26:11 GMT -6
Yes I did somewhat start out with Holmes basic. I didn't realize all the twists and turns of its history till I read your website.
I lucked out, one summer I was staying with my aunt, who was a professor at the University of Kentucky. I was pretty young maybe eleven and got to play with a group in '75 or '76 can't remember, they were teenagers older than me. I think they had just started to use the Greyhawk supplement in their game. Back home in Atlanta, Georgia, I think a year or two later I was able to purchase the three OD&D booklets. Now after reading your website I would agree with the quotes by Dr. Holmes that it was impossible to dig through those books at that age and figure out how you were suppose to play. Must have been in '78 I was able to purchase the Monster Manual and the Holmes Basic set. Then I think I got the player's manual. So yeah I actually really started to learn the game by the Holmes summary of the game.
Like everyone else I am always fascinated at the history of the game. How it developed, who thought of what, etc. etc.
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Otto Harkaman
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Post by Otto Harkaman on Aug 5, 2012 9:47:21 GMT -6
Now that I know, I wish I had a copy of Holmes original manuscript before Gary messed with it.
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Post by Zenopus on Aug 5, 2012 13:37:22 GMT -6
Thanks for sharing your origin story, Otto. Always interesting to hear from those who experienced Holmes during the early years when OD&D was still prevalent. I started at the tail end of the Holmes era (1982), so went over to AD&D pretty quickly, though in retrospect we were actually playing "Advanced Holmes Basic" since we ignored so many of the fiddly AD&D rules. Holmes is great for showing how to play the core of the game (OD&D or AD&D).
Yes, that'd be the holy grail of Holmes research! Holmes "0th edition".
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Post by riftstone on Aug 6, 2012 20:48:51 GMT -6
Thanks for sharing your origin story, Otto. Always interesting to hear from those who experienced Holmes during the early years when OD&D was still prevalent. I started at the tail end of the Holmes era (1982), so went over to AD&D pretty quickly, though in retrospect we were actually playing "Advanced Holmes Basic" since we ignored so many of the fiddly AD&D rules. Holmes is great for showing how to play the core of the game (OD&D or AD&D). Wow, Zenopus, this was how I was introduced to the game as well. Same year. After we started playing AD&D, my friend gave me the copy of Holmes Basic, which I still proudly possess. BTW, nice website. Lot of work, putting all that together. |
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Post by Zenopus on Dec 8, 2012 21:34:38 GMT -6
For those of you on Google+: "I've just created a Holmes Basic Community of G+. I'll start posting links to my blog posts over there if you want to follow them there (rather than here), plus other random comments and links to other blogs that may not warrant a full post here. It's private, so you'll have to request to join or see the content, although the community is publicly searchable on Google+ (i.e., anyone can search and find it, and then request to join). Below is a link if you wish to join. You'll need to be a Google Plus member first." Holmes Basic G+ Community |
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Post by austrodavicus on Dec 9, 2012 0:14:36 GMT -6
Request sent.  |
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Post by Cameron DuBeers on Dec 9, 2012 0:18:26 GMT -6
See you there, Dave!  |
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