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Probably the module for Dragon Quest: Enchanted Wood by Jaquays. It may be the most interesting module for a game I've ever seen.

Just a heads up in here for the The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg. Go to the link for more info: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretsofblackmoor/the-lost-dungeons-of-tonisborg Glad to answer any questions. Thanks, Griff

One of the oldest Mega-Dungeons ever created, Greg Svenson's Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg is now available again. We're running a KickStarter for it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretsofblackmoor/the-lost-dungeons-of-tonisborg Feel free to ask questions about the book. Or, future...

Of the 6 people who were in the room when Arneson demonstrated Blackmoor in Lake Geneva all of them seem to think they were seeing something very novel. Gary Gygax was taken with the concept immediately and tried to copy it with Rob Kuntz the next day unsuccessfully. Rob Kuntz describes how...

History has this odd way of just being a set of facts. Dave Arneson had this crazy idea and invented a game that all of you play in one form or another. Go read the forward to the D&D supplement 2 - Blackmoor, where Gary Gygax says that Blackmoor was the first D&D campaign. It's funny, in our...

This is truly wonderful data. Gonna have to get a copy of this book.

Sorry, I don't visit this forum much. The film is currently only avialable on Vimeo. You can link through our site: https://www.secretsofblackmoor.com Don't forget to check our store out for groovy old school RPG stuff: https://store.secretsofblackmoor.com 2nd printings of Tonisborg Dungeon...

Sorry about us not being on Amazon. Amazon pulled all the indie documentaries that were not submitted via distribution agents a couple years ago. We have petitioned to have the film put back up to no avail. We are on Vimeo, you can link through our site: https://www.secretsofblackmoor.com...

It depends on whic group I am running. Generally speaking it's 3LBBs with some minor home rules. Sometimes some Holmes Blue Book and Supplements. Mostly it's just old school '70s era D&D fun.

Blog post about a letter from Gygax to Arneson in 1973. https://www.secretsofblackmoor.com/blog/come-for-another-visit-soon-gary

Exactly! It's 1d6 for everything. I run 3 LBBs D&D. I do massive dungeon crawls in the traditional way. No minis. Just verbal and imagination. If all you look at is the damage value, you won't understand how OD&D is designed for abstraction and elegance. I did a big analysis of how OD&D...

I don't know about this site and how old it is. I hate to admit I'm old. I've been playing D&D on computer since this game.

I have no idea what anyone is saying. I play OD&D. :p In my games inspiration isn't a die roll, it comes from caffeine. Who is this Merc Marcer whipper snapper? Where's my hearing aide? Character Death is Good!

The entire 2+ hour documentary feature can be seen online. 🌟We are offering a deal on T-shirts, watch the movie free now and get the T-shirt later, in our store: https://store.secretsofblackmoor.com/ 🌟Watch on our website: https://www.secretsofblackmoor.com/ 🌟Watch on Amazon...

Having watched hour upon hour of Dave Arneson videos, I will tell you that people take him way too literally. He is often being quite ironic. Gail Gaylord typed all of the drafts Arneson was sending to Gygax. Hence Arneson always saying " I never typed a word of D&D." It was a jab at Gary and...

The blow back on Årneson is what prompted our documentary. As we made it we had choices to make on how to present the story of RPG. Thus, Gygax is included in the film. We chose to remove drama. Yes, we mention it, but quite frankly, it is still like seeing two people you like get divorced and...

The entire documentary film is available through Vimeo on demand starting at $5.95 Watch the trailer or rent the movie here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sobfinal

Hey Rob, Awesome story. More and more I am a huge advocate for the original game and methodology. Many years of fiddling with this and that rule, all in order to somehow capture more of the essence of reality? The more rules people fill their heads with the farther they get from the active...

My Co director is the original Cow Bell player. I want to sign him up for it. He's pretty good in a musical.

Rob, I am looking forward to your return to Good Old U.S. of A. Wherever you decide to reside, i will make a point of coming to visit. So much stuff to speak about in terms of Game Design and Game Theory. You might want to look at Minneapolis St. Paul because there is a lot of gaming there. The...