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A Curious Assortment of Rules

This is the 32nd in a continuing series of articles, which reedits house rules for Holmes Basic D&D from 40-year-old […]

“MISCELLANEOUS WEAPONS: Those with bonuses of +1, +2 or +3 gain a bonus of equal merit on damage scored, except

In his “Dispatch from the Campaign Desk” in L’avant garde #74 (August 1985), editor Dave writes: “From the Pandemonium Society,

Another curiosity in Holmes is the player character move rates. The Movement Table (9) shows that an “unencumbered, unarmored man”

The following article appeared in L’avant garde #63 (May 1984). Movement and Encumbrance by Phenster It’s true that our first

Languages reveal culture. Their use in an RPG campaign adds verisimilitude. Riffing off Phenster’s examples, we can introduce languages to

In the September 1984 “Dispatch from the Campaign Desk,” Dave introduces Phenster’s contribution: “Phenster tells us a story wrapped around

Stephen Wendell / September 23, 2023

“On behalf of all Association members, I thank Steve Ruskin for his dedicated service to this publication over the last

This is the 25th in a continuing series of articles, which reedits house rules for Holmes Basic D&D from 40-year-old

The player party visits their local Sword & Board to recruit NPCs for the next adventure. How many potential hirelings