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Thanks for all of the great comments above! I've updated my blog post with some info on where the show will later travel to: May 20 to September 5, 2022: Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN September 23, 2022 to January 8, 2023: Flint Institute of Art in Flint, MI

Creepy! I personally have a strong preference for B&W illustrations in RPG books.

David Sutherland's iconic painting for the original D&D Basic Set (1977) - aka Holmes Basic - is on currently exhibit in a museum for the first time ever! It's part of "Enchanted", a survey of fantasy illustration at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, which runs through...

One interesting bit in Holmes' story is a reference to "under Witch's Hill, where the old Suloise city is supposed to be buried". I believe this is only reference to specific setting material from the World of Greyhawk in the Boinger and Zereth stories. Given that the World of Greyhawk folio...

Thanks for plugging the book! I contributed the bibliography and article about Holmes' writings. That page hasn't been updated, but from communication with Allan and John (the folks behind Black Blade), I've heard that the first printing of Tales of Peril has sold out, and they are planning a...

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... https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-forgotten-smugglers-cave-9.html

The next installment of The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave, and old school D&D dungeon for Holmes Basic/OD&D, has been posted! South of the Grotto lies a water-filled cavern, lit by an eerie glow from under the water...

The next installment of The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave, and old school D&D dungeon, has been posted! South of the Grotto lies a water-filled cavern, lit by an eerie glow from under the water... https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-forgotten-smugglers-cave-8-reef.html

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

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

Less than a week until the next anniversary of Holmes' birthday! One project related to Holmes Basic that I've been working on recently is writing a new adventure for Holmes Basic/Original D&D on my blog, post by post. Once it is complete you will be able to run the whole thing from the blog...

I'm writing a new adventure for Holmes Basic/Original D&D on my blog, post by post. It's called The Forgotten Smugglers' Cave, and it starts here. The most recent post to go up describes Area #7: Dry Storage.

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 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

An in-depth video review of the Ruined Tower of Zenopus! https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-ruined-tower-of-zenopus-video.html

An in-depth video review of the Ruined Tower of Zenopus! https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-ruined-tower-of-zenopus-video.html

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...

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...

Just noticed that DMs Guild is having a Cyber Monday sale, and 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘂𝘀 is included, so it is currently only $1.59. Sale is on for about 16.5 hours more. https://www.dmsguild.com/product/301308/The-Ruined-Tower-of-Zenopus?affiliate_id=53395

Just noticed that DMs Guild is having a Cyber Monday sale, and 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗭𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘂𝘀 is included, so it is currently only $1.59. Sale is on for about 16.5 hours more. https://www.dmsguild.com/product/301308/The-Ruined-Tower-of-Zenopus?affiliate_id=53395