tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.comments2024-03-17T14:05:20.576-07:00ZENOPUS ARCHIVESZenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger2611125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-62117518284098472092024-03-01T09:51:15.611-08:002024-03-01T09:51:15.611-08:00Thanks. The general idea goes back to Arneson'...Thanks. The general idea goes back to Arneson's Temple of the Frog adventure, where the baddies are breeding frogs and frogmen. I added a note about that.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-47601942242479843072024-03-01T09:22:35.622-08:002024-03-01T09:22:35.622-08:00Interesting idea for a wizard to breed and raise g...Interesting idea for a wizard to breed and raise giant "attack frogs" for use in defending their turf.<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-20974050914051626412024-02-27T10:02:37.613-08:002024-02-27T10:02:37.613-08:00Seconded...looking forward to reading the original...Seconded...looking forward to reading the original manuscript without having to give Hasbro/WotC any of my money.Gladwainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413469802188161990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-9669317422518610262024-02-27T09:03:30.068-08:002024-02-27T09:03:30.068-08:00Fantastic: thanks for sharing this!Fantastic: thanks for sharing this!JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-90927291585879465502024-01-30T16:25:29.284-08:002024-01-30T16:25:29.284-08:00I wish they posted the size, and I miss the jewels...I wish they posted the size, and I miss the jewels embedded in its chest scale gaps. But it does look great.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116795932377593506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-72679786857752514292024-01-27T15:59:14.722-08:002024-01-27T15:59:14.722-08:00Running it tonight!Running it tonight!davrionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649918988368784564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-68197053392294548342024-01-27T15:13:27.114-08:002024-01-27T15:13:27.114-08:00Wow, that's great! Hope it went well.Wow, that's great! Hope it went well.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-11309622190643575362024-01-25T19:53:24.828-08:002024-01-25T19:53:24.828-08:00Running this on Saturday as a throwback for the 50...Running this on Saturday as a throwback for the 50th anniversary, and this post came in very useful to figure out where things were on the island map!davrionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649918988368784564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-73000119335014963312024-01-24T15:54:43.704-08:002024-01-24T15:54:43.704-08:00Sweet!Sweet!Narmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635665594860371230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-39426947132432059762024-01-23T14:49:13.886-08:002024-01-23T14:49:13.886-08:00I wish they would have included a medium-sized min...I wish they would have included a medium-sized miniature for scale. I've no idea how big the figure is. Is it larger than the one included in the random sets, or more or less the same size but in a different pose with treasure? The price does not help, either... Could go either way, with the rarity...James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-474531716820652452023-12-19T20:51:00.633-08:002023-12-19T20:51:00.633-08:00Agree, totally unexpected! Fury Road just felt rig...Agree, totally unexpected! Fury Road just felt right.lore sutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790871229694403818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-87685778782533591572023-12-03T19:22:59.671-08:002023-12-03T19:22:59.671-08:00It's interesting to think about the leap in po...It's interesting to think about the leap in popularity of dungeons and dragons since the first edition of PatW was released. Even though the book's treatment of the whole history of wargaming served as a prelude to talking about D&D, at least it wasn't marketed as such. That may be partly why it received its reputation as a scholarly text, which it very clearly is. This 2nd edition is subtitled "Invention of D&D". Presumably, volume 2 will have a similar subtitle, "*Blank* of D&D" I just thought the marketing was interesting. If the choice is between buying the WotC "Making of" book or this, I will choose this.captainjapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426136772217346340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-41107197290966716762023-12-01T19:50:30.415-08:002023-12-01T19:50:30.415-08:00That game looks awesome...loved playing Car Wars b...That game looks awesome...loved playing Car Wars back in the day. I always wanted to combine CW and Gamma World.Gladwainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413469802188161990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-74470722991473490992023-11-27T11:07:31.881-08:002023-11-27T11:07:31.881-08:00This is really neat. I'd love to read the intr...This is really neat. I'd love to read the introduction by Gary.Kersushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942876270160193704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-69871301703782654742023-10-28T19:28:58.098-07:002023-10-28T19:28:58.098-07:00Nice! Thanks for your article!Nice! Thanks for your article!Mark CMG Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-61948452044769105002023-10-24T08:54:06.137-07:002023-10-24T08:54:06.137-07:00Sleestak from Land of the Lost on Saturday Morning...Sleestak from Land of the Lost on Saturday Mornings.Stu Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18353295670540227320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-82225521382889259332023-10-12T14:54:32.246-07:002023-10-12T14:54:32.246-07:00Cap at 12. That's interesting. I'm now t...Cap at 12. That's interesting. I'm now thinking there were a bunch of people who ended up with Holmes Basic, Cook Expert, and Mentzer Companion. Did anyone else think that the Companion box ought to have come with a Companion module? I did when I got mine.<br /><br />Someone might be thinking of creating a Holmes Expert set of rules which cap at 12, but then I think we basically already have that between what Cook gave us, Blueholme, and the Zenopus Archives tables for levels above 3 such as Holmes Basic + OD&D Reference Sheet v1.0.<br /><br />If you were to make this go to level 12, that'd be easy to figure out I'm sure. Plus, since the two Holmes Ref Compilations list sixth level spells but the maximum allowed to characters in both Holmes Ref documents only list up to 5th level spells...unless that was a error with spacing and the number of 6th levels spells is hidden by the section to the right.Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822838489356977527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-60865685225213344802023-10-01T13:07:28.627-07:002023-10-01T13:07:28.627-07:00Nice writeup! It is not really surprising, but nic...Nice writeup! It is not really surprising, but nice to get it confirmed. TSR seemed to always consider all of the non-AD&D D&D games the same game really even though there are differences for each iteration. Havard:https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672640381532559035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-45394776166787167272023-10-01T12:48:40.707-07:002023-10-01T12:48:40.707-07:00Yeah, it's sure a strange decision on their pa...Yeah, it's sure a strange decision on their part! Although because it includes the reference tables from Basic, you could run a decent game with just this book. Just missing the low level spells/monsters/treasure, and you could probably mash all the info from those into a single reference table.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-48377962430615624662023-09-30T00:46:15.689-07:002023-09-30T00:46:15.689-07:00I quickly went to it and the basic, but found out ...I quickly went to it and the basic, but found out they have yet to make Basic POD. Ones that happen I will get them, but I fail to see the point till then. Strange choice from WotC.Janichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721807584724013590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-84923759472980150582023-09-20T09:28:15.126-07:002023-09-20T09:28:15.126-07:00Congrats! This is one of my favorite blogs and it&...Congrats! This is one of my favorite blogs and it's great to see you still going strong.Jon Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030406521787423155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-59824555067326931592023-09-14T16:38:17.456-07:002023-09-14T16:38:17.456-07:00Congratulations, this is indeed a mighty achieveme...Congratulations, this is indeed a mighty achievement.Kyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992025061183651850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-71848289196068881362023-09-13T05:28:04.134-07:002023-09-13T05:28:04.134-07:00This may, in fact, be my favorite Dungeons & D...This may, in fact, be my favorite Dungeons & Dragons blog; with OR without the pictures. It's so easy to fall down a rabbit hole, over here. I swear, fifty percent of the reason I dig Holmes so much has to do with finding this site. It's one for the ages.captainjapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426136772217346340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-73835739466372459582023-09-12T17:49:29.932-07:002023-09-12T17:49:29.932-07:00Congratulations - such a great and valuable resour...Congratulations - such a great and valuable resource! Have you considered compiling a "best of" into some form of publication?<br /><br />For instance, you could pull your analysis of the Holmes manuscript into a formatted document. I would buy a copy!paleologoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640356065053822793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-24426159884952252132023-09-08T14:33:37.571-07:002023-09-08T14:33:37.571-07:00Very cool - I have to pick this up!Very cool - I have to pick this up!paleologoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640356065053822793noreply@blogger.com