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Math, history, and design of old-school D&D

2020-01-27

Subterrane Surveys: Dungeon of Zenopus (per Holmes)

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Today we're looking at the sample dungeon from the first-ever D&D Basic Set, edited by Eric Holmes (1979) -- what many of us now cal...
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2020-01-23

In Memoriam: B.J. "BigFella" Johnson

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Sadly, one of my best gaming buddies, B.J. Johnson (who identified online as "BigFella"), passed away suddenly and by surprise las...
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2020-01-20

Wandering Monsters in Holmes Basic D&D

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Today we're looking at the first-ever D&D Basic set, edited by Eric Holmes (1977). This is the first set of D&D rules I ever had...
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2020-01-17

On Empty Rooms

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Occasionally I analyze early dungeon design rules given by Gygax (or others) in OD&D, and note that a majority of the rooms are suppos...
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2020-01-13

Subterrane Surveys: Gygax's Castle Greyhawk

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We're incredibly fortunate that on August 16th, 2007, Matt "Eridanis" Bogen managed to take a few photos of Gary Gygax running...
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2020-01-11

Article on OD&D at Dicebreaker

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Dicebreaker is a brand-new news site dedicated to news in the tabletop gaming community. They just put up a really nice, meaty article for...
2020-01-10

The Hobbit Autopsy by Lindsay Ellis

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In the last few days, I had the pleasure of watching Lindsay Ellis' Hugo-nominated video essay on the making of Peter Jackson The Hobb...
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