Post by Old Timer on May 22, 2018 11:08:52 GMT -5
[NOTE] These posts are history and not current info.
Holmes Character Races
A Dreenoi character race.
Centaur character race
Holmesian character names like:
Sareesa
Wingfoot
Anvil the Dwarf
Mother Grillo
Grog
From Confessions of a Dungeon Master:
Use of miniatures as per confessions of a dungeon master, where Holmes describes drawing map/terrain on a tabletop coated with balckboard paint.
Also from the article, and again on page 26 og his FRPG book, Holmes stresses the use of percentile dice to resolve questions of chance, with the chances of success being judged by the referee, who may accept some advice on the matter from his players.
From the Dragon3 52 article:
Heal does not cure paralysis.
Charmed MU’ss can still cast spells.
The monsters from "The Lovecraftian Mythos in D&D" in Dragon #12
and
These Monsters:
Tribal Gremlins (CoaDM)
Cyclopia
(Invented by me to explain the monster image from the British edition.)
Enchanted Statue (FTRP)
Flower Stalks (FTRP)
Tentacled Maw (FTRP)
Giant Gila Monster (FTRP)
Vampire Bat (Basic book)
Warrior Skeleton (Basic Book dungeon)
Large Octopus (Basic Book dungeon)
Giant Crab (Basic Book dungeon)
Ape (Basic Book dungeon)
Giant Snake (Basic Book dungeon)
Holmes related rules:
Putting in a version of the additional game rules in B1 (rules for hirelings/henchman, mapping, marching order)
A version replicating The section PORTCULLISES, AND DOUBLE PORTCULLISES from the original release of Module B3, Palace of the Silver Princess by Jean Wells. Yes I know it’s not Holmes but its a good, forgotten, Holmes era rule that has more general application.
Michael has done such a brilliant job with the Prentice book, I couldn't help but putting together a "wishlist" for the complete set. I'm guessing some of you will have more to add. Anyway, here goes:
Holmes Character Races
A Dreenoi character race.
Centaur character race
Holmesian character names like:
Sareesa
Wingfoot
Anvil the Dwarf
Mother Grillo
Grog
From Confessions of a Dungeon Master:
Use of miniatures as per confessions of a dungeon master, where Holmes describes drawing map/terrain on a tabletop coated with balckboard paint.
Also from the article, and again on page 26 og his FRPG book, Holmes stresses the use of percentile dice to resolve questions of chance, with the chances of success being judged by the referee, who may accept some advice on the matter from his players.
From the Dragon3 52 article:
Heal does not cure paralysis.
Charmed MU’ss can still cast spells.
The monsters from "The Lovecraftian Mythos in D&D" in Dragon #12
and
These Monsters:
Tribal Gremlins (CoaDM)
Cyclopia
(Invented by me to explain the monster image from the British edition.)
Enchanted Statue (FTRP)
Flower Stalks (FTRP)
Tentacled Maw (FTRP)
Giant Gila Monster (FTRP)
Vampire Bat (Basic book)
Warrior Skeleton (Basic Book dungeon)
Large Octopus (Basic Book dungeon)
Giant Crab (Basic Book dungeon)
Ape (Basic Book dungeon)
Giant Snake (Basic Book dungeon)
Holmes related rules:
Putting in a version of the additional game rules in B1 (rules for hirelings/henchman, mapping, marching order)
A version replicating The section PORTCULLISES, AND DOUBLE PORTCULLISES from the original release of Module B3, Palace of the Silver Princess by Jean Wells. Yes I know it’s not Holmes but its a good, forgotten, Holmes era rule that has more general application.