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Holmes Ref 2 0 One year ago on Free RPG Day I released Holmes Ref 1.0 (see blog post here), a 10-page compilation of various Holmes Ref Sheets.  Click here to view/download Holmes Ref 2.0 This years offering is Holmes Ref 2.0, an expanded version with 18 pages, including: *Title Page with Monster Face Montage art Character Creation Worksheet *Blank Character Sheet - new version posted separately in April Advancement Tables (previously called Holmes + OD&D "Bridge" Sheet) Holmesian Random Names Backgrounds for Humans Cleric Spells Levels 1-6 M-U Spells Levels 1-3  *M-U Spells Levels 4-6 - new, posted separately earlier this week Monster Reference Table - revised to use dice notation (e.g. 1d6) vs ranges for damage *Tips for using the Monster Table - from the pdf of the Monster Table, slightly revised *One Hit Point Monsters Magical Item Reference Table *Lesser Magic Items - new sheet, material published in Dungeon Crawl #3 in 2013 Pre-generated First Level Characters...

Chris Holmes Interviewed by Save or Die! The latest episode of the Save or Die podcast has an interview with Chris Holmes, son of J. Eric Holmes. Chris discusses the forthcoming Tales of Perils compilation, the origins of Boinger and Zereth, Pellucidar, Weresharks and more! download file now

Seligman on Holmes Basic As Ive written previously, the earliest reported public availability for Holmes Basic is at Origins 1977, which ran from Friday July 22nd to Sunday, July 24th at Wagner College on Staten Island, NYC. This weekend is the 40th anniversary of this event! The above information is from a convention report by Bill Seligman  (who has a  blog  here)  in the August 1977 issue of the APAzine, The Wild Hunt (via Jon Peterson and Playing at the World). Lee Gold is now offering pdf copies of early Alarums & Excursions issues (ordering details are here), and in these I found that Bill also included a convention report  in issue #25 (dated 16 August 1977) as part of his contribution, "I WOULD HAVE MADE A GREAT PLATINUM DRAGON #10" (APAzines are compilations of mini-zines by each contributor). Heres what Seligman had to say about the new Basic Set: First, in his comments directed to previous A&E contributors: " Eric Holmes : the new revise...

Chris Holmes on Tell Me About Your Character Listen to Chris Holmes on the 3rd season of the short podcast Tell Me About Your Character, talking about his third favorite D&D character after Boinger and Zereth http://www.tellmeaboutyourcharacter.com/episode/3/8 download file now