Here's a write-up of a "new" monster for Holmes Basic & OD&D, which features in the Forgotten Smugglers' Cave adventure:
Were-shark
Were-shark
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Another new area for the Forgotten Smugglers' Cave adventure on the Zenopus Archives? Yes!
What will the PCs find when they search the old crates in #17: Holding Area?
The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave #17: Holding Area
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On the Zenopus Archives, I highlight the newest episode of the long-running Fear of a Black Dragon OSR/FRPG podcast, which is dedicated to the Tower of Zenopus, the sample dungeon from the Holmes Basic D&D rulebook.
Fear of a Black Dragon podcast: Tower of Zenopus
Over on the Zenopus Archives, I share Jim Ward's story about why later printings of the Holmes Basic set included chits instead of dice:
Jim Ward on the Why of Chits
As promised earlier, a closer look at Sutherland's painting for the Holmes Basic set box cover:
Sutherland Dragon Details
Today marks ten years of exploring with underworld of Holmes Basic D&D with the Zenopus Archives blog!
To mark the occasion, I've got a "Collector's Edition" post up:
Ten Years of the Zenopus Archives
The Ruined Tower of Zenopus is currently just $1.39 (about 30% off) thru September 7th as part of DMs Guild's "September Starter" sale:
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Warning: Wereshark Incoming!
The latest area for the Forgotten Smugglers' Cave adventure, Area #10: Driftwood Hermitage, features a Wereshark, one of the few monsters for D&D created by J. Eric Holmes:
The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave #10: Driftwood Hermitage
The next installment of The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave dungeon has been posted!
To the east of the Reef Cavern is another a water-filled cavern, with the sound of falling water to the east...
The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave #9: Waterfall Cavern
The next installment of The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave dungeon has been posted!
South of the Grotto lies a water-filled cavern, lit by an eerie glow from under the water...
The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave #8: Reef Cavern
It's Holmes Day 2021! J. Eric Holmes was born on this day, 91 years ago. Over on the Zenopus Archives blog, I've got a "new" photo of Holmes, plus my "Holmesian Highlights" of the past year: Holmes Day 2021
The Ruined Tower of Zenopus has hit another milestone: Platinum Seller status!
Read more here:
https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-ruined-tower-of-zenopus-goes.html
The second post on running the Ruined Tower of Zenopus using old school D&D rules.
This one focuses on a Roster of Monsters for the dungeon rooms, with stats usable with Holmes/OD&D/your favorite retroclone
On the blog, I am posting notes on running the Ruined Tower of Zenopus using old school D&D. The first post covers pages 1-5, the bulk of which is stats for my customized Wandering Monster table. Notes are written up for Holmes Ref (Holmes Basic + OD&D) but should be suitable for any old D&D.
The Ruined Tower of Zenopus: Running it Retro
Just noticed that DMs Guild is having a Cyber Monday sale, and is included, so it is currently only $1.59. Sale is on for about 16.5 hours more.
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