Great photo of the dice that came with the #HolmesBasic D&D boxed set. The dice were always pre-inked by the manufacturer.
December 5, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Great photo of the dice that came with the #HolmesBasic D&D boxed set. The dice were always pre-inked by the manufacturer.
New on the Zenopus Archives, more about the forthcoming metal minis set based on the #HolmesBasic cover from Sirius miniatures:
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Metal Minis based on the Holmes Basic Set Cover are Forthcoming
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October 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New on the Zenopus Archives, more about the forthcoming metal minis set based on the #HolmesBasic cover from Sirius miniatures:
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🔥 Advance promos of a Red Dragon metal mini, based on the #HolmesBasic cover by David Sutherland, were given out at GAMA by the manufacturer Sirius. Josh Warduke has already exquisitely painted one! ⤵️
Tonight’s painting: the new metal Holmes Basic red dragon from @siriusdice.bsky.social
March 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
🔥 Advance promos of a Red Dragon metal mini, based on the #HolmesBasic cover by David Sutherland, were given out at GAMA by the manufacturer Sirius. Josh Warduke has already exquisitely painted one! ⤵️
New metal minis based on Sutherland's art for the #HolmesBasic cover are forthcoming! See this post & discussion thread on EnWorld:
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New metal minis based on Sutherland's art for the #HolmesBasic cover are forthcoming! See this post & discussion thread on EnWorld:
Illustration by #ErolOtus from the back cover of the D&D module B2 The Keep on the Borderlands by #GaryGygax. 1980, originally written for #HolmesBasic
August 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Illustration by #ErolOtus from the back cover of the D&D module B2 The Keep on the Borderlands by #GaryGygax. 1980, originally written for #HolmesBasic
I've finally tracked down a copy of J. Eric Holmes' "Fantasy Role Playing Games" from 1981. It's sort of a primer on fantasy and science fiction TTRPGs for people (like overly religious '80s parents) unfamiliar with how they work.
#johnericholmes #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #holmesbasic
#johnericholmes #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #holmesbasic
April 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I've finally tracked down a copy of J. Eric Holmes' "Fantasy Role Playing Games" from 1981. It's sort of a primer on fantasy and science fiction TTRPGs for people (like overly religious '80s parents) unfamiliar with how they work.
#johnericholmes #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #holmesbasic
#johnericholmes #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #holmesbasic
On Wandering DMs, a fun conversation about their recent play-through of the 2011 Skull Mountain module, by Jeff Sparks, which is inspired by the famous cross-section in #HolmesBasic. ⤵️
Yesterday we had a nifty post-mortem of our marathon actual play in Skull Mountain. Touched on a bunch of interesting design & performance issues. Neat we had perspectives from Paul as DM & me as player! #dnd #chat www.youtube.com/live/U3cQN-d...
Skull Mountain Debrief | 12 Hours of Birthday D&D | Wandering DMs S07 E23
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July 23, 2025 at 6:06 PM
On Wandering DMs, a fun conversation about their recent play-through of the 2011 Skull Mountain module, by Jeff Sparks, which is inspired by the famous cross-section in #HolmesBasic. ⤵️
51) Holmes Basic D&D (1977). A cleaned up version of the rules written by Dr J Eric Holmes. Importantly he was a very good writer who cleaned up the game presentation to create a very strong gateway to TTRPGs. Only levels 1-3, with an eye to the future Advanced edition #HolmesBasic #ttrpg #dnd #d&d
December 15, 2024 at 11:29 PM
51) Holmes Basic D&D (1977). A cleaned up version of the rules written by Dr J Eric Holmes. Importantly he was a very good writer who cleaned up the game presentation to create a very strong gateway to TTRPGs. Only levels 1-3, with an eye to the future Advanced edition #HolmesBasic #ttrpg #dnd #d&d
This sample dungeon was created by J. Eric Holmes, editor of the first Basic D&D box set, and was featured in his 1981 book “Fantasy Role Playing Games”. #dungeonsanddragons #holmesbasic #johnericholmes #basicdnd
March 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This sample dungeon was created by J. Eric Holmes, editor of the first Basic D&D box set, and was featured in his 1981 book “Fantasy Role Playing Games”. #dungeonsanddragons #holmesbasic #johnericholmes #basicdnd
I now own a piece of D&D history. The UK release of Holmes Basic with exclusive art by Fangorn (Chris Baker)!
Granted, I had the pdf printed from lulu, but it came out so good!
#holmesbasic #dnd #ttrpg #solorpg
Granted, I had the pdf printed from lulu, but it came out so good!
#holmesbasic #dnd #ttrpg #solorpg
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I now own a piece of D&D history. The UK release of Holmes Basic with exclusive art by Fangorn (Chris Baker)!
Granted, I had the pdf printed from lulu, but it came out so good!
#holmesbasic #dnd #ttrpg #solorpg
Granted, I had the pdf printed from lulu, but it came out so good!
#holmesbasic #dnd #ttrpg #solorpg
17 Years of Blogging and 49 Years of D&D
This month is the 49th year of Holmes Basic (Blue Box), so this is also my 49th year of playing D&D
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#TTRPG #RPG #DnD #HolmesBasic
This month is the 49th year of Holmes Basic (Blue Box), so this is also my 49th year of playing D&D
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#TTRPG #RPG #DnD #HolmesBasic
17 Years of the Blog – 49 Years of D&D | Follow Me And Die!
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July 18, 2026 at 1:04 AM
17 Years of Blogging and 49 Years of D&D
This month is the 49th year of Holmes Basic (Blue Box), so this is also my 49th year of playing D&D
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#TTRPG #RPG #DnD #HolmesBasic
This month is the 49th year of Holmes Basic (Blue Box), so this is also my 49th year of playing D&D
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#TTRPG #RPG #DnD #HolmesBasic